Come, hang out and meet OL reporters and team members, local leaders and your community neighbors - then talk about the issues.

This second news cafe will focus on how people in Oakland use social media to get the word out about causes and events - with powerful results.

The topic of discussion: Why social media is a powerful tool for connecting people around events and issues - and sharing important moments as they happen.

Our sponsor - Full Court Communications - will join the discussion of best practices and real world cases for using social media tools that have taken place in Oakland. Find out how Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, uStream and blogs have become amplifiers for cultural connections and causes.

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Join us at Urban Blend on Broadway near Jack London Square and talk about why social media is a powerful toll for connecting people around events and issues.

Panelists to include:

    Jamie Omar Yassin, hyphy_republic, Occupy Oakland Media, @hyphy_republic
    Adam Rozan, Audience Development Manager, Oakland Museum of California, @adamrozan
    Meredith Fenton, Ella Baker Center, Communications, @meredithfenton, @ellabakercenter
    Alyssa Eisenberg, Occupied Oakland Tribune, @alyssa011968
    CB Smith-Dahl, Oakland Local social media community leader, @oaklandlocal, fb.me/oaklocal

Moderator: Dan Cohen, Full Court Press
Introductions: Kwan Booth
Oakland Local reporter and tweeter: Steve Fisher

How does the News Cafe work?

Coffee , tea and pastries are served from  8 to 9 a.m., followed by a panel discussion from 9 to 10 a.m.

Admission is $4-$7 drink and pastry included, sliding scale for folks who are out of work, students, etc.

Editorial coverage for this event is sponsored by Full Court Communications, Oakland's super cool communications and social marketing company

For info on sponsorship of future events, contact newscafe@oaklandlocal.com;  Send ideas for NewsCafe to newscafe@oaklandlocal.com.


If You Go

Oakland News Cafe: Social media and social causes, getting the word out in Oakland

When: 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28

Where: Urban Blend Cafe, 333 Broadway, Oakland

Sponsor: Full Court Press/Communications

Cost: $7, includes coffee and a pastry; $4 low-income rate

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