Communications-Media Working Group
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[edit] Meeting/Call Schedule
Next Full COMM Conference Call: Thursday, March 18., Time: 3pm EST, 2pm CST, 1pm MST, 12 pm PST
- numbers: 712-432-0075, code: 388105#
- Host access code (for first one on the call): 564471#
- Etherpad for taking shared notes: http://etherpad.com/Pt4MhNcAFH
- Facilitator: Adele, Note taker: ?
Next COMM-Media Social Web/Media planning conference call:
- Date: TBA
- Time: TBA Afternoon
- numbers: 712-432-0075, code: 388105#
- Host access code (for first one on the call): 564471#
- Etherpad for taking shared notes: http://etherpad.com/Pt4MhNcAFH
Ether Pad Live Notes from WebTools (via left sidebar)
[edit] Comm/Media Work Plans
Communications/Work Plan and Status Updates
Communications/Project Recruitment Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZHSTWNH
Website Work Space--January 2010
COMM-Media USSF Informational Flow/Organizational Diagram (below)
Tentative Diagram- in planning.
[edit] Current Logos, Promotional Materials and Digital Packets
Packets coming soon: General Info/Outreach, "Feed the Roots grassroots fundraising packet, Organizing Toolkit
[edit] On-going Projects
- FAQs for website--help us build a list of questions and answers to put on the website, flyers, etc!
- Save the Date draft
- Website Committee--please answer committee questions
- Help us spread the word! Join the USSF Writers Network
[edit] Info, Data, Story Collection Pool (reference pool of articles, stories, testimonials and events)
- Press and People Stories Main Page (ready for public)
- Pool/Timeline of Relevant Media Links (for review)
[edit] Social Web Tools in Use
Current platforms in Use. Strategic Planning in process..
- bit.ly account Link Shortening & link/click-tracking:
- bit.ly search helpful in tracking links clicked through twitter/facebook/friendfeed posts.
- Facebook Fan Page started Jan 10. Jan 30: 2,775 fans, Feb 10: 5,235, Feb 25: 6,338 fans
- Facebook "Group"
- Facebook Person Profile Feb 21: 1,527 friends, Feb 24: 1,815.
- Region/Issue/City Affiliate groups we have relationships with (see below)
- Twitter page Our Hashtags: #USSF..
- "Tweetdeck" team tweeting platform
- cotweet team tweeting platform Current "On Duty" Team of: David, Christina B, Veronica H.
- "Twitter Search" Search what's being said about USSF
- Klout Gives us feedback on our Twitter reach & influence
- [Identi.ca]
Other prospects?
- BlackPlanet (someone offered), Znet (someone has offered), Tumblr, Blip TV, Vimeo, SoundCloud Audip, Frontline SMS, CafeMom, a woman named Calvo offerd to hold down a USSF community there. Flavors.me(to gather social web streams/online identities - ie: twitter, fb, etc), goodreads (book recommendations, potential online library sharing)
[edit] Blog Network/Blogosphere:
- not a current plan
- weblog test
- microblogging test
[edit] The USSF Online Presence Consists Of
* Official 'Organize' Online Network
* USSF Email Outreach Using our database to send out mass-emails on a scheduled and planned basis.
* Organizers planning & information wiki
* Press about the USSF and Peoples' Stories (video, radio, blog)
* Press and Peoples' Stories about the USSF
* #Social Web Tools in Use (Presence we hold official in various Social Web Networks)
- * Facebook self-organized groups & events:
- San Antoninio Road to Detroit Facebook group contact: Diana Lopez & Genaro Lopez-Rendon
- Lansing Area facebook group contact: Priyanka Pathak:
- Washtenaw County facebook page contact: Andrew Dalack
- Bay Area's PMA facebook event contact: Megan Swoboda, Ruben Solis Garcia
- Houston Facebook Group contact: john herrera
- Chicago ARC09 USSF Event contact: jhonathan gomez
- * Self-organized Organizing websites:
[edit] Communications-Media Working Group Team and Roles
[edit] National Communications Coordinator
- Adele Nieves, adele(at)ussf2010.org
[edit] Co-Chairs Communications-Media WG
- Karlos Gauna Schmieder, Center for Media Justice, karlos(at)centerformediajustice.org
- Scott Byrd, Social, Sociologists without Borders, sbyrd(at)riseup.net
'(National)
- Reg McGhee, Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice, reggmc(at)mac.com (Detroit Local/Labor)
- Lottie Spady, East Michigan Environmental Action Council, lottie(at)emeac.org (Detroit Local)
[edit] Regional PR Point People:
[edit] USSF Writers’ Network
(list not available yet)
- National Writers' Network Planner: Jackie Smith, Indiana, ussfwriters@gmail.com,
[edit] USSF National Communications Working Group
- jwilliams@lacccenter.org
- Alison Roh Park: alisonpark@gmail.com - NYC
- Allison Fletcher Acosta: allison@jwj.org – Washington DC,
- allison@midsouthpeace.org
- Ana Saraí Peña anasara_i@yahoo.com – Washington DC
- Andalusia Knoll andalusia@prometheusradio.org - Philadelphia
- Ariel Dougherty ArielCamera@gmail.com – New Mexico
- Julio Guerrero camila@umich.edu - Detroit
- Robert Harris casadesantiago@comcast.net - Detroit
- Celia Alario celiaalario@gmail.com - (not coming this year, is twittering about it)
- Michael Berger comm97@earthlink.net - Detroit
- Cynitra Anderson cynitra@gmail.com - Detroit
- Cynthia Peele cynyc23@hotmail.com - Detroit
- Dave Elsila davelsi@aol.com - Detroit
- daymonjhartley@comcast.net
- Doyle Canning doyle@smartmeme.org - Boston
- Louis Head elhead@unm.edu – New Mexico
- Frank Joyce fjoyce@comcast.net – Detroit Metro Area
- George george@swop.net – New Mexico
- George Garza georgemgarza@gmail.com
- Gordon Mayer - Community Media Workshop - gordon(at)newstips.org - Chicago
- Sharon-Elizabeth Sexton gryotproductions@yahoo.com - Detroit
- Jamala Rogers jamala7@yahoo.com – St. Louis, MO
- jcmc57@live.com
- Jen Trombley jentromb@umich.edu - Michigan
- Jen Soriano jensori@gmail.com - California
- Jeff Tenza jmtenza@umich.edu - Michigan
- Joseph Phelan - joseph@theworkerscenter.org
- Josue Guillen josue@mayfirst.org – Washington DC
- Kim Hunter kdhunter1@sbcglobal.net
- Lane Robbins piratelane@yahoo.com - Michigan
- Lou Novak lmn@lppals.com - Detroit
- Lottie Spady lottie@emeac.org - Detroit
- Lisa Rudman lrudman@radioproject.org
- Maizah McCann maizah@emeac.org - Detroit
- Maureen Brookes maureen.brookes@gmail.com – Washington DC
- Nancy Brigham nancy@nbrigham.org nkm@alumni.duke.edu - Michigan
- Ollie Johnson ollieaj@aol.com - Detroit
- Luke William only4luke@comcast.net peterppehrc@gmail.com - Detroit
- Kimberly King profkimberly@yahoo.com – Los Angeles
- Rachel Wells rachelbwells@gmail.com - Detroit
- RuSh Booysen rushhiphop@gmail.com silky13@gmail.com - South Africa
- Sylvia Orduno smorduno@yahoo.com - Portland
- Susan Alexander susan@ips.org - Canada
- Tom Stephens thomasstephens2043@sbcglobal.net - Detroit
- timothyr@mediaink.biz
- Tdka Kilmanjaro tkilimanjaro@email.com - Detroit
- tomlouie88@aim.com
- Todd Wolfson twolfson1998@yahoo.com - Philadelphia
- Veronica Hill veronicahill@gmail.com - Kansas
- Bill Bryce williamabryce@att.net - Detroit
- Yolanda Chapman ychapman04@yahoo.com – Michigan
- Andrew Dalack ajdalack@gmail.com - Michigan - coordinating Washtenaw County FB page & Website
- Carl Patrick - carl.unitehere@gmail.com - Bay Area (Sonoma County)
- Elisa Pintor elisita@riseup.net ABQ, NM
- Marco Amador cimarron@cimarrones.org - East Los Angeles
- Cara Lisa Berg Powers cara@byanymedianecessary.com Worcester, MA)
- Lara Veon laraveon@gmail.com - Chicago
- Karen Ford kaford23@hotmail.com – Chicago
- Norma thesoundlighthouse@gmail.com - Indiana
[edit] USSF Wiki/Data/Training Expert
National Planner: MarkDilley, Portland , markwdilley@gmail.com
[edit] USSF Email Marketing
National Planner: Charles Lechner, Brooklyn, clenchner01@yahoo.com email graphics
[edit] USSF Communications Reps
- National Comms Rep for ICT: Scott Byrd, California, sbyrd@riseup.net
- National Comms Rep for Youth Working Group & Print/online committees: Veronica Hill, Kansas, veronicahill@gmail.com
- National Comms Rep for Program design committee: Nadine Wahab, Washington D.C., nado76@gmail.com
- National “Learn About Detroit” Project: Matthew Cross, Detroit, crossm2010@yahoo.com
- National Comms Rep from Outreach WG: B Lowe, national field organizer
[edit] USSF Online Info, Social Web, Multimedia, Propaganda
- National Planner: David Marques, Chicago, david.n.marques(at)gmail.com
- Website Informational & Event Updates:
- Mathew Cross, Detroit, mcross2010(at)yahoo.com
- Hena Ashraf, NYC, henaxashraf (at)gmail.com, events aggregating support
- Scott Byrd, California, sbyrd@riseup.net
- David Marques, Chicago, david.n.marques(at)gmail.com
- Social Web
- Facebook Page, Group, Personal Acct & affiliated groups, David Marques,
- B Lowe, USSF field organizer
- Veronica Hill, Wichita State
- Elisa Pintor, Albuquerque, elisa.g.pintor(at)gmail.com
- Twitter" Cotweet.com Team
- Karlos, Adele, Mark, David, Sylvia, Adrienne (also tweeting individually)
- Christina Bronsing, Chicago, createhope(at)gmail.com
- Veronica Hill, Wichita State, veronicahill(at)gmail.com
- Identi.ca Open Source twitter-like app, Mark Dilley
- Myspace Page, Fausto Lopez, Leftist Lounge, fokus79(at)yahoo.com
- Blackplanet, Keith Gordon, Youth Technology Corps, keithg07@gmail.com
- Social Web team
- supporting Katina Parker, from facebook & DC
- Multimedia, Promo and Community
- Audio/PSA, Neily Jennings, NASCO, neily@nasco.coop\
- National Video Promo, David Marques, Marco Amador possibly, Gretchen Hasse
- SoundCloud Management, Radio/Audio support, Tania Unzueta, Radio Arte, ilehlainat@gmail.com
- National Rep from Change:the Music Project Aj Viola, ajviola11@gmail.com
- USSF Flickr Page Pidge Pagonis, photographer, Chicago,
- USSF Youtube Channel Dan Schneider, Adam Kurinashi possibly, Marco? possibly support form george lujan? from SWOP
[edit] Detroit Local Communications
- Cynitra Anderson cynitra@gmail.com
- Sylvia Orduño smorduno@yahoo.com
- Lou Novak lmn@lppals.com
- William Bryce williamabryce@att.net
- Lottie Spady lottie@emeac.org
- Andre Martin dbundu76@yahoo.com
- Reg McGhee reggmc@mac.com
- Maizah McCann maizah@emeac.org
- Rachel Wells rachelbwells@gmail.com
- Nancy Brigham nancy@nbrigham.org
- Julio Guerrero camila@umich.edu
- Dave Elsila davelsi@aol.com
- Kim Hunter kdhunter1@sbcglobal.net
- Nellie Jefferies Slater nellieajs@sbcglobal.net
- Yolanda Chapman ychapman04@yahoo.com
- Rayfield Waller
- Robert Harris casadesantiago@comcast.net
- Lane Robbins piratelane@yahoo.com
- Sharon-Elizabeth Sexton gryotproductions@yahoo.com
- Luke William only4luke@comcast.net
- Jen Trombley jentromb@umich.edu
- Cynthia Peele cynyc23@hotmail.com
- Jeff Tenza jmtenza@umich.edu
- Ollie Johnson ollieaj@aol.com
- Matthew Cross crossm2010@yahoo.com
- Tom Stephens thomasstephens2043@sbcglobal.net
- Michael Berger comm97@earthlink.net
- Paul Abowd paul.abowd@gmail.com
- Kimberly Tucker tuckerkimberly@hotmail.com
- Robert Wicke winstonii@comcast.net
- Bruce Peterson michigannlg@michigannlg.org
- Andrew Dalack ajdalack@gmail.com
- Robin A. Douglas nodteforme@gmail.com
- Terrell Thomas terrell712000@yahoo.com
[edit] Scheduling for this sub group
- MarkDilley - available after 9pm EST and on weekends
[edit] Conference Call Agendas and Notes
- 2-21-10 Communications/Media WG Conf Call -- Web & Social Media Planning Conference Call
- 18-Feb-2010 - Full Group Call
- 04-Feb-2010
- 21-Jan-2010 -- Full group call
- 14-Jan-2010 -- subcommittee group
- 02-Dec-2009--Full group call
- 20-Nov-2009--subcommittee group
- 31-Oct-2009--subcommittee group
- 28-Jul-2009
- 26-Jun-2009--conf call login problems, thus informal call with Karlos and Sylvia
- 12-Jun-2009 notes
- 12-Jun-2009 agenda
- 03-Jun-2009 agenda
- 22-May-2009 notes
- 22-May-2009 agenda
- Communications/Media WG Notes from NPC meeting
