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Events
Come Friday evening, Hudson Circle, one of the more congested traffic spots in the city, will witness a peace march of a different kind, where “silence” will be both its method and message.
For some time now, blogs, facebook and other forms of social media have been used extensively for rallying people around an issue or a cause. However, what makes some of these campaigns more successful than others? Does the workability of social media for mobilisation depend on the manner in which information is designed and/or disseminated?
NOTE: Date Changed to 20/June, Same Time, Same Venue.
Sorry for this late notice for the monthly meet.....
Agenda: Discuss project progress and activities for the immediate future.
See last month's meeting note for location etc.
Through Bengaluru Speaks, Meta-Culture would like to provide a platform for citizens to share their thoughts on how they can connect in deeper ways with Bengaluru, and share ideas about how they can improve and benefit from the city. The dialogue will help participants vocalise their hopes and aspirations for our Bengaluru.
Bangalore PRAJA members have from long been eager for a direct meeting with Mr Manivannan, a bureaucrat who has had no reservations about interacting with them through the net. The meeting that had been planned some months back in Mysore had to be called off at the last minute because of some disturbances there.
The residents of Apartment complexes in and around Belandur Lake area are concerned about the upkeep of the Lake. The issues are avoidance of health hazards, Eco enhancement including environment protection. These residents are dependent on Bore wells for there drinking water needs.
Friends,
Time for our face-to-face monthly meetup again.
Saw this in email, I guess all those who had registered on abide website would have received it.
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Dr Jaya Prakash Narayan, quit IAS to get into social work. He founded the Lok Satta, initially as an NGO.