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Dec 9 7:00 PM

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More discussion of new media tools.

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Nov 11 7:00 PM

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Oct 14 7:00 PM

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Sep 9 7:00 PM

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Jun 12 6:30 PM

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May 13 7:00 PM

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Discussion on developing new media tools and the first (May) issue of The Decentralist.

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Apr 17 6:30 PM

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Discussion on developing new media tools and the first (May) issue of The Decentralist.

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Feb 27 6:30 PM

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Discussion on developing new media tools!

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Dec 08 10 2008 7:00 PM

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On the heels of a very productive discussion this past Friday on the recent Bailout (ahem, Rescue) Bill in Oakland, I am proposing this titillating subject for urgent exploration: "Is posse comitatus dead?" The title is borrowed from the AlterNet transcription of a Democracy Now! interview published Wednesday regarding the deployment of the Infantry Division's 1st Brigade to US territory last Wednesday "to help with civil unrest and crowd control," that last according to Army Times (since amended).

http://www.alternet.org/rights/102220/is_posse_comitatus_dead/?page=entire

See also Naomi Wolf's urgent video missive on this last week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XgkeTanCGI

All this has people seriously freaked out! Let's see how much confusion we can clear away tomorrow at Caffe Trieste.

On an only partially-related subject, I (Chris) will bring petitions to sign for my on-a-lark write-in candidacy for 9th District US House Representative. If you are an Alameda County registered voter, I would appreciate your signature!

Afterburner event in Oakland at Café Lyon (to get more sigs) around 8:30 p.m. Hope to see you there.

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Oct 08 24 2008 7:00 PM

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http://fightbigmedia.meetup.com/300/calendar/8998261/

We had a great little gathering this past Friday. Come by to continue the discussion, perhaps looking ahead to a more public, and publicized, event at College Ave. Pres. on Friday 11/7 (on the subject of election integrity).

How do we get people to start coming together and actually talking about current events, and be more than mere echo machines for the MSM bromides of the day? Can we make this fun? Can we make this appealing? How do we get folks to understand (and act on) the importance of normal people engaging in friendly but substantial political discourse?

Also -- if you are a competent web team developer and would like to help make a real substantial difference, please contact Chris directly (or come by and chat some Friday). http://fightbigmedia.meetup.com/205/suggestion/

Café Lyon
Oakland, CA, 94618

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