Online activists, get ready to rumble in Minneapolis.
Netroots Nation, the annual convention for online activists from the left, will be in Minneapolis June 16 to 19. RightOnline, the annual conference for online activists from the right, will be in the same city from June 17 and 18.
A sample of their differences?
"We chose a city and venue that echoes our progressive values," Netroots says, in explaining why the conference will be in Minneapolis this summer. "The convention center touts a commitment to sustainability that includes a broad recycling program."
From the RightOnline organizer: "The progress we have made in online activism and grassroots organizing helped folks like you make a meaningful impact on important public policy debates, however the Obama administration continues to threaten our freedoms on a daily basis." The conference promises to give participants, "the tools (they) need to get our country back on the path to freedom and prosperity."
NetRoots and RightOnline both held their events in Las Vegas last year.
