About Political Gastronomica
Political Gastronomica is a discourse on technology and online activism - how the marketplace of governing and ideas is improving with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Author Sanford Dickert, former CTO of John Kerry for President Campaign, works with political campaigns, non-profits and private companies from the Fortune 500 to startups.
Dickert leverages online community engagement techniques and technical vision for brand and message management through effective application of social media and organizational processes.
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Personal Democracy Forum ’06
This past Monday, while in the midst of a campaign, I had a prior commitment to a friend to help the Personal Democracy Forum to do their podcasting and speak on the panel, “Free, Easy and/or Cheap Tools That Anyone Can Use”. After a terrific conference with various speakers which included NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Markos from Daily Kos, Jerome Armstrong (formerly of myDD), Congressman Anthony Weiner, Joe Trippi and a host of other luminaries in the political and technology world – it was said that this conference was a resounding success. Continue reading
“Land of the Blind” – intriguing film
Spent part of Saturday at the TriBreca Film Festival – where my friend purchased tickets to see “Land of the Blind” – a new film by director Robert Edward. While the actors were enough to create a draw (Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland, and Lara Flynn Boyle), what intrigued me was the opening discussion – that the film was a “satiric political drama about terrorism, assassination, and the power of memory”. Continue reading
Personal Democracy Forum – May 15th
This year, the Personal Democracy Forum is being held in New York City at the CUNY Graduate Center.
This year, the keynote speaker is Attorney General Elliot Spitzer, candidate for Governor of New York with Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas signing their book, “Crashing the Gate”. Continue reading