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Moveon
MoveOn (formerly known as MoveOn.org) is a progressive public policy advocacy group and political action committee. Formed in 1998 around one of the first massively viral email petitions, MoveOn has since grown into one of the largest grassroots progressive campaigning communities in the United States, with a membership of millions. MoveOn did not endorse a candidate during the 2020 presidential primary campaign; it then endorsed and actively supported Joe Biden in the general election. Rahna Epting became Executive Director of both MoveOn Civic Action and MoveOn Political Action in 2019. Structure MoveOn comprises two legal entities, organized under different sections of U.S. tax and election laws. MoveOn.org Civic Action is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation, and was formerly called ''MoveOn.org''. It focuses on education and advocacy on national issues. MoveOn.org Political Action is a federal political action committee, and was formerly known as ''MoveOn PAC''. It conducts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Sheyman
Ilya Sheyman (born June 1, 1986) is a community organizer, formerly Executive Director of MoveOn Political Action, a candidate for for the United States House of Representatives elections, 2012, and is currently the CEO of The Good Food Institute. Life and work Ilya Sheyman was born in the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of four as Jewish refugees. He graduated from McGill University with a joint degree in Political Science and United States History. In 2012, Sheyman ran for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Illinois's 10th Congressional District, coming in second in a four-way race. As the Chicago Sun Times described, "Sheyman did well—he gained 38.6 percent of the vote to Schneider’s 46.9 percent—demonstrating that there is a substantial progressive base vote in the district." In his race, Sheyman was endorsed by former Vermont Governor and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, former Senator R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Activism
Internet activism is the use of electronic communication technologies such as social media, e-mail, and podcasts for various forms of activism to enable faster and more effective communication by citizen movements, the delivery of particular information to large and specific audiences as well as coordination. Internet technologies are used for cause-related fundraising, community building, lobbying, and organizing. A digital activism campaign is "an organized public effort, making collective claims on a target authority, in which civic initiators or supporters use digital media." Research has started to address specifically how activist/advocacy groups in the U.S. and Canada are using social media to achieve digital activism objectives. Types Within online activism Sandor Vegh distinguished three principal categories: active/reactive, mobilizing and awareness raising-based. There are other ways of classifying Internet activism, such as by the degree of reliance on the Interne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Pariser
Eli Pariser (born December 17, 1980) is an author, activist, and entrepreneur. He has stated that his focus is "how to make technology and media serve democracy". He became executive director of MoveOn.org in 2004, where he helped pioneer the practice of online citizen engagement. He is the co-founder of Upworthy, a website for meaningful viral content, and Avaaz, a global citizen's organization. His bestselling book, ''The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You'', introduced the term “ filter bubble” to the lexicon. He is currently an Omidyar Fellow at the New America and co-directs the Civic Signals project at the National Conference on Citizenship. Early life Pariser was born to Dora Lievow of Camden, Maine and Emanuel Pariser of Waterville, Maine. He grew up in Lincolnville, Maine, and in 2000 graduated summa cum laude from Bard College at Simon's Rock with a B.A. in law and political science. In 2005, he returned to Simon's Rock to give the commence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Boyd
Wes Boyd (born c.1960) is an American software developer and political organizer. In 1987, he and his wife Joan Blades co-founded Berkeley Systems, a San Francisco Bay area software company.Bozman, Jean S. (1990)Macs talk to visually impaired, ''Computerworld'', June 4, 1990. Retrieved November 16, 2013 After selling the company in 1997, Boyd and Blades went on to found the liberal political group MoveOn.org in 1998.Crumlish, Christian ''The Power of Many: How the Living Web Is Transforming Politics, Business, And Everyday Life'', Sybex, , p. 30 Early life and education He was born in 1960. Native to Berkeley, California, he was active with computers at age 14, then later dropped out of college to pursue his interest in software design. Career Berkeley Systems He was a programmer at the University of California Berkeley for several years. Afterwards, he created software for PC users who were visually impaired. In 1987 he founded Berkeley Systems with Joan Blades, with Boyd servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Blades
Joan Ellen Blades (born March 18, 1956 in Berkeley, California) is an American computer software entrepreneur, political activist, and author. In 1987, she and her husband Wes Boyd co-founded Berkeley Systems, a San Francisco Bay area software company that marketed the popular '' After Dark'' screensaver and the '' You Don't Know Jack'' trivia game. After selling Berkeley Systems in 1997 for $13.8 million, Blades and Boyd founded the liberal political group MoveOn.org. Blades received her B.A. in History from UC Berkeley in 1977 and her J.D. from the Golden Gate University School of Law. She wrote the book ''Mediate Your Divorce'' (published by Prentice Hall), and co-wrote ''The Divorce Book''. She was a member of the board and vice president of marketing at Berkeley Systems. Blades created many of the box designs for the early Berkeley Systems products such as ''Stepping Out'' and ''After Dark'', based on her original collage art. In 2006, Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner co-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Dark (software) ''After Dark'' is a series of computer screensaver software introduced by Berkeley Systems in 1989 for the Apple Macintosh, and in 1991 for Microsoft Windows. Following the original, additional editions included ''More After Dark'', ''Before Dark'', and editions themed around licensed properties such as ''Star Trek'', ''The Simpsons'', ''Looney Tunes'', Marvel, and Disney characters. On top of the included animated screensavers, the program allowed for the development and use of third-party modules, many hundreds of which were created at the height of its popularity. Flying Toasters left, 200px, An ''After Dark'' CD-ROM The most famous of the included screensaver modules is the iconic ''Flying Toasters'', which featured 1940s-style chrome toasters sporting bird-like wings, flying across the screen with pieces of toast. Engineer Jack Eastman came up with the display after seeing a toaster in the kitchen during a late-night programming session and imagining the addition o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] |
