Archive: August 2008

Fad, Trend, or Movement?

Many might consider the emerging phenomenon of non-profits' use of new technology a fad, or, at best, just the latest trend. But for the past 8 months, MoveSmart.org has benefited enormously from what we would argue is a movement of social change activists dedicated to using new technologies.

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In Case You Missed It...

  • Our friends at the Neighbors Project have released their very cool "Bodega Party in a Box". We were priveleged to get one of the first editions and can't wait to try out a few of the recipes during a convention party this Thursday.
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Almost back to normal

As you can see things look slightly different, but after much fiddling I think most things are back to normal. Some links may be dead or pointing to the wrong place - please browse through our posts or use the search box to find what you're looking for. We're working on a much larger update to this site, which should be up in mid-September.

Again, thanks for your patience.

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A few glitches...

After being dumped by our previous host as they were bought out (note: stay far, far away from ItsYourDomain.com, WebIdentity.com, and DomainDirectHosting.com), MoveSmart.org is finally back up and running. Within a few hours the now-missing posts will be back. All of the missing posts are now back, but when we upgraded to the new version of WordPress our current theme stopped displaying correctly (hence the missing links on the right).

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A Rare Opportunity: the Housing Bill and Segregation

While most news outlets have focused on the Fannie/Freddie bailout and the fund for FHA-insured re-structured loan pieces of the new housing bill (formally named “The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008“, H.R. 322), a number of the less well-known provisions will have an enormous impact on affordable housing opportunities and pose a challenge to housing advocates and HUD - will these new housing opportunities add to, have no affect on, or decrease segregation?

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Live Blogging: Nat’l Comm on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Hearings (Chicago)

MoveSmart.org will be live blogging from the first hearings of the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. The Commission, created through a joint effort of the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights (Lawyers’ Comm), the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), will be hosting four day-long hearings around the country to investigate the state of fair housing. Once the hearings are concluded, the Commission will make a series of recommendations for the next administration.

From around 9:00am until 5:00pm CDT on 7.15.08, we’ll be live blogging after the jump and the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center is video streaming the day as well (click here for the ASL video stream). The usual caveats about live blogging apply below.

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