Website Updates Put Us at the Cutting Edge

by Laura Alfring

The NLG’s Website Committee has been working hard to improve our website so we can bring the Guild to the masses through better technology, frequent website updates, and interactive web features.

We are working with Jonathan McIntosh of Rebellious Pixels to do a complete overhaul of the current website.  Jonathan comes with impressive credentials and an extensive background in web design. We hope to have the website up and running within a few weeks.

The new website will include an updated Guild history, complete with links to media articles on significant events and campaigns, such as NLG actions surrounding the Democratic National Convention, FBI investigations of the Guild, our work representing protestors, and our housing advocacy.

Additionally, the new website will incorporate several Web 2.0 features, including Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube. We will use Flickr (a photo-sharing website) to post photos from protests, rallies, Happy Hour and other events.  We will use YouTube to broadcast videos of Guild events, including our monthly Brown Bag lunch series (see page above).   We will also have an easy-to-read calendar with links to information on Street Law Clinics and other upcoming events.  Mass Dissent will be posted on the website in a user-friendly format that  allows the reader to click on articles of  interest, instead of scrolling through a cumbersome PDF document.

The new website will be much more accessible to the public.  It will provide people with a better way to keep up with the Guild’s activities and allow for more frequent updates about upcoming events.  With interactive features such as video, Facebook, and Flickr, it will allow our members to participate in the Guild in unprecedented ways.