One organisation I work within is the NSSN. Its been a breath of fresh air in the challenges that I have faced with Stalinist officials and those whose class interests keep them limited in their view of the world...
So this year I helped develop a facebook page. In 21 weeks we have gone from no 'friends' to 536, the biggest flurry was to start, then building for conference gave us another 100 then the lobby and recently it seems to be one or more a day. We have another conference in January so that will lift us. I hope for 700 by then.
Meantime I have been the person who writes a weekly bulletin, yes me! Its nuts but thought I would start the ball rolling with short updates of disputes and demos linked mainly to industrial issues as thats the purpose of the network and focus.
It was good, has been good to do, cyber politics and profile raising.. if we're not online, we're not alive! Hmm.. hate that but with a media that does not and has not represented society and industrial action and issues fairly then making use of tools that help is important. With NSSN we have a limited website, infact it drives me mad now.. a re-design is due as the form it takes stops people engaging in the content. As such there are perceptions about the depth of the network and its reputation. Another campaign has no grass routes meetings, events, campaigns or the kind of TU backing we have but has a stunning website and they have profile raised through that and the use of celebs... but the 'celebs' for us are us....Anyway, its now just about to be re-designed, got a young man to start the ball rolling and suggested how it might be organised. Would love to spend time on the look but can't so how it might gently appear but importantly what will go where, timescale it, and re-launch it...I think it will help us and right now, we need to share information as effectively and effeciently as possible.
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