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Re-Elect Peduto to Council in ‘09 has just sent an invitation to the facebook group for Bill Peduto’s campaign kick-off.

Peduto Campaign Kick-Off Party: Peduto, progressives, pastries

Friday, March 13, 2009
7-9pm
Schenley Ice Rink, Banquet Room
RSVP on peopleforpeduto@gmail.com or Facebook

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The message below was sent to the 300+ members of Young Professionals of Pittsburgh for Obama, which is part of Generation Obama.  The message, which was sent by one of the admins, included a link to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s re-election page on facebook.

Thank you all for supporting this group!!!

We know that even after our victory that the work is no where near finished!

Check out the link below: JOIN and LEAD THE CHANGE here in PITTSBURGH!!!

[Link to "I like Luke:  Re-elect Luke Ravenstahl" facebook group]

A new Facebook group was created today to support the hotness of trash cans.

Students For Reliable Trash Cans

Basic Info
Type: Common Interest – Politics
Description: This is a group for students who think that safe and reliable trash cans are necessary for a higher quality of life for Pittsburghers. Businesses need them, students need them, and residents need them. We support taking care of business.   We finally got ‘em, now let’s show ‘em some love! Which trash can do you prefer?

Contact Info
Office: A city trash can near you
Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Here are some additional pictures that are posted on the Facebook group…

Two Thumbs Up

State Budget Basics 101: What Every Progressive Leader Needs to Know

With the current economic situation, understanding Pennsylvania’s revenue system, tax policy and budget is a critical priority for people involved in progressive advocacy, politics and policy. Join Susan Gobreski, Executive Director of Education Voters PA and Sharon Ward, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center for a primer on Pennsylvania’s budget and tax system and the implications for policy priorities, including education funding and up to the minute information about the impact of the stimulus package.

Founded in 2005, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (PBPC) is a nonpartisan, statewide policy research project that provides independent, credible analysis on state tax, budget, and related policy matters, with attention to the impact of current or proposed policies on working families. The Budget and Policy Center analyzes and disseminates information on short-term budget, policy and revenue proposals as well as long-term trends and challenges.

Pittsburgh Brown Bag Lunch
Thursday February 18th, 11:30 am- 1pm

United Steel Workers Building
5 Gateway Center
Stanwix St & Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh PA

Join Education Voters PA on Facebook and rsvp : http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=709937891#/event.php?eid=63384611487

or rsvp through email: anne@educationvoterspa.org

or phone: 215 -564- 2299

Sponsored by:

Education Voters PA is a non partisan organization working to promote a pro-public education agenda to ensure that every child gets an excellent education, including working to elect people who support public education. Education Voters Institute is working to engage the public in public education policy issues.

The Center for Progressive Leadership (CPL) is a national political training institute that develops diverse leaders who can effectively advance progressive political and policy change.

While we wish we could provide some of the fancy graphs and research that Null Space provides, you will have to settle for our plain old chart to analyze this data. Last week we took a look at which candidates had groups on Facebook and the number of members in each group. Here is a look at the membership numbers a week later….

Looks like both Patrick Dowd and Luke Ravenstahl have increased their Facebook followings. Luke has lost a few student supporters.

Are there other candidates on Facebook that we are missing on this list? Do you think that Facebook has the potential to play a role in the Spring primary elections?

Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 is the Special Election to for Pittsburgh City Council District 2.  After reading this article from the City Paper about the lack of interest in the District 2 Special Election – we thought it was worth shedding some light on the fact that Tuesday is an election day.

Help Progress Pittsburgh Get Out the Vote on Tuesday with Facebook.  We are not advocating for a particular candidate – this is just an opportunity to use the Facebook platform to generate some buzz about the Special Election on Tuesday.

We have created a Facebook event about Election Day – please RSVP and invite your friends who live in District 2 to attend too.

Click here to join the City Council District 2 Special Election on Facebook.

You can also be a fan of Pittsburgh City Council District 2 on Facebook and invite your friend who live in the district.

The 4 candidates on the ballot are:

• Georgia Blotzer
• Brendan Schubert
• Theresa Smith
• Chris Metz

More information about each of these candidates is available here on the Post-Gazette’s website.

(Also you can be a fan of the Pittsburgh City Paper on Facebook here.  We know Chris Potter will appreciate the love.)

If you are a Facebook user, you know that it was hard to avoid Obamamania on Facebook in the past year.  And you certainly can’t avoid Steelers super bowl fever on Facebook – there are hundreds of Steelers fan groups on Facebook.

Can Facebook play a roll in the Primary elections here in Pittsburgh?

Lets look at some of the candidates and rumored candidates for mayor and their Facebook groups:

Mayor

• Students for Ravenstahl - 256 members
• Young Republicans that Support Luke Ravenstahl – 90 members, doesn’t look like it has been updated since 2007
• I Like Luke: Re-elect Luke Ravenstahl, Pittsburgh’s Mayor – 92 members
• Is Mayor Luke Ravenstahl stupid, corrupt or both? – 9 members
• Patrick Dowd for Mayor of Pittsburgh - 366 members (On Jan 20, the group had 81 members)
• Students for Patrick Dowd – 132 members
• The UNOFFICIAL Doug Shield for Mayor of Pittsburgh Group – 222 members

City Council

• Brendan Schubert – 52 supporters
• Recall Tonya Payne from Pittsburgh City Council – 2 members
• Bill Peduto – 149 Supporters

Other Races

• Hugh McGough – 252 Supporters

Other Elected Officials on Facebook

• Don Walko – 17 Supporters
• Mike Doyle – 299 Supporters
• Bring Back Mike Veon – 7 members

Are there any others that we are missing?  Who would you like to see on Facebook? Do you support your favorite candidates by joining their facebook groups?

Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed.

• THE HUDDLER: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING – A new blog is on the scene in Pittsburgh politics. Who is The huddler?
• Patrick Dowd for Mayor of Pittsburgh now has a Facebook Group – 81 members as of Jan 20, 2009.
• EOP – Blog Post – Change has come to WhiteHouse.gov – The white house now has a blog!!!!

Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed.

• Steel-City Stonewall Democrats | Facebook – The Steel City Stonewall Democrats are now on Facebook.
• League of Women Voters Indiana County Candidate Workshop – Sat. Jan 31, 2009 – learn about running for office
• Westwood woman announces candidacy for City Council seat – Theresa Smith of Westwood announced her candidacy for Pittsburgh City Council yesterday, seeking the seat vacated Monday by Dan Deasy, who won election to the state House.

Image via CrunchBaseJust 1 day left to register to vote in the great state of Pennsylvania to vote for the Presidential election in November, 2008.

If you are on Facebook there is an easy easy to make sure your friends are registered to vote. The Everybody Vote Facebook application! http://apps.facebook.com/everybodyvote/

Everybody VOTE is a non-partisan voter registration and mobilization campaign created to increase voter participation in Pennsylvania and dedicated to expanding the role of the state’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in voting and elections.

This application allows you to register to vote, as well as verify if you and your friends are already registered.

Help spread the word:

• Add the Everybody Vote Facebook Application
• Be a fan on the Everybody Vote Application Fan Page
• Join the Everybody Vote Group on Facebook

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