The Global Citizen: White House

Obama Stands Up for International Affairs Funding at Google+ Hangout

Julia Strasser | January 31st, 2012
Topics: Get Involved, UN Funding, Capitol Hill

Monday night President Obama participated in the first Presidential virtual interview ever! This Google+ Hangout event was part of the White House's continued public outreach following the State of the Union Address last Tuesday. Since the president's address last week, the White House has been requesting that people send in questions via all forms of social media, and has been holding Twitter interviews with many of the senior administration officials. This Hangout was the culmination of that week, and it turned out to be a great moment for foreign policy!

Two Julias Tweet-Up at the White House

Julia Strasser | January 25th, 2012
Topics: Get Involved, Election News & Analysis, Capitol Hill

Just six months ago I was not a huge social media user, and never dreamed that Twitter would turn out to be my ticket to the White House. My coworker Julia Bunting and I were invited to watch the State of the Union address at the White House in a room full of advocacy tweeters, and then participated in a live discussion with senior Administration officials afterwards. The live “Tweet-Up” was an amazing experience and I wanted to give you a glimpse of the action.

White House Briefing a Success!

Anu Joshi | September 2nd, 2011
Topics: Genocide Prevention, Get Involved, UN Funding, Take Action, Partners for Global Change, Chapters, Capitol Hill

The White House participants in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg

The White House Briefing and Training brought 50 people from 23 states to Washington DC to experience a day of briefings at the White House and a full day training at the Citizens for Global Solutions National Office. Everyone involved found the event exhilarating, useful and energizing to continue their activism after they left the nation's capitol.

One participant remarked: "I am honored to have been able to attend this event and feel it will definitely help me continue to lobby much more effectively, with more coverage and with a better understanding of the facts. Thank you. Also, a very diverse group - that is a big priority for me personally."

For many visiting the East Wing of the White House was a once in a lifetime experience: "The only place more impressive to have met would be the Oval Office!"

White House Staff Scream: "We are all in Uproar!"

Citizens for Global Solutions | July 31st, 2008
Topics: Other

Historians are of the opinion that President George W. Bush will go down in the books as possibly the worst president of the United States. Polls published by CNN suggest that Bush is also the most unpopular president in America's history. Americans gave Mr. Bush a 70% disapproval rating on how he is handling his job as the Nation's leader.

What's Cooking With the Large Economies Summit on Climate Change

Citizens for Global Solutions | August 6th, 2007
Topics: Climate Change, United Nations

I hinted in a couple of posts last week that I attended an interesting meeting with a White House official last week to discuss the summit planned for this fall on climate change. The White House policy is changing for the better - it's a long way from decent, but it will hopefully create room for others to lead. Here's a quick download of my meeting:

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