Get FISA Right

Facebook and MySpace events up

January 3, 2009

Facebook and MyBO events for the Ideas for Change competition are up; please accept and forward!

We still don’t know the ground rules, so at this point the most important thing to do is start getting the word out, set up our communications channels — and get the planning discussions going. So please, have a look at our thinking and give your feedback and suggestions … and start letting people know about it, via email, blogging, and social networks.

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On to the second round of “Ideas for Change in America”!

January 2, 2009

Update, January 3: Facebook and MyBO events are up;
please accept and forward!

Happy new year!

My idea Get FISA Right, repeal the PATRIOT Act, and restore our civil liberties finished #2 in the Criminal Justice category of change.org/MySpace’s Ideas for Change in America competition, and so has advanced to the second round.

We can revise the idea over the next couple of days (suggestions please!) and then second-round voting runs from January 5 to January 15. We’ll be promoting it actively, of course. There’ll be a press conference on January 16 to introduce the top 10, change.org will work with each of them to help build and promote national advocacy campaigns. With change.org’s 200,000 members, proven ability to attack media attention, and a great list of partners for Ideas for Change in America, it’s a great opportunity …

And some really tough competition.

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