Archive for June, 2009

Go See This Great Film On Youth & Politics

Graham Sibley and Justin Scot, founders of the YounitedFoundation, invited FreedomSpeaks to sponsor their event again this year – the 2009 Donkaphant Film Festival in partnership with the LA Film Festival, and they premiered Jason Pollack’s new film, “The Youngest Candidate“.

The event was great, and the film… even better. Jason Pollock did an incredible job writing, directing and producing this documentary that follows four teenagers as they throw their hat into the political ring.  Pollock worked with Michael Moore for over three years on 911 and this is his directorial debut. It shows a glimpse of the emerging future, and we’re excited to see this film succeed.

Check it out!

The Youngest Candidate, Directed by Jason Pollock (@Jason_Pollock)

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The Proponent – FreedomSpeaks White Label API Released

We’re proud to announce the release of our flagship product The Proponent. In a nutshell, it’s the online solution for grassroots advocacy campaigns. Hats off to Ben Kuo at socalTECH.com for his recent coverage of our new product launch.

We’ve built it on a solid framework (cloud computing services, xml, json, rest, etc.), and our approach is a game changer is what our clients are telling us. Not only does our API allow our clients to control their presentation, but our data set drills down to the local level.  Plus, we’ve priced it to take market from competitors, plus we’ve filled it to the brim with Web 2.0 functionality and features.

We have an referral program too, so keep your eyes and ears peeled about our weekly webinars to show you how to use the product, as well as making some dough referring clients our way.

Check it out and let us know what you think. We’re always open to feedback – positive and critical.

How can you help us get the  product out there and wake up the neighborhood?

C’mon!

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TalkPAC Chooses FreedomSpeaks for Advocacy Solution

We’ve recently signed on TalkPAC, an organization dedicated to defeating the “Fairness Doctrine”, to our suite of advocacy solutions. By implementing our API, they’ve been able to send out over 100,000 letters (via email & fax) to their members’ representatives. Along with them, we’ve also signed on NoMoreTaxation, an organization intent on decreasing the tax burden on the American Citizen.

We’ve also begun working on an offline solution to the problem of citizen apathy disengagement called CitizenCamp. Think of this as an offline (think “real world”) tool to get the citizenry educated and involved in the political process. Such items as how to create an election initiative or proposition, best practices in effecting political change, and a slew of others will be on the agenda. We’ll also be looking to you, the citizens of this fine country, for ideas on making government more transparent and accessible. FreedomSpeaks, along with some other socially conscious partners, will be sponsoring events to achieve this goal. So be on the lookout for a CitizenCamp near you. Oh, there will also be food and drink served at all CitizenCamps – good times abound!

A revolution has begun America. It’s time to wake up the neighborhood!

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