What will you do in 2023 to push for municipal broadband in King County? In Burien? In Bothell? In Seattle? In SeaTac? In Tukwila? In Redmond?
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Working on bringing public broadband to all of King County. A volunteer group formerly supported by and . #BroadbandPopulists
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Our 1st of 3 information sessions about our #DigitalEquity grant process is Mon Feb. 27 at 12pm. Grants of up to $45k will be awarded to projects that help close the #DigitalDivide. Get an overview plus have a chance to ask Qs. More info on our website seattle.gov/digitalequityg.
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Sorry for the last minute notice. But we are having an ad hoc meeting tonight to plan public broadband stuff ... specifically stuff. Check the Share The Cities discord for more info! Reach out if you want to join the next planning meeting.
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Message us if you want to spend a lot of time volunteer lobbying and planning and education about public broadband in Seattle in 2023 and 2024? Our group has gotten pretty small, we need dedicated volunteers willing to be SUPER focused to get Public Broadband in Seattle in 2024!
Hello Seattle!
Let's get public broadband passed in 2024!
Lots to be done between now and then.
Want to learn more?
We are having a meeting on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30 pm.
#Seattle #Broadband #DigitalEquity #PublicBroadband
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We are in the process of updating / formalizing our rules document for our server. If you'd like to get involved --- reach out!
#Seattle #Housing #Transit #LandUse #EquitableCommunities #Fun #Joy #Education #Community
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Do this THIS weekend!
#Seattle #KingCounty
You do not have to be a Seattle resident to engage in the engagement hub, voices of people already priced out of the city MUST be part of this discussion.
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SHARE THE CITIES FANS / FOLLOWERS / COMMUNITY -- we are moving to Mastodon and helping run a Seattle / King County instance that our volunteers have set up.
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Today is #GISDay, a yearly celebration of the technology of geographic information systems. In honor of GIS Day, Seattle IT would like to highlight the Winter Weather Response Map located on the City’s associated Winter Weather Response page.
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Did you know that big companies can veto when smaller companies or government agencies bid on a broadband project? This means WA State sometimes "trusts" big corporations to build but do they? Who is watching? Consumers deserve better.
Two upcoming events!
October 9th we are doing a salmon viewing field trip with volunteers and then doing some online data crunching of Seattle Comp Plan data on October 10th.
Check the slack group for more info.
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Today we have our picnic from 4:30 - 7 pm.
Drop by when you're able. It's in the U District in a park. RSVP to get exact location.
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Share The Cities Action Fund did so much great work in the last year. Can you help them finish the year strong?
They are pausing their work, but still need support at this time to wrap up the year.
We are doing major updates to our website over the next 6 weeks.
What teaching tools, resources or other items would be helpful for YOU to see on our website?
What how-to videos should we make?
#LandUse #Housing #Advocacy #Seattle #KingCounty #Learning #CommunityEngagement
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Seattle -- please support this comment: Invest in Municipal Broadband
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REMINDER to ask for digital equity & municipal broadband in Seattle's future land use plans. Building equitable internet access is a LAND USE ISSUE. Seattle's comprehensive plan should include building municipal internet access in the city's study.
seattle.gov/opcd/one-seatt
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King County folks -- just because our organization has stopped meeting & organizing around broadband doesn't mean you should stop.
You can still contact and bring up broadband + whenever any future land use planning is happen at
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Applications are open for 2022 Digital Inclusion Trailblazer Cities/Counties/Towns! Will your city be a trailblazer this year? Share today with your city govt: buff.ly/3MLg3gv
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We need to close the #DigitalDivide, and now is the time to make it happen! It takes teamwork. It was great to join Ambassador , and President for today’s webinar on getting households #broadband through ’s Affordable Connectivity Program.
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WED - Don't miss our Digital Inclusion 101 webinar. This month, we're adding a staff policy expert to dig into federal funding! buff.ly/3H5nnlT #internetforall
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Seattle Community Tech Advisory Board Tues. June 14, 6 p.m. - Privacy Office Update, Tech Access Survey, and Technology Matching Fund Update lnks.gd/2/pRwhqD Agenda is set for the June 14, 6pm CTAB board meeting. Read our news bulletin for the full agenda & link to join
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Join us next Monday at 1 EST for "Internet for All: The Affordable Connectivity Program and the Need for Digital Connectivity" with NDIA, , , and : buff.ly/3H9ZV7j #internetforall
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June 29 - join us for another great live event with ! Stay tuned for the lineup of guests and how you can kickstart your advocacy around #digitalequity! buff.ly/3xnGTpg
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Join us under the net for a night of food, drink, and dance as we raise our paddles to TEN YEARS as an organization.
Let's celebrate and reflect on 10 years of advocating alongside one another in support of our communities of color, partner organizations, parents, and students!
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Our Digital Engagement team was named Website of the Year finalist for their work on Seattle.gov. by . Congrats! We are VERY proud!
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Upgrade King County did so much in our first year. Check out our pinned post to learn more. #MyTwitterAnniversary
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Grassroots advocacy work is difficult, especially when it involves directly lobbying officials which takes time to build relationships, trust and build power and trust with like-minded organizations to show a big coalition is behind community / public broadband.
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What is risky is for every level of our government to continue to pour public dollars into corporate monopolies that have failed consumers over and over and over again, and who also use their profits to influence elections and electeds.
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We have a majority of electeds at the local level who say that a public broadband option is something they would support. This is a popular issue with voters. Yes it is expensive, but don't believe the corporate propaganda that it is "risky" for a government to take on broadband.
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... this work cannot just happen through education, alone. A robust political campaign must occur to create public pressure to push back on the non-stop corporate lobbying that happens from the telecom industry. They are a formidable obstacle to community led solutions.
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There are decent opportunities with King County EasTrail fiber, Port of Seattle, and Seattle City Light to all provide community / public broadband options, to get our public money away from corporate monopolies. But without funding for grassroots organizations to lobby ...
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We are no longer meeting and our working group is dormant. We did not have adequate funding for Share The Cities to continue supporting us. It would be fantastic if an organization within King County would take on Community / Public Broadband as a top priority.
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Upgrade King County
We helped pass state legislation, made an internet access zine that Seattle Public Libraries found useful, we helped educate electeds and other leaders about public broadband, we convened important conversations among various experts. What's next?
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🌐Please join us & for an engaging discussion on how local leaders can expand access to high-speed internet in their community. Hear from Chair + 's and NLC's President !
Register here: spr.ly/6013z31hB
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Today, NTIA announced that 34 states and territories have “Signed On” to participate in the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative.
Find out more: ntia.gov/press-release/
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Summer internship season is almost here, and we have a great opportunity available for students! Check out this position with the Client Engagement Team and apply by May 24: Organizational Performance Management Intern | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com).
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