Carl Davidson

Current

• Webmaster at Progressives for Obama
• Field Organizer at Solidarity Economy Network
• Steering Committee at United for Peace and Justice

• Steering Committee at Global Studies Association

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Past

• Owner at Independent Media / Techtrain (Sole Proprietorship)
• News Editor at Guardian Newsweekly

Education

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Penn State University-University Park

Recommended

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Connections

57 connections

Industry

Civic & Social Organization

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Website

Carl Davidson’s Summary

Political activist for over 40 years, especially in peace and justice movements. Leader of SDS in the 1960s, founder of CTCNet and many community technology centers, theoretical work on the social impact of technology, strategies for change and 21st century socialism. Grass roots organizer, public speaker, webmaster-for-hire.

Carl Davidson’s Specialties:

Creating User-Friendly, Low Cost Web Sites for Social Change Projects and Groups, Computer training with those with few information technology skills--ex-offenders, dropout youth, the unemployed and underemployed. Also, using software applications and the internet as tools of social change.

Carl Davidson’s Experience

• Webmaster

  Progressives for Obama

  (Political Organization industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  This is a Political Project, not an Institution, and independent of the Obama campaign or any party. http://progressivesforobama.blogspot.com AND our new home, http://progressivesforobama.net

• Field Organizer

  Solidarity Economy Network

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

  November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)

• Steering Committee

  United for Peace and Justice

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)

  October 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)

• Steering Committee

  Global Studies Association

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Political Organization industry)

  January 2001 — Present (8 years 7 months)

• Owner

  Independent Media / Techtrain (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Computer Networking industry)

  January 1985 — October 2007 (22 years 10 months)

  Semi-retired, part-time only

• News Editor

  Guardian Newsweekly

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

  August 1968 — August 1976 (8 years 1 month)

Carl Davidson’s Education

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  MA , Philosophy , 1965 — 1966

• Penn State University-University Park

  BA , Philosophy , 1961 — 1965

Additional Information

Carl Davidson’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Website

Carl Davidson’s Interests:

Social networking, Independent Grassroots Electoral Organizing, Web 2.0, Mobile Technology, E-Learning

Carl Davidson’s Groups:

Solidarity Economy Network, United for Peace and Justice, CTCNet, Green Party, Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism. SolidarityEconomy.Net, Global Studies Association, Chicago Third Wave Study Group

•    US Solidarity Economy Network

Carl Davidson’s Honors:

Chicago Board of Elections 'Making a Difference' Award for Voter Registration, Nelson Algren Award for 'Social Conscience of Chicago.' People's World Chris Hani-Rudy Lozano Award for Antiwar Organizing in Chicago.

Carl Davidson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch