Announcing our 2009 "Community Organizing
for Deep Democracy" Retreat

An international conference organized by the Transformative Learning Centre (TLC) addressing issues of participatory democracy and citizenship learning.

Join entrepreneurs, innovators, community organizers, government officials, investors, and green business pioneers to explore cutting-edge social and environmental innovations, learn practical business skills, share best practices for network development, and connect with others in this flourishing network!

This retreat will offer tangible strategies for participants to effectively organize in their own communities to reclaim the constitutional promise of a sovereign citizenry.

The summit is the largest gathering of wireless network developers, technology and policy experts, and community organizers working to build universal, low-cost broadband networks around the world.

Since the first National Summit for Community Wireless Networks in 2004, nearly 400 Community Internet and municipal broadband projects have sprung up in the United States alone. The summit will discuss how the networks can better serve their target populations, the policies needed to support broader deployment of community wireless systems, and the latest technological and software innovations.