War Meetup – Back From the Bagdad – Stories to Share from Founder of Meetup Scott Heiferman
Scott Heiferman the Co-founder and Chief Organizer of Meetup.com just got back from Iraq. SiliconAngle.com supports the efforts of this group to bring new technology to facilitate social change – connecting and collaboration is the new opportunity. The only war going on today is a "War of Ideas".
Here are the words and a video from Scott:
The trip was an intense experience, and we made it home safely.
I was invited (along with someone from Google, YouTube, Twitter, and few others) to spend a few days helping Iraqis think about how the internet can help them strengthen their country.
I just posted a 2-minute video that I recorded for you all while I was in Baghdad. You can watch it on our blog here.
The day after I recorded the video was the deadliest day in Iraq in the past year.
Despite all the violence we hear about, there are millions of decent people in Iraq just trying to get by. They see the potential in creating community to make their world better, just like you do every day. What you all are doing with your Meetup Groups is so powerful, so inspiring.
Scott Heiferman
Meetup Co-Founder & Chief Organizer
PS. Stay tuned to http://meetupblog.meetup.com (or @meetup on Twitter) for more photos and stories from the trip in coming days.
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