Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Video of Camp Democracy Press Conference

Camp Democracy Unites Progressives at National Press Club

We held a press conference Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to announce Camp Democracy:
http://www.campdemocracy.org

It aired on C-Span and C-Span2:
http://www.c-span.org

The Associated Press wrote an article:
http://campdemocracy.org/node/179

PoliticsTV.com filmed the event, and has posted the one-hour video. It loads quickly:

http://www.politicstv.com/blog/?p=1061

The advisory that we sent to the media prior to the event has more information:
http://campdemocracy.org/node/162

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Camp Democracy Is Less Than One Week Away

Camp Democracy opens on Tuesday, September 5th

We still need volunteers. Please ask everyone you know to sign up at
http://volunteerforchange.org/e/117?refcode=o52

We still need money. We knew from the start we'd need at least $50,000. We've only raised $46,000. We need at least $4,000 more, and we need it fast! Every dime we've raised or spent is listed publicly on the website, modeling transparent governance in case anyone in Washington is watching:
http://campdemocracy.org/sponsor

Tabling only costs $25 per day. Why not set up a table with your information:
http://campdemocracy.org/organization

Here are free rooms and rides:
http://www.spaceshare.com/campdemocracy

If you can send a bus and need help paying for it, ask us:
david@davidswanson.org

If you need help filling it, post it on the board:
http://www.spaceshare.com/campdemocracy

You can help spread the word about Camp Democracy with the tools found on this page, including a local event guide, a sample press release, Email announcements, flyers, posters, web banners, audio of a public service announcement, a student activism kit, and a short blurb for newsletters:
http://campdemocracy.org/spread

Dress for success. You cannot buy shirts at Camp Democracy, but you can buy them beforehand:

http://campdemocracy.org/store

Please make an appointment with your Congress Member in Washington on September 19th and join us for a day of lobbying, preceded by a day of training on September 18th.

http://campdemocracy.org/spread/appointment

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