February 2010 E-Democracy News — Around the Forums

Around the Forums: More new forums coming soon

Two new communities in the United States are in the midst of starting up local issues forums. Residents in both Westborough, Massachusetts and Chicago, Illinois both have start-up efforts. In Minneapolis, three new neighborhoods – Longfellow, Nokomis East, and Corcoran – are in start-up mode as is the East Side of St. Paul. While we still require 100 recruited participants to open, we’ve detailed a strategy to encourage a single volunteer to get started without requiring a start-up committee. So if you have the desire and the time to convene your community online, why not give it a try and take advantage of our support network.

Many local residents across the network of forums turned to their neighbors on the forums to deal with crimes and share information about local resources.

Click on the links below to read more conversations from the E-Democracy.Org forums.

• New Zealand – Canterbury

Hot Topic: Music Hill Riots
Hot Topic: Energy Supply in Canterbury

• United Kingdom – Brighton and Hove

Hot Topic: Local involvement
Hot Topic: alternative therapies

• United Kingdom – Bristol-Burlington

Hot Topic: The Old Happy Shopper…

• United Kingdom – Bristol-Bedminster

Hot Topic: Birds in Bemmy
Hot Topic: Modernising customer access to Council services

• United Kingdom – Knowle West
• United Kingdom – Newham

Hot Topic: Landlord licensing in Newham

• United Kingdom – Oxford-Central, South, and West
• United Kingdom – Oxford-Cowley  
• United Kingdom – Oxford-Headington and Marston

Hot Topic: Café application old Headington high street

• United States – U.S. Politics

Hot Topic: Tea Party issues (multiple topics)

• United States – Las Vegas, NM

Hot Topic: Animal Safety and Care (carryover from September)

• United States – Minnesota-Politics

Hot Topic: Governor’s race and legislative outlooks (multiple topics)

• United States – Minnesota-Rural Voices

Hot Topic: Technologies (multiple topics)

• United States – Minnesota-Bemidji

Hot Topic: Energy and climate issues (multiple topics)

• United States – Minnesota-Cass Lake, Leech Lake

Hot Topic: Healing Run (multiple topics)

• United States – Minnesota-Cook County

Hot Topic: Health care (multiple topics)

• United States – Minnesota -Grand Rapids

Hot Topic: Governor’s forum/elections (multiple topics)

• United States – Minnesota-Minneapolis

Hot Topic: Policing the cops (multiple topics)
Hot Topic: Homelessness in Minneapolis (multiple topics)
Hot Topic: Snowplowing (multiple topics)

• United States – Minneapolis-Cedar Riverside

Hot Topic: Crime and policing issues (multiple topics)

United States – Minneapolis-Northeast 

Hot Topic: Car repair question

• United States – Minneapolis-Powderhorn

Hot Topic: Bartering network (multiple topics)

• United States – Minneapolis-Seward

Hot Topic: Reaction/events related to triple homicide (multiple topics)

• United States – Minneapolis-Standish Ericsson

Hot Topic: Credit unions vs. banks
Hot Topic: Weather (snow, icy sidewalks, etc) (multiple topics)

• United States – Minnesota-Roseville

Hot Topic: Speeding (multiple topics)

• United States – Minnesota-St. Paul

Hot Topic: Instant Runoff Voting (multiple topics)
Hot Topic: Candidates for police chief (multiple topics)

 
• United States – Ohio-Central Ohio 

 

• United States –St. Paul-Frogtown  

Hot Topic: Central Corridor light-rail (multiple topics)

• United States –St. Paul-Highland Park

Hot Topic: Snyders/Walgreens (multiple topics)

• United States – Minnesota-Winona

Hot Topic: Rail and transit (multiple topics)