Thursday, December 18, 2008

Tweet Congress!

So the election is over and you voted and made your voice heard...so now what? KEEP TALKING! There are some great web tools to help you reach out to your Congressperson and tell them what YOU want. In your elementary school in need of books? Do you want Blagojevich out of office? How do you feel your Senator is representing your state? TELL THEM!

My new favorite social media discovery is Tweet Congress (www.TweetCongress.org). If you have a Twitter account, check to see if your Congresspeople (Congresstweeple) or Senators are on and tweeting! You can follow individuals like Nancy Pelosi (here: twitter.com/nancypelosi) or visit the Tweet Congress tweetstream to view all congresstweeple's tweets.

You can follow where your congresspeople are going, what they are working on and reply back! Check out the Declare Yourself tweetstream as well at http://twitter.com/declareyourself

Btw I dont think I've ever said "tweet" so many times...

Monday, December 8, 2008

How Can You Help President-Elect Obama Create Change?

Have an idea to make lasting a social or political impression on America? We want to hear it!



We are proud to announce that the Constitutional Convention: Building Democracy 2.0 will be held on January 9-11, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!


We are looking to give grants to innovative projects focused on creating lasting social and political change using grassroots methods and new online social media. If you have an idea or an organization that needs funding, apply for the Constitutional Convention: Building Democracy 2.0, and you could receive up to $10,000 to make your idea a reality. Click here to find out more.


This summit is being held by Declare Yourself, Mobilize.org, Why Tuesday, Change.org, the National Constitution Center and the National Conference on Citizenship.

Help Define the Presidential Agenda and Provoke Social Change!

Declare Yourself is supporting "Ideas for Change in America," a groundbreaking citizen-driven effort to help define President-elect Barack Obama's presidential agenda, and we want YOU to participate!


Visit Change.org and submit your ideas on how you would advance change on an important issue, then discuss with others, and vote on the best suggestions from across the country. The top 10 ideas will be announced in the days leading up to the inauguration and then be presented to the Obama administration!

Declare Yourself is going to the Inauguration!

Declare Yourself will be in Washington DC for the week of the inauguration and we will be blogging live! Check out the Declare Yourself blog for updates on inauguration events, politics, and people! DY will also be throwing an inauguration kick-off event in DC so stay tuned for more details!