Garlin Gilchrist is the Director of New Media at the Center for Community Change, where his task is building a base of online supporters that will advocate for public policies that are in the best interests of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, and reflect strong community values in ways that ensure that their authentic voices are heard, amplified, and respected.
During the 2008 Presidential Election season, Gilchrist served as the Social Media Manager for the Barack Obama campaign in Washington. In this capacity, Gilchrist used social networking and text messaging to engage more online volunteers during the final month of the campaign than any other state.
He co-founded in 2005 and contributes to the blog "The SuperSpade: Black Thought at the Highest Level," and is a former writer/host at the Brave New Films blog. These two sites marry high quality multimedia content and strategic, well-executed community organizing. Mr. Gilchrist also co-founded blacknetaction, a strategic collective of Black bloggers and online activists who coordinate web-based campaigns across the country.
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