Don’t Miss Out! Keep the Momentum going!
Building off the tremendous level of enthusiasm seen during the 2008 elections and with the growing prospect that service will be an integral element of the Obama Administration’s agenda in January, Mobilize.org will convene a summit of young leaders from around the country at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia January 9-11 for Constitutional Convention: Building Democracy 2.0
Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to teams with project ideas that advance the cause of Democracy 2.0.
Teams are now being formed to compete for grants, ranging between $5,000 and $10,000, to projects that will increase the discussion about the role of citizen engagement, especially among young people, and advance Mobilize.org’s vision for an upgraded democracy.
Join Mobilize.org, the National Constitution Center, Declare Yourself, the National Conference on Citizenship, Change.org, Why Tuesday?, 18 in ’08, Generation WE, and the Association of Young Americans for this historic event.
The timing, just ten days before the Presidential Inauguration, comes at an important moment for the country. Located just feet away from where delegates from newly established states stood during the summer of 1787 to draft the founding document that would serve as the framework for our nation’s history, new delegates, from a new generation, will convene again to discuss, debate, exchange ideas and propose innovative solutions. Just days after Constitutional Convention: Building Democracy 2.0 concludes, President-elect Barack Obama & Vice-President-elect Joe Biden will visit Philadelphia on a train-tour which will lead them to Washington, D.C.
For further information, contact the Summit Team at democracyupgrade@mobilize.org
Get Engaged Using Our Social Networks, including our Facebook group, MySpace group, Twitter , blog and Convention Wiki.
Register today!
Constitutional Convention: Building Democracy 2.0 is only three weeks away.
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