Change.org -- not to be confused with President-elect Barack Obama's transition team Web site Change.gov -- announced the winners of its "Ideas for Change in America" competition on Friday. Since Election Day more than 650,000 votes were cast for more than 7,500 ideas for how the Obama administration and 111th Congress should change America. Change.org founder Ben Rattray followed the announcement by launching a national advocacy campaign behind each winning idea.
The 10 winning ideas reflect diverse interests like: securing universal heath care, lesbian/gay/bisexual transgender rights, and sustainable green energy. The list also includes ideas often left off of the national agenda but with powerful grassroots support, organizers said. Those included: restoring civil liberties, ending the prohibition on medicinal marijuana, and advancing peace through new government institutions. All the winners can be viewed at www.change.org/ideas.
The National Press Club event included a panel discussion about how the incoming administration and advocacy groups can use the Web to deepen civic participation. Scheduled speakers included Chris Hughes, director of My.BarackObama.com and co-founder of Facebook; Jose Antonio Vargas, political reporter for the Washington Post; Democratic strategist Joe Trippi; MySpace political director Lee Brenner; and Macon Phillips, director of new media for the presidential transition team.
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