José Gonzalez will share how New York Communities For Change (NYCC) organizes its members and uses resources more effectively with PowerBase (an open source, Drupal over CiviCRM system) - embracing the idea that technology can be leverage in
the fight for economic and social justice.

Socials for Change and On the Issues Magazine are pleased to present:

Engaged Activism: A Conversation on Global Sex Trafficking - Tuesday, October 18.

Students 2 Science (S2S) inspires, motivates and educates students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Come meet Students 2 Science Executive Director Donald Truss as he illustrates the success his organization has had managing and sustaining supporter relationships using the open source software CiviCRM for membership and donor management, contributions, e-communications and events.

Presented by Leo Burd from the MIT Center for Future Civic Media.

Please join us in this hands-on session to learn about the internal workings of the VoIP Drupal platform and create your first Drupal site that makes and receives phone calls.

Over popcorn and prosecco, we'll be hearing from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tina Rosenberg as she discusses her new book Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World

We'll also be joined by David Bornstein, author of How to Change the World and founder of the dowser.org, who will help us dig deeper into the oft-maligned power of peer pressure -- and how we might harness it in our own work.

I had to skip the first set of sessions on Saturday morning because of a personal emergency: I couldn't find coffee.

The National Conference for Media Reform kicked off in Boston on Friday, April 8th, and rayogram was there with over 2,500 other media makers, journalists, and activists to talk about the future of media, technology, and democracy.