WPA 2.0 - Unite! Inspire! Record!

Unite! Inspire! Record!

Mission

WPA 2.0 Stories From the Recovery

We are working on a national initiative in the spirit of the historic Works Progress Administration that we call WPA 2.0. The WPA of the 1930s commissioned artists to photograph, sketch, and film the faces and stories of America during the New Deal. WPA 2.0 expands on the concept by embracing contemporary trends in user-generated media, social networking, and volunteerism. We believe that WPA 2.0 will be an evolving national coalition uniting the artistic, academic, and citizen creator communities in documenting and celebrating the projects emerging from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Harrison Higgins is now a member of WPA 2.0

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October 14

Jill Poyourow updated their profile

October 4

joshua fouts and David Green are now friends

October 2

Dan Bihn is now a member of WPA 2.0

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September 27

Jill Poyourow is now a member of WPA 2.0

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September 15

www.makemoneywith-google.com is now a member of WPA 2.0

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September 5

Paul Rosovsky and Sherri Dunlap are now friends

September 4

Sherri Dunlap is now a member of WPA 2.0

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September 4

Aimee Fullman and Jen Thomas are now friends

September 3

David Green and Kim Holocher-Furletti are now friends

September 3

Michelle Reamy is now a member of WPA 2.0

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August 23

Lauren Gillette and Nancy Grace Horton joined WPA 2.0

August 21

Cari T is now a member of WPA 2.0

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August 16

joshua fouts updated their profile

August 13

Citizen Creator updated their profile photo

August 2

Citizen Creator added a blog post

Documenting Good Works

August 2

Blog Posts

Documenting Good Works

We've been working on workshops for non-profits on digital storytelling / social media ... how to "document and celebrate" a for-good project.

Representing projects through compelling stories makes your organization's "good work" easier to communicate to others and more memorable.

Conventional approaches to project reporting often fail to capture the deeper and more authentic story. Standard forms or reports focus on quantitative data and general descriptions of activity, and don’t capture the… Continue

Posted by Citizen Creator on August 2, 2009 at 10:16pm

It's serious (global jobless)

The International Labour Organisation estimates global jobless tally will increase 21-50m this year ... http://bit.ly/17g4UF

Posted by John Reaves on August 2, 2009 at 5:41pm

Narrative vs. Numerical Data

We've been working on a workshop on narrative media as a critical component of Gov2.0 reporting & transparency ... a counterpoint to numerical data. It's aligned with the "citizen creator" concept ... narrative structured social media for project PR, created by project participants and impacted members of the community.

Ethnography and other "white space" discovery methods are becoming critical to social research, NPD, and other fields, why not the push towards transparency that's part of G… Continue

Posted by John Reaves on August 2, 2009 at 5:38pm

Mashable Announces Summer Of Social Good Charity Drive

I know we have recently mentioned Mashable here, especially in regard to their directions and assistance in making social media more potent on this side of the Iran election protests. While we were hitting Mashable for more ways to follow the flurry of activity going… Continue

Posted by Michael Oberle on June 18, 2009 at 11:30am

The Role of Art & Artists in the 1930s WPA and Today

A panel held at the Queens College Museum in May 2009 discussed the role of art and artists in the work done under the WPA, and the prospects for the arts in today's ecomonic climate. Panelists: Dr. Amy Winter, Director of the museum, Nick Taylor, author of "American Made," and Dr. Fran… Continue

Posted by Paul Rosovsky on June 16, 2009 at 10:30am

Forum

Frequently Asked Questions (Social Network Website) 4 Replies

Please ask any general questions about posting, adding files or editing here so we can answer them as quickly as possible. All members of the community are welcome to and encouraged to answer any q...

Tagged: help, questions, howto, how, to

Started by Michael Oberle. Last reply by Michael Oberle May 12.

WPA 2.0 Branding 3 Replies

What statement can we make with our image that will be non-partisan and about the cause rather than the politics.

Tagged: 2.0, website, direction, wpa, branding

Started by Michael Oberle. Last reply by Zoe Woodworth May 6.

Forum Categories 2 Replies

One of the features of this website is to make categories for the forums. I think this is a great idea and would give purpose immediately to our discussions. I want ask our community what are the c...

Tagged: structure, Forum, categories

Started by Michael Oberle. Last reply by Zoe Woodworth May 6.