At the Chomsky Book Club last night (by the way, William, you’ve still got to come to this), I asked the group if they knew of a comprehensive website that listed events such as protests. I didn’t get a very good answer. It amounted to “join MoveOn.org” and “I hear about things through people that I know.” I don’t think that is good enough.
I think a huge problem with the left (and maybe with the right, too, but then again they’ve got their mega churches) is that people just don’t know that events are happening. I can say that that is the case with me. I hear about the major protests, but that is about it. Even though I subscribe to several “progressive” RSS feeds and watch the Democracy Now podcast a few times per week, I just don’t hear about things. I think this is something that needs to change.
So I’ve got an idea brewing in my head for a website that would simply list events by type and location. It would also allow people to submit events and to request RSVPs. I think it is a missing and necessary resource for the left.
I hope I can find the time to do this.
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