Starting a local RootsCamp

Post author By Kevin Makice
Post date September 16, 2006
2 Comments on Starting a local RootsCamp

I’m taking the plunge. The initial step — creating a wiki page — has been taken. RootsCamp for Bloomington, Indiana is now officially in the planning stage.

RootsCamp is a political form of BarCamp, where the focus is on political elections and campaigns. I’m hoping to use it to engage in local issues, spread the word about 3rdparty.org, talk about relational politics, and maybe stump for Barbara Lee (who doesn’t know that, as far as I’m concerned, she’s running for President every election).

Have an interest in helping out? Join the Google Group on the subject, or go to the wiki.

By Kevin Makice

A Ph.D student in informatics at Indiana University, Kevin is rich in spirit. He wrestles and reads with his kids, does a hilarious Christian Slater imitation and lights up his wife's days. He thinks deeply about many things, including but not limited to basketball, politics, microblogging, parenting, online communities, complex systems and design theory. He didn't, however, think up this profile.

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[…] I am going to try to organize a Roots Camp for my local community. I’ve begun this process by creating a wiki page on the Roots Camp wiki. […]

[…] I’m also trying to keep some reserve for a Roots Camp for Bloomington in November. It has great academic and community significance for me, and I would like to make that a priority for the next 6-7 weeks. I have a feeling that burning myself out on a short paper at the expense of other classwork would have hampered my desire to take time away from other things to organize. Posted in BlogSchmog, Of Course | […]

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