Actions Speak Louder

While the seasonal lights of New York City

 framed a decorated tree; 

                               inside New York University's Kimmel Center,
                      Personal Democracy Media [PDM][and assorted allies].

convened an amplified stage

with Micah Sifry

its Moderator.

Up front; 

@ the Center

of the Agenda:

Clay Shirky spoke of Open Source
as a critical ingredient of the
Occupy Movements.

Mark Meckler [pictured right] invoked America's "First Families" crediting

them with standing up to a distant King

for the sake of a nascent Republic.

In the audience's lap?

Perspectives

poised for combustion

on their face:

Ori Brafman [pictured right] spoke of "leaderless" possibilities;

swimming in a spectrum [faith, labor, 'politics']

of those who organize by leading

and lead by organizing

But irony had its time to shine:

Zeynep Tufekci whose political roots derive from Turkey and could be mistaken for an "ivory tower-type" [despite her substantial field work] funneled some sobering reminders into the minds of those who may have been elevated by the energy of the speakers who preceded her :

Throughout history there have been "many worthy movements" but the truth is it isn't enough to be for something; one must Act. 

Again and again.