Thread by @The_War_Economy

.@kotakuinaction closed down briefly and the founder of the board who closed it (who said that @thedonaldreddit was a dark, dark place) promoted Indivisible.

This is a link to the final post before Kotaku In Action was shut down.

archive.fo/4rNFc

Indivisible was founded by Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin.

Other staff members include Angel Padilla, Maria Urbina and Sarah Dohl.

Board members include Bill Dempsey (SEIU), Christie George (New Media Ventures)...

indivisible.org/about-us/

... Leah Greenberg, Marielena Hincapié (National Immigration Law Center), Ezra Levin, Heather C. McGhee (Demos) and Tom Perriello (Win Virginia).

indivisible.org/about-us/

Tom Perriello has connections to an organisation known as Avaaz, which he founded with Ricken Patel, Jeremy Heimans, David Madden, Eli Pariser, Tom Pravda, Andrea Woodhouse, Res Publica and MoveOn.

Avaaz also partnered with SEIU, GetUp and others.

web.archive.org/web/2008011008…

Jeremy Heimans is the co-founder and CEO of Purpose, an LGBT rights group backed by institutions such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the ACLU and Google. Heimans is also a former employee of McKinsey & Company.

purpose.com/team/#s=Jeremy…

David Madden's career:

* Entrepreneur In Residence, Omidyar Network, Jan 2018 - Present
* Founder, Phandeeyar, 2014 - Present
* Co-Founder, Purpose, 2005 - Present
* Co-Founder and CEO, Parami Road, 2012 - 2014
* Vice President of Marketing, Jetsetter, May 2010 - Jan 2011

* Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Peek, Oct 2008 - May 2010
* Chair of the Board / Co-Founder, GetUp, 2005 - 2009
* Co-Founder, Avaaz, 2006 - 2007
* Co-Founder, Win Back Respect, 2004
* Consultant, World Bank, 2001 - 2002

Eli Pariser is on the Board of the Open Society Foundations' U.S. Programs, with others such as Leonard Benardo, Leon Botstein, Alexander Soros and George Soros.

opensocietyfoundations.org/about/boards/u…

Leon Botstein:

https://twitter.com/The_War_Economy/status/969705178827055104

Eli Pariser is the President and co-founder of Upworthy. He is on the team with Ben Goldhirsh, Casey Caplowe, Grace Kim, Melanie Kirk, Jennifer Lindenauer, Max Schorr, Anitra St. Hilaire, Will Tracy and Charlie Wilkie.

upworthy.com/about

Eli Pariser was also the Executive Director of MoveOn for a time, where he helped co-found Avaaz, until he left to write The Filter Bubble. After this, he founded Upworthy.

theguardian.com/media/2017/jan…

Career of Tom Pravda:

* Diplomat, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Oct 2003 - Present
* Co-Founder, Res Publica, 2003 - Present
* Co-Founder, Avaaz, 2006 - Present
* Senior Advisory, Integrity Research and Consultancy, 2011 - 2013
* Advisor, US State Department, 2009 - 2010

Tom Pravda continued:

* Contributor, Oxford Analytica, 2002
* Consultant, United Nations, 2000 - 2001

Education:

* University of Oxford, MA, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, 1996 - 1999

Andrea Woodhouse's career:

* Various Positions, World Bank
* Consultant, United Nations, Mar 2010 - May 2012
* Associate, Institute For State Effectiveness, Sep 2006 - Jun 2007
* Founder, Avaaz, 2006 - 2007
* Adviser, Government of Indonesia, 2005
* Founder, Win Back Respect