I'm starting to get really excited about the YearlyKos convention. I've signed up for the workshop:
Democracy for America Workshop: From Computer Screens to the Streets: Turning Online Activism to Tangible Offline Action. Anyone else taking this workshop?
Here's some links for those who are interested:
Workshop and convention details
yKos forum, including hotel sharing info
Here's a description of the workshop:
DFA Training Academy - From computer screens to the streets: Turning online activism to tangible offline action: You read the blog. Now what? How does an online couch warrior become a formidable political street fighter? The political revolution that has begun on the Internet has taught us one thing: clicking is not enough. The Internet is a powerful tool to complement offline activism, but only when effectively integrated into a campaign or organization's larger offline strategy. Learn how to use the Internet to get people off the couch and into the voting booth. This training includes portions of three sessions from the DFA Training Academy:
* Online Organizing: Building an online activist base
* Activist Recruitment and Development: Building an offline activist base
* Take Back Your Country - starting in your backyard: Building a neighborhood activist base
There are plenty of other workshops available:
- Center for American Progress Pundit Project Training
- CivicSpace Website Building Workshop
- Progressive Majority Workshop: Making the Decision to Run
- Progressive Majority Workshop: Recruiting Progressive Candidates
- Progressive Majority Roundtable: Down Ballot Online Organizing
- Democracy for America Workshop: From Computer Screens to the Streets: Turning Online Activism to Tangible Offline Action
YearlyKos is only 2.5 weeks away!