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Open Thread (with bonus zoom reminders)

by WaterGirl|  January 12, 20221:50 pm| 134 Comments

This post is in: Balloon Juice Zooms, Open Threads, Talk About Whatever You Want

Open thread!

There is no great way to remind everyone unless I do it in a thread, so I am taking this opportunity to share a bit of info IN THIS OPEN THREAD about the two upcoming zooms, tonight and tomorrow.

I just sent out the zoom link to all the BJ book club peeps who sent me email saying they plan to attend by zoom.  If you sent me the reminder email but did not receive an email message, please let me know ASAP.

If you would like to attend the zoom with Four Directions at 7:30 pm on Thursday, please send me an email message.

OPEN THREAD

Open Thread (with bonus zoom reminders)Post + Comments (134)

Who’s Ready for the Balloon Juice Zoomies Zoom This Afternoon?

by WaterGirl|  January 1, 20222:32 pm| 43 Comments

This post is in: Balloon Juice Zooms

A classic to help celebrate the new year.   I’m sure you’ve all seen it, this is Dad Cole and the two dogs after their bath.

 

Who’s up for the Balloon Juice holiday zoom this afternoon?

Time:  5-7pm EST

 

Who’s Ready for the Balloon Juice <s>Zoomies</s> Zoom This Afternoon?Post + Comments (43)

Open Thread & Small Announcement (How-Do-I-Do-This-on-Balloon-Juice?)

by WaterGirl|  November 26, 20213:00 pm| 74 Comments

This post is in: Balloon Juice, Balloon Juice Zooms, Site Maintenance

You’ve got questions?

How does the pie filter work?  How do I reply to more than one person in a single comment?  How do I add a link?

Whatever “how to” question you have, you can ask it on the Zoom we will have if there is interest.  You can use video or not – even with your camera turned off, you can watch as I do whatever it is on my shared screen and explain what I’m doing.

To accommodate different schedules, if there’s interest I can do one of these in the evening and one on the weekend.

We still get questions on how to do things on Balloon Juice – let me know if you would be interested in seeing some things demonstrated.

Otherwise, totally open thread.

Open Thread & Small Announcement (How-Do-I-Do-This-on-Balloon-Juice?)Post + Comments (74)

Zoom With Voces de la Frontera on Thursday July 15 at 7:30

by WaterGirl|  July 8, 20217:30 pm| 49 Comments

This post is in: Balloon Juice Zooms, Open Threads, Political Action, Political Fundraising 2021-22

We have had some discouraging and disappointing news related to voting lately, but that just means that we have to fight harder, and smarter.  In the end, control of the House and the Senate after the midterm elections is what matters most.  So let’s get to work.

We have scheduled the zoom with Voces de la Frontera Action  for Thursday July 15 at 7:30 pm Eastern.  So set your calendars for a week from today!

You may recall that Voces is Wisconsin’s leading state-wide immigrant rights organization, and they are in the process of raising funds for a full-time elections organizer.

In the zoom next Thursday, in addition to the three who participated in our Balloon Juice Q&A post, we will have two leaders from their youth organization (Youth Empowered in the Struggle, aka YES).  The folks from Voces will talk with us about about what they’re doing now and the impact that having the field organizer position can be expected to have on the primaries and the election in Wisconsin for 2022.

But I will share a small preview now.

This is how they described the situation on the ground for the 2020 cycle:

Once these campaigns start we’re always scrambling, re-prioritizing, trying to cobble something together – something, somehow, someway.  It’s throwing spaghetti at the wall with pitchforks.  It’s highly inefficient but we do it that way because we’re used to it (though we don’t like it!), it works surprisingly often, we rarely have a choice, and even when it doesn’t work we find ourselves better off in the long run than we would have been had we done nothing.  It’s also completely draining, it leads to high burnout and high turnover, and you can’t build much of an organization when you’re continually training new people  to replace old ones.

Even with the situation on the ground in 2020 as described above, Voces was able to turn out people in numbers that were higher than the margin of victory in Wisconsin.

Just imagine what they could do with a full-time field organizer – someone whose sole focus is to coordinate all that activity on the ground.

We are going to need every vote we can get in 2022 and 2024, and this looks like a great opportunity to make a real difference.

Please join us a week from today to hear more from the folks at Voces.

It’s not looking like we will be able to raise the full $45,000 needed for the field organizer position, but they are working to find a person or organization that could match our funds if we are able to raise half, which would be $22,500.  I am hoping that there will be news on that front by next Thursday when we have our zoom with them.

Here’s the original Voces post:  Q & A with Voces de la Frontera

Voces de la Frontera Action

Goal Thermometer

Interested in the zoom?   Please let us know in the comments, and also send me email to let me know.  Please include your nym in the email so I can connect the dots.

 

Zoom With Voces de la Frontera on Thursday July 15 at 7:30Post + Comments (49)

Zoom with FOUR DIRECTIONS (Ballot Access for Native People) Wednesday May 26 at 7:30 PM

by WaterGirl|  May 24, 20212:40 pm| 14 Comments

This post is in: Balloon Juice, Balloon Juice Zooms, Political Action, Political Fundraising 2021-22

We are all set for a Zoom with the FOUR DIRECTIONS folks who were here with us for the Q & A last Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 26 at 7:30 pm Eastern time.

Doors open at 7:00 for anyone who wants extra time to get situation or just wants to chat informally before the zoom officially begins.

Be sure to bring your questions!   Or just listen, if you prefer.  I’ll bring the flowers.

Here’s an updated picture of my ‘Krinkled White’ peonies from just a minute ago, to spruce up the post.

These people have already RSVP’d:

John Cole
H.E. Wolf
WolvesValley
Subaru Diane
Auntie Anne
geg6
skerry
JoJo
Deepti
Joy in FL
pika
Torrey
Josie
CaseyL
SargassoSink
Almost Retired
Rivers
HinTN
Curt
Elizabelle

As usual, if you plan to join the zoom follow up on your comment with an RSVP to me by email (WaterGirl).

Personally, I hope to hear more about the upcoming event on June 25th, at the Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, where the Descendants of Buffalo Soldiers will formally present their proclamation in support of the reintroduction of the Remove The Stain Act. 

If you already have some questions, please feel free to chime in with them the comments here.

So proud of what you guys donated last week.  What an amazing community!

In other news, our 10,000 has helped FOUR DIRECTIONS get closer to the 50,000 match amount!

With the new matching funds, I am hoping that we at BJ might be able to donate another 5,000.  If we get there, with the matching funds that would be 30,000 from us at Balloon Juice.

I have asked DougJ if he is up for raising our thermometer from 10k to 15k, and I am waiting to hear back.

Four Directions (ballot access for Native people)

Goal Thermometer

I paired this with an Open Thread, since it’s been awhile.

Zoom with FOUR DIRECTIONS (Ballot Access for Native People) Wednesday May 26 at 7:30 PMPost + Comments (14)

Balloon Juice Zoom at 7pm ET on Presidents Day

by WaterGirl|  February 14, 20213:45 pm| 74 Comments

This post is in: Balloon Juice, Balloon Juice Zooms, Open Threads

We have a BJ zoom scheduled for 7-9 pm blog time (Eastern) on Monday, Feb 15.  Doors open at 6:30.

Send me an email message if you want to attend – I will reply with the zoom link and other info.

Has everybody who wants to attend sent an email RSVP?

Open thread.

Update on Monday morning:  Zoom link sent out at 10:00 am Eastern this morning.  Please let me know if you didn’t receive the link.

Balloon Juice Zoom at 7pm ET on Presidents DayPost + Comments (74)

Open Thread: Speaking of Valentine’s Day – Zoom, Anyone?

by WaterGirl|  February 12, 20219:10 pm| 56 Comments

This post is in: Balloon Juice, Balloon Juice Zooms, Open Threads

Speaking of Valentine's Day – Zoom, Anyone

The blog lord is wondering whether anyone would be interested in a Balloon Juice Zoom on Valentine’s Day.

What say you?  If you would be interested in that, let me know in the comments.  If it looks like there is enough interest, we’ll figure out the time and I’ll announce it.  Then you can RSVP to me by email so you can get the zoom link.

Open thread.  Talk about anything you want.  Personal or political.  You decide.

Update: oh, and totally unrelated, there is a new I Got the Shot! thread in the sidebar.  It’s been 30 days since I put up the first ones, so comments on that one are closed.  Have we really only been getting vaccinated for just over a month?

Open Thread: Speaking of Valentine’s Day – Zoom, Anyone?Post + Comments (56)

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