Possible Convergence places

Places

• Jackson, MI
• Boston, MA
• Atlanta, GA
• New York City (Brooklyn)
• Philadelphia
• San Francisco
• Washington DC
• Albuquerque, NM
• Seattle, WA
• Detroit

Upcoming Events (add date if known)

• LeftForum - 6/2-6/4 2017
• LibrePlanet
• Allied Media Conference - June, 2017
• MAGNet regional meeting - March 2017
• Internet Freedom Festival ​https://internetfreedomfestival.org/ March 6–10 2017

Potential member organizations and groups

Possible collaborators for February meeting:

• CMJ/MAGNet
• Project South
• INoSA
• Grassroots Global Justice
• Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
• SWOP
• Left Forum
• Free Press
• Color of Change

Good cause, good money

• BoCoLab ​http://bostoncollaboratory.org (Micky on Design Team)
• Drupal Camps and Conferences, Monthly Meetings ​http://drupical.com

Good cause, some money

• Encuentro5 - ​http://encuentro5.org (Agaric contact- also, Mass Global Action)
• EMW ​http://emwbookstore.com (Agaric contact)
• Industry Lab ​http://industry-lab.com/ (Agaric contact)
• Tech Networks of Boston (Agaric contact)
• VisionsUnite/PWGD ​http://visionsunite.org/ (Ben founded)
• Greater Boston Chamber of Cooperatives (Matt Meyer; Agaric contact)
• 826 Boston ​http://826boston.org/
• Community Economies ​http://communityeconomies.org (Agaric client)
• Black Star Coop Brewery and Restaurant

Good cause, no money

• Food Not Bombs (in Boston, Agaric contact)
• Trans Law Help (NY), ​http://tlh.moatlaw.com/ (Agaric pro bono client)
• Anjali Forber-Pratt ​http://anjaliforberpratt/ (Agaric pro bono client)
• Canopy City ​http://canopy.city (Matt Hoey contact)
• Friends of Foster Care India, ​http://fcifriends.org (Agaric contact)
• Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism ​http://binjonline.org (Agaric contact)
• City Life / Vida Urbana ​http://www.clvu.org/

Money, not necessarily movement aligned

• City Awake
• Jamaica Plain Forum ​http://jamaicaplainforum.org/
• Chuck Collins - ​http://www.ips-dc.org/authors/chuck-collins/
• Dudley Street Neighborhood Association
• Fort Point Artists Association
• Amazing Things Arts Center ​http://amazingthings.org (Agaric contact)
• Lily Pad ​https://lilypadinman.com/

Potential partners in promotion of convergences

• Nonprofit Technology Network ​http://nten.org (Agaric contact)

General categories to think aboutthat could host or link to our resources

• Successful kickstarters
• Worker cooperatives
• Local independent news sites
• JCCs
• UU churches
• Coop housing (internal democracy angle)
• Local political campaigns
• Chambers of Commerce
• Individual activists/bloggers (community-moderated comments)
• Author web sites
• Meetup.com groups
• Montessori schools