When I first started campaigning there was no Twitter, no Facebook, no Instagram ... no Internet. Good organizing happened around your kitchen table, in cafes and by phone. I still remember when we figured out how to broadcast fax to multiple numbers from the Friends of Clayoquot Sound office in my friend Val's living room. It was revolutionary and saved us hours standing over the fax machine. Today in organizing it is easier to get the word out and quicker to engage hundreds if not thousands of people. I worry though that the art of self-directed issue-based campaigning is dying out with the flood of information and connection we now have.
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