community organizing and the GOP convention

[Discussion list for COMM-ORG]

[ed:  Thanks to Terri, Mark, and Mari for today's contributions.  it's 
too late to catch the radio show, but interesting to know it occurred.  
Maybe someone can report on it?]

From: "Terri McNichol" <tmcnichol at renassociates.com>


Hello,
WNYC.org Station 93.9 is having a call-in show for community organizers 
this morning.
Terri McNichol
Ren Associates
707 Alexander Rd., Bldg. 2 Ste. 208
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone +1.609.371.5354
Fax +1-609-243-0045
Cell +1.609.638.5878
www.renassociates.com
t.mcnichol.1 at alumni.nyu.edu

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From: "Mark Sherman" <Mark at progressivetech.org>

I have to say that I agree with the thrust of    what Amy wrote.  
Another organizer recently wondered why we are getting so upset - 
Organizers are often attacked by targets.  Let's reframe and take the 
organizer out of the focus of the discussion. Let's talk about corporate 
welfare, health care, and the home mortgage defaults, etc.

In the memory of Paul Wellstone,

Mark Sherman
Progressive Technology  Project.

PS apologies if this as already been said. I've been traveling and I 
haven't read all the comments.

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From: Mrs. Mari Vega <marilikesafari at gmail.com>

Some Twittering friends have started a list of famous patriotic 
community organizers throughout history.
Once we get a nice long list we thought we could make a nice CafePress 
store and put it on T-shirts and Bags to raise $$ for.. communities or 
Obama or something...

Go to http://hoperage.pbwiki.com/

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