Us Now: Free Movie Screening in Toronto – May 5, 2009

Volunteer Toronto will be screening the film, Us Now, at Ryerson University, tomorrow evening and I am definitely looking forward to attending.

The description of the film comes by way of Don Tapscott (@dtapscott), co-author of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

“Us Now is a ground-breaking documentary project about the power of mass collaboration, the internet and its potential impact on society. Directed by Ivo Gormley, the film explores how the web is changing the ways we can organize ourselves. From a democratic football club where the fans pick the team to a lending service where everyone can be a bank manager, Us Now tells the story of new technology through human eyes, and for the first time brings together the leading thinkers in the field of participation and web culture to describe how mass collaboration could change society.“

There will be a panel discussion on the role of technology in community engagement and social change following the screening of the film, featuring:

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