The next meeting of the NYC Web4Roots Grassroots Tech Activism Community Organizing Barnraising Committee is now scheduled for Wednesday, April 30 from 7-9pm. After some initial housekeeping (like finally settling on a name) we’re going to try our hand at building out a nonprofit. Jen Carnig of the NYCLU has volunteered to be our guinea pig.
This, of course, has ultimately all been decided by me. Except for a couple of straw polls (including the wonderful Doodle poll) that informed my decision, the members of the group didn’t have too much of a say.
I think that’s ok. In the early going of a group, even one with a focus on cooperative practice, you need to bootstrap some things. And that’s what I’ll continue to do until someone tells me otherwise. Hopefully they will. I’m enjoying driving this bus, but I wouldn’t mind handing off the steering wheel at some point.
So, if you want to have a say in the future of the group, make sure to come on time to the next meeting. We’ll be spending the first part on group planning and governance, and voting on a name.
Here’s some of the candidates for the name (with “nyc” sprinkled in of course):
web4roots
grassroots tech
grassroots web
tech activism
Bring your ideas too, or post them in the comments here.