Surprise guest at Netroots 3
Al Gore made a surprise appearance at the progressive bloggers Netroots Nation meeting in Austin, Texas this week.
Maybe we should think up a surprise guest for next year’s Global Voices Summit… But who? I can’t imagine there would be many global establishment figures people would be happy to see at our gathering.
But maybe we could persuade Ethan and Rebecca to wear dinosaur costumes or jump out of a cake. That would be surprising.
Gore announced a new social media website, called wecansolveit.org. It’s a super slick website, with friendly people in ironed shirts, explaining how “we” can make a difference.
The site is great, with lots of tips for local activism. I just always feel the warnings of impending doom ring so hollow, when the of the first pieces of “take action” advice for minimizing your own impact is, “Turn down the heat and air conditioning when you aren’t home.”
I thought we needed leaders like Al Gore to guide us through some of the more radical changes needed in the United States to avert climate disaster?
At least I wish his group would raise the stakes. I realize it’s easier to get “10 million citizens” to sign up for “Bla, bla, bla,” but it would be nice if they were signing up for something that was really new and different.
I added my name to the list, because I know a big list of names can be a useful tool in advocacy work. I am just impatient.
“But maybe we could persuade Ethan and Rebecca to wear dinosaur costumes or jump out of a cake. That would be surprising.”
I don’t even think “obsessed” is the right word for you anymore, Solana.
I second to Ethan and Rebecca in the dinosaur costumes. :)
If Gore’s website wants more people to understand their ads and clips, they’ll need dotSUB.
I thought Hossein was our surprise guest… :-)