The Net

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The Net Elections and Online Advocacy in
Minnesota

• Sponsored by
• UMN - Institute for New Media Studies Minnesota
  E-Democracy

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Online Advocacy and Lobbying in Minnesota
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Online Advocacy

• Panel 2
• Online Advocacy and Lobbying in Minnesota

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Online Advocacy

• Linda Jean Kensicki Moderator
• Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and
  Mass Comm.U of Minnesota
• www.tc.umn.edu/kensicki

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Online Advocacy

• Robbie LaFleur
• Director, Minnesota Legislative Reference
  Library
• www.leg.mn/lrl

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Robbie LaFleur
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Robbie LaFleur
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Robbie LaFleur

• House Floor
• Members have laptopson the Net
• May research on the web while in session,not
  in committeethough
• May send/receive e-mail from constituents or
  staff
• Senate as well

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Robbie LaFleur
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Online Advocacy

• Marcia Avner
• Public Policy Director, Minnesota Council of
  Non-Profits
• www.mncn.org

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Marcia Avner

• We build our advocacy efforts around
• Research
• Education
• Information
• Mobilizing
• Media Advocacy
• Lobbying

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Marcia Avner

• Using technology to meet our goals
• Web
• Public Policy Section
• MN Budget Project
• Events
• Handouts
• Media materials
• Links
• Legislative Updates
• Survey research

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Marcia Avner
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Marcia Avner

• Some of the Non-Profit advocacy efforts we link
  to

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Online Advocacy

• David Strom
• Legislative Director, Taxpayers League of
  Minnesota
• www.taxpayersleague.org

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David Strom
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David Strom
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Online Advocacy

• Brian Elliott
• Political Coordinator, Clean Water Action
  Alliance
• www.cleanwateraction.org/mn
• www.mnaction.org

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Brian Elliott

• MN Environmental Action Network

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Brian Elliott
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Brian Elliott
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Brian Elliott

• MN Environmental Action Network

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Brian Elliott

• Real-time access

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Online Advocacy

• Christine Nelson
• Former Director of Citizen Outreach, Office of
  Governor Jesse Ventura
• www.governor.state.mn.us(former 99 site ?)

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Christine Nelson

• 2002 site via archive.org

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Christine Nelson

• Special e-mail inboxes on topics

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Online Advocacy

• Panel Discussion and Audience Questions
• Write your questions on index cards, runners will
  collect
• Include your name, affiliation if you like

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Panel 2 Online AdvocacyQuestions and
DiscussionWeb listeners may e-mail their
comments toneoamn_at_publicus.net
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Online Advocacy

• Whew, the 100 person crowd was way into this
  event. No, we didnt insert laugh tracks.
• Asking questions via note cards is not very
  Minnesotan. We figure we have a right to speak
  anytime a microphone is around.
• We held back the masses for the benefit of the
  webcast listeners.

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Online Advocacy

• Well, almost! The excellent audience
  contributions come from
• Phil Madsen, Webmaster for Ventura for Governor
  Campaign
• State Representative Phyllis Kahn
• State Representative Jim Davnie

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Panel 2 Online AdvocacyQuestions and
DiscussionWeb listeners may e-mail their
comments toneoamn_at_publicus.net
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Closing

• Thank you panelists!(Steven Clift)
• At the beginningof the last century we built a
  new public space our state capitol

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Closing

• Time to take stock of our public space online
• Lets build what we need to improve our state and
  communities in the 21st century

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Closing

• Webcast Information, Handouts
• www.inms.umn.edu/convenings/politics.htm
• www.e-democracy.org
• Related Links and E-List
• www.publicus.net/links.html
• Including E-Democracy Resource Links and DoWire

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