Organizing 2.0 is a grassroots led conference of social justice organizers primarily from labor and the community organizing world. Participants range from those new to online organizing as well as experienced professionals.

Proposed Sessions and Strategy Sessions:

* What can my organization do for free?
* Choosing low cost online organizing and advocacy software
* Getting the most out of Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and YouTube
* Training session: managing your constituent data for beginners
* Case studies: what union locals have done online
* Engaging the New York blogosphere
* Moving online supporters offline, and offline supporters online
* Painful transitions: managing the trauma of adding more ‘online’ to your organizing
* The digital divide: myth vs. reality
* Case studies: online tactics used in the recent ’09 elections.
* Coalitions online: how we can swarm and win on local issues.
* MoveOn’s offline organizing – what you need to know even though you aren’t MoveOn
* What online pressure tactics work best at the city and state level?
* Brainstorm: what are the big legislative fights of 2010, and how do we win the Netroots fight?
* How can we generate national Netroots attention for New York issues?

This is a conference that GrassrootsCamp is co-organizing with the Working Families Party, Workers United, and other organizations. Please visit Organizing20.org for more details about the event.

This event is being organized outside of the usual Meetup site, so please go to the eventbrite page to RSVP. Cost is $15 in advance, and if tickets are still available it will be $20 at the door. DO NOT RSVP through Meetup - we are only taking RSVPs through Eventbrite.