Comments on: DC Activists Stage “Virtual Sit-in” on Local Politician’s Facebook Pages http://www.epolitics.com/2010/05/17/dc-activists-stage-virtual-sit-in-on-local-politicians-facebook-pages/ dissecting the craft of online politics and online advocacy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Online Tactics: Influencing Congress and Other Decision-Makers http://www.epolitics.com/2010/05/17/dc-activists-stage-virtual-sit-in-on-local-politicians-facebook-pages/#comment-797634 e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Online Tactics: Influencing Congress and Other Decision-Makers Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:43:36 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/?p=3416#comment-797634 [...] Facebook walls have also turned out to be juicy advocacy targets, since people have learned to flood them with comments around a particular issue. As soon as a member suffers this kind of attention, though, his or her office is likely to turn [...] [...] Facebook walls have also turned out to be juicy advocacy targets, since people have learned to flood them with comments around a particular issue. As soon as a member suffers this kind of attention, though, his or her office is likely to turn [...]

]]> By: Greg Bloom http://www.epolitics.com/2010/05/17/dc-activists-stage-virtual-sit-in-on-local-politicians-facebook-pages/#comment-736933 Greg Bloom Mon, 17 May 2010 16:05:26 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/?p=3416#comment-736933 Yes! The Save Our Safety Net campaign (www.saveoursafetynet.com) is also canvassing, video-taping the canvassing, and posting it all back online to spur more coverage and support. See our Youtube Feed (http://www.youtube.com/user/SaveDCSafetyNet) for today's video of wealthy DC residents saying "raise our taxes, save our safety net!" DC's City Council is one vote away from enacting a progressive tax increase that will prevent budget cuts to safety net services -- and we're going to try to get that vote with an action at City Hall on Wednesday. Join us here: http://bit.ly/BuildTheNet Yes! The Save Our Safety Net campaign (www.saveoursafetynet.com) is also canvassing, video-taping the canvassing, and posting it all back online to spur more coverage and support. See our Youtube Feed (http://www.youtube.com/user/SaveDCSafetyNet) for today’s video of wealthy DC residents saying “raise our taxes, save our safety net!”

DC’s City Council is one vote away from enacting a progressive tax increase that will prevent budget cuts to safety net services — and we’re going to try to get that vote with an action at City Hall on Wednesday. Join us here: http://bit.ly/BuildTheNet

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