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  1. Mapping to Save Appalachian Mountains December 14, 2009

                Last week Lorelei Scarbro, a community leader in Rock Creek, West Virginia, took global leaders in Copenhagen on a virtual tour of Coal River Mountain, where the onslaught of mountaintop coal mine blasting has recently begun. Through video and mapping technology, Ms. Scarbro connected the local struggle of Appalachian communities [...]

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  2. Organizing 2.0 Conference Dec. 5th December 1, 2009

    I thought some of you might be interested in this conference I’m attending this Saturday, December 5th. Organizing 2.0  is a grassroots led conference of social justice organizers primarily from labor and the community organizing world. Participants range from those new to online organizing as well as experienced professionals. Organizing 2.0 • NYC: Training and Strategy Conference for [...]

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  3. “What’s Your Connection? Digital Media Brings Appalachian Coal Mining to Your Backyard” November 16, 2009

    “470 mountains destroyed for coal. Are you connected?” asks iLoveMountains.org. Enter your zip code and you will see a Google Earth map tracing the connection between Appalachian mountaintop removal coal mines and your local electrical grid.

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  4. The Iranian Protests: A Leaderless Uprising Organized October 12, 2009

    While Twitter created a sense of real time experience for those outside Iran, Facebook and blogs created a space for deliberating strategy by Iranian across borders.

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