[Chapter-delegates] [Fwd: [Onewebday] OneWebDay status, Aug. 25, 2008]

[Anne Lord]

Dear Colleagues,

I am forwarding this note on behalf of Susan Crawford to Chapter 
Delegates who are thinking of celebrating 'OneWebDay' on September 22, 
and are not on the 'OneWebDay' mailing list.

Best wishes
Anne

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Onewebday] OneWebDay status, Aug. 25, 2008
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:35:58 -0400
From: Susan Crawford <scrawford at scrawford.net>
To: <onewebday at elists.isoc.org>

Dear all,

OneWebDay is now less than 30 days away.  If you're holding a public 
event, online or offline, now is the time to pull together the details 
and get the word out.

Two key messages for this email (more than the usual 1):

First:  Fill in the wiki with details so that everyone can see what 
you're doing.  <http://www.onewebday.org/base/index.php/Main_Page> 
Write to us at questions at onewebday.org if you don't see your city on the 
list.

Second: Please document whatever happens - take pictures and post them 
to flickr.com, write blog posts, stream video.

We're using the tag #owd2008 - please mark blog posts and pictures with
that.  For streaming video, ustream.com offers a good and free service. 
  To start a new show, click "My Shows". Type the name of your show into 
the "Create New Show" box and click "Create". Once the information is 
entered (don't forget to add the tag #owd2008), click "Broadcast Now" to 
start broadcasting. A broadcast window will appear and request 
permission to detect your webcam or camera. Select ALLOW. Now click 
"Start Broadcasting" and you'll be live.  Blip.tv or YouTube are great 
places for hosted video.

We're trying to make sure we can see one another, and the best way to do
that is through these free services.  We will pull material together and
feature it on the onewebday.org site.

ISOC-OWD points:

1.  OneWebDay London's efforts have been joined by Tricia Drakes and 
Olivier Crepin-Leblond of ISOC, as well as the indefatigable Catherine 
White.  It looks as if there will be a large public event in London.  I 
understand that this event will be used to re-launch ISOC London, but 
Tricia and Olivier can let us know whether that is in fact the case.

2.  I recall that Christopher Wilkinson was interested in getting out a
shared policy document in connection with OneWebDay on Sept. 22. Is that
still the case?  If so, let me know so that we can help publicize it.

3.  Is there any news about what is going on in Paris, if anything?  It
would be too bad to have London and not Paris :-).  I know that Daniel
Dardailler and Sebastien Bachollet were going to try to see if they 
could create interest.  I thought I would ask again.

4.  ISOC Tunisia, Chennai, and Bangalore all have events - further 
details would be very welcome indeed.

5. Other ISOC chapters are encouraged to join in.  This is a natural
chapter-building opportunity.

Other updates:

1.  The international Freedom not Fear people are creating terrific 
videos for their Oct.11 event for which OWD is a planning day.  Take a 
look at onewebday.org or at the FNF wiki,
http://wiki.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/Freedom_Not_Fear_2008.

2.  In Los Angeles, Karen North is taking the lead with an event at the
Santa Monica Playhouse, featuring the head of digital strategy for one 
of the main talent agencies.

3.  In San Francisco, EFF is getting involved with the City of San
Francisco's efforts to use OWD as an occasion to provide wireless access 
and tech centers in lower-income housing.

4.  The Obama campaign has gotten interested in OWD.  Let us know 
*today* at questions at onewebday.org if you might be interested in having 
an Obama speaker at a local event in the US.  If an Obama person is 
invited, we need to let the McCain campaign know.  It is okay if the 
McCain people and the Obama people appear at different events, or at 
different times of the day at the same event, as long as OWD announces 
at each event (segment) that the other candidate's people will be 
appearing/have appeared - or have declined to appear.  OWD is a 
nonprofit and has to maintain neutrality.  Again, we can help you with 
this, and we want to stay coordinated, so keep in touch at 
questions at onewebday.org.

5.  Thanks to Michael Bracy for finding OWD a freelance PR person, Anne
Singer.  Anne will be working with us on ensuring press coverage.  You 
may be hearing from her.

6.  The DC Time Capsule is ready for your contributions - see
http://timecapsule.onewebday.org.  This is a great project, led by a 
whole team of groups and people in Washington DC, coordinated by Nathan 
James. They are calling for best-of-the-e-democracy-web entries about 
legislation and policy, heroes, tools, and letters to the future. 
They're planning to "close" it on Sept. 22, although it will be a 
continuing resource, and then look back in 2020.  To keep track of this 
effort, join the Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58085250439  This is *not* limited 
to DC - supposed to be international.

7.  Bill Callahan in Cleveland has great ideas for web streaming a 
program to Cleveland city schoolkids, and then having a public 
discussion.  More coming later this week.  Cincinnati also will have a 
OWD event of some kind.  Thanks to Angela Siefer for making this happen.

8.  Britt Blaser, Matt Cooperrider, and Renee Lloyd of the Berkman 
Center (Harvard) are working on an online response-to-government project 
involving Governer Deval Patrick's videos - making it easy for anyone on 
9/22 to upload a response to the Governor.  This looks exciting - many 
thanks to all.


9.  Tim Berners-Lee will be doing a video appearance at some OneWebDay 
event - we're still working on which one.

I'll write again soon.

Susan
+1 202 669 0430




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