Here - for your enjoyment - is this month’s Supporters Update.
With Open Rights Group slowly but surely becoming a cultural icon, marked most recently by our logo’s appearance on Channel 4’s ‘The IT Crowd’, now is the perfect time to donate to digital liberties. As always, the best way is to join up as a supporter and commit to a monthly donation.
One other way to express support is buying an ORG T-Shirt, on sale from our shop at openrightsgroup.spreadshirt.net. We have a few different logo styles for you fellas to choose from, in both tasteful black and white options. There’s also a couple of designs especially for our female followers. Perhaps most exciting of all is the ORG-branded mug. The £20 price-tag includes a £5 donation to your favourite evidence-based agitators.
Drop us a line if you’d like to help us expand our range of merchandise. We’re especially keen to hear ideas for slogans and visual designs to help communicate any of our issues.
If you live local to Blackpool, please come along for a drink and meet the ORG team this Monday evening. We’ll be in town for our fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference - part of the “Should we trust electronic elections” roadshow - and are really keen to meet ORG supporters in the area and find out about your digital rights concerns.
We’re meeting at 19.00, Monday 1 October at The Saddle Inn, 286 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool FY3 9PH. So if you’re a local activist or want to become more engaged with digital rights issues, come down for a chat.
Here’s this month’s Supporters Update, including good news from the Electoral Commission and two new tools we need your help developing.
Here’s this month’s supporters update for your enjoyment. Please please invite your MPs and councillors to our fringe events this September / October.
As you may have noticed, the ORG website has been down over the last couple of days. Although we’re still not sure quite what happened, we believe it has something to do with the recent floods in the Gloucester area. Thanks to everyone for their patience, and extra special thanks to the magnificent Lemon, Adam and James for their tireless work getting ORG back online.
Much for you to pore over in the June 2007 Supporter Update
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Links to our Supporter Updates from the last two months. If you are an ORG supporter but do not receive these updates by email and wish to, please email me.
Update: deadline for applications is Friday June 22nd
It’s hard to believe, but the Open Rights Group is nearly two years old! Over this period, ORG’s Board have steered the organisation on a steady course. But there’s still a long way to go yet, and we’re looking to refresh our ranks with new folks interested in dedicating their time to building a sustainable digital rights organisation that can continue to make a real difference in the way the media and policy-makers approach networked, digital technologies.
So we’re looking for applications to become a non-executive member of ORG’s board. This is a position that requires serious dedication – at least two days out of every month plus the commitment to attend monthly evening meetings, and quarterly Advisory Council meetings. It is also a formal position – collectively, the Board ensures that ORG remains solvent and financially strong and takes responsibility for ensuring that ORG activities comply with all legal requirements. The position is unpaid, although out-of-pocket expenses will be refunded.
But it’s also a position that promises significant rewards:
If you’re interested in applying, take a look at our detailed job description.
If you want to keep informed of our events, discuss digital rights issues, or actively help us out - there’s a list for you. Follow the links to sign up yourselves, or email me and i’ll happily do it for you.
...and Double Your Money! For a limited time, the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd will match every new donation made to ORG. So click on the box below and get supporting!
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