Keeping it clean. Who is KC.org and What Are We Doing?

Back in 2006 a group of citizens in Ward 9 started informal meetings for those living in the neighborhood to help educate and inform citizens on relevant topics in Kingston. It was a reaction to wanting to better utilize our alderman, who at the time was Mike Madsen, and our aim was to inspire more citizen input to help him to make decisions on our behalf.  Long before Facebook and Twitter and an onslaught of social media as a way of communicating.

Later on, we created this blog. In 2007 to be exact and since that time, it’s been a whole new ballgame. Its primary role was to create a place for our work in the ward, to encourage other wards to hold discussions online throughout the city and to nurture more citizen journalists.

With all the different  sources today, there is still nothing better than face to face communication. Blogs, social media and that sort of thing are fine, but can be partial to an individual’s point of view.  Who is the author? Supporters? Dissenters? Lurkers?

KC.org retired a few years ago, but is now reinstated because there seems to be a need. In light of transparency as we work to accomplish our ‘face to face’ with upcoming educational forums in a nonpartisan way, we have met with many elected officials and volunteers past and present. We plan on meeting with the Mayor, too, to discuss this work and to get his feedback.  That’s the beauty of KC.org.  No matter what ones personal views are on the issues or on the current colorful personalities on the scene today, it’s a refuge to fall back on so one can focus on education, consensus and ultimately change.

Are you interested in this work?  Don’t be shy.  Get in touch. We’ve got a job for you.

– Rebecca Martin
rebbytunes@earthlink.net

4 thoughts on “Keeping it clean. Who is KC.org and What Are We Doing?”

  1. I’m not as eloquent as you and I am not into politics or saying bad things about people such as The Mayor, so I guess I wouldn’t be a good candidate. I am involved and have lived in Kingston since I was 18 yrs old and want the city to be better and I see where it is coming along very nicely (takes awhile).
    I am a memberof the mayor’s Senior advisory commitee and am the President of our Senior club at Governor Clinton, I also am involved with “Shalom” at the Clinton Ave Methodist Church which is trying to clean up Kingston.
    Also I enjoy your music.

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