Pawel Adamowicz: Rest in Peace
Dear Personal Democracy Forum and Civic Hall community:Some of you may have heard that Pawel Adamowicz, the Mayor of Gdansk, Poland, was brutally stabbed to death two...
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Polish Tragedy
The murder of Gdansk's mayor is a loss for democrats worldwide, including us at Civic Hall and PDF.
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Cutting It
How easy it is to locate your cellphone; Mothership's profits; and more.
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Rooms With a View
Digital strategies for local elected officials; Commerce vs open-source; and more
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Missing: A Digital Playbook for Local Elected Officials
In just the last two weeks, newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has gained half a million new Twitter followers, zooming from 1.6M to 2.1M. On Instagram, another platform where she excels at sharing interesting glimpses of her life as an activist-turned-newly-successful-politician, Ocasio-Cortez now has 1.6M followers, putting her in...
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Pawel Adamowicz: Rest in Peace
Dear Personal Democracy Forum and Civic Hall community:Some of you may have heard that Pawel Adamowicz, the Mayor of Gdansk, Poland, was brutally stabbed to death two days ago while on stage during a popular charity fundraising event. Ironically the event was focused on raising money for medical equipment for local hospitals and...
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Jim Gilliam, 1977-2018
The world of tech and politics lost one of its giants Friday when Jim Gilliam, the founder of the organizing platform NationBuilder, passed away after a long illness and many battles with cancer.Jim was probably best known for a talk he gave in 2011 at Personal Democracy Forum, which he...