Hey theATL.social, #Atlanta friends, #Georgia friends, those in the civic tech space, and strangers of the internet 👋
TL;DR: Is there interest in having a [virtual and Georgia/Atlanta-focused] town hall on what our community here can do to collectively preserve, protect, and defend our democracy 🇺🇸 ?
Reading https://www.404media.co/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/ (h/t to Shaun (he/ him) (npub1lpd…2zu5)), and reflecting on the many conversations on here, with friends, colleagues, and peers, we're all doing a lot of doom scrolling (guilty as charged 🥴 ) and feeling helpless as the tenets of our democracy are burned down.
I believe that the Fediverse is a unique and special place where organizing can occur without the censoring, shadow-banning, and other "stuff" going on, on other platforms. So, let's take advantage of that.
And, there is an intersection with civic tech and democracy building that is now critically important as the Federal government is self-destructing critical public data, among other terribleness.
Let's do something together - starting with a virtual town hall for Atlanta and Georgia friends. It going to take the largest team effort in American history to halt the advance of authoritarianism and fascism. Let's get started. 🗽
#democracy
Michael H
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