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Hi, For those of you interested in using the Internet for social action (like helping the Udall bill along), I have some meeting notes from the "First Virtual Activist Workshop" held in the Bay Area. Probably of interest mostly to those of you who are organising campaigns which use the Internet. If you want the full thing, please send a new mail to "[log in to unmask]" with the subject "Please send the NetAction notes". Here's an automatically produced summary: --------- He identified two distinct ways in which Internet technology has been used by activists....NetAction projects include helping grassroots organizations harness the power of the Internet as a tool for outreach and advocacy; helping activists who are already using the Internet do a more effective job of building a base of grassroots support for technology-based social and political issues; and promoting more widespread access to information technology by organizing hands-on demonstrations of the Internet....NetAction is dedicated to promoting effective grassroots citizen action campaigns by creating coalitions that link online activists with grassroots organizations, providing training to online activists in effective organizing strategies, and educating the public, policymakers and the media about technology-based social and political issues.... ---------- Simon --------- My opinions are my own, NIP's opinions are theirs ---------- Simon J. Coles Email: [log in to unmask] New Information Paradigms Work Phone: +44 1344 778783 http://www.nipltd.com/ Work Fax: +44 1344 772510 =============== Life is too precious to take seriously ===============