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v9 v10 1 1 == Overview: A Proposal == 2 2 The connection between the current, global progressive movement and the Internet was made manifest in the success of the World Social Forum process. A sustained convergence of this scope would never have been possible without the Internet. Yet, as global crisis threatens to deplete the resources required to sustain geographical convergences of many hundreds of thousands of people, the possibilities available with the Internet ensure the progressive movements continued collaboration. 3 4 [the past 10 years of the forum versus the use of the internet and how this can be improved in many ways with a few examples] 3 5 4 6 At the WSF 2009 in Belem, Brazil, an expanded format to the Forum process was introduced. Organizers for all corners of the globe were encouraged to participate in the Belem Forum from their local communities via Internet media. At the first United States Social Forum in 2007, technologists collaboratively developed a progressive approach to maintaining the Internet as a secure and open platform for movement building. These two processes have merged in what is known as a Techie Congress, an open virtual space led by progressive technologists. The ultimate goal of the Techie Congress are to address issues related to problem-solving global crisis, building bottom-up strategies through local representation, and building sustainable social movements by organizing the Internet; maintaining an open virtual space. … … 16 18 Movement Building, Sustainability, & Ongoing Vision: After this initial campaign, next year will bring the focus to empowering the Techie Congress network to lead and stage an international movement towards problem-solving global issues on various scales with simultaneous collaborative moments. 17 19 18 == Needs == 19 * Contracted software development: includes website, collaborative democracy software, server maintenance '''$5,000''' 20 * Coordination staff: Two, part-time organizing positions for 1 year '''$60,000''' 21 * Travel: includes fees and travel/accommodation to outreach events as well as travel/accommodation for 6 major Techie Congress events in Paris (April), Mexico (May), Detroit (June), Palestine (October), India (December), and Dakar (January 2011) '''$8,000''' 22 * Equipment: ongoing costs for rentals and purchases at events '''$4,000''' 23 * Advertising and networking '''$3,000''' 24 25 == Sponsoring Organizations == 26 * May First/People Link 27 * Alternatives 28 * Social Watch 29 * Agaric Design 30 31 == First Convergence, Paris Meeting (April 1-3, 2010) == 20 == First Convergence, Paris Meeting (April 2-3, 2010) == 32 21 1. Principles: Collaborative Democracy Workshop 33 22 1. Vision: Strategies for use of technology in any social [forum] movement … … 104 93 105 94 After each Congress, we will distribute the principles through our networks and to the Social Forum process as a consensus document. On that basis, we will begin to build the kind of relationships inside the movement that will move us all forward. 95 96 == Needs == 97 * Contracted software development: includes website, collaborative democracy software, server maintenance '''$5,000''' 98 * Coordination staff: Two, part-time organizing positions for 1 year '''$60,000''' 99 * Travel: includes fees and travel/accommodation to outreach events as well as travel/accommodation for 6 major Techie Congress events in Paris (April), Mexico (May), Detroit (June), Palestine (October), India (December), and Dakar (January 2011) '''$8,000''' 100 * Equipment: ongoing costs for rentals and purchases at events '''$4,000''' 101 * Advertising and networking '''$3,000''' 102 103 == Sponsoring Organizations == 104 * May First/People Link 105 * Alternatives 106 * Social Watch 107 * Agaric Design
