Those of you who know me either offline or online will know that I am passionate about the power of social media to bring people together and change the world for good. Since the creation of Twitter the world has become a increasingly connected and open place. From Iran to the Arab spring to the student protests all have benefited from Twitter giving a voice to involved to expose what really is happening on the ground.
I recently noticed a tweet by @nishmadoshi about whether there is a tweetup for politically left leaning people. This got me thinking that we totally should have one and after my experiences of participating in the amazing @nfptweetup’s organised founded by the lovely @rachelbeer. The benefits of @nfptweetup to voluntary sector has been huge it has helped nuture a open culture of sharing information to enable us all to do our jobs better.
I hope the @leftytweetup builds a similar community vibe helping us to share knowledge and build new friendships; with the ultimate aim of strengthening our opposition to the government both online and offline
So if you would like to be involved in organising the event, speaking, making cakes, providing a venue, funding 🙂 (worth trying) get in touch.
I am hoping to run the first event in October and everyone who considers themselves left politically leaning is welcome to join. What I can promise is a warm atmosphere, yummy cakes and people who want to use social media to make the world a better place.
Initial topics ideas include:
- Social Media and governments moves to censor it/ net neutrality
- Clean air campaign
- The dangers of fracking
- Post London riots- how can the left engage the communities involved?
- Dangers of the current economic austerity programme and available alternatives.
If any of the above ideas tickle your fancy let me know.
I hope to hear from you lovely tweeters soon.
Damien
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