New_ Public (https://newpublic.org/) is “strengthening public conversation”. At this Reserve St. Public Working Group meeting over Zoom, we’ll hear from representatives of New_ Public and the University of Texas at Austin about how social media is impacting the ways citizens work, collaborate, and build up their communities. Learn how Facebook community pages like “Let’s Improve Missoula’s Reserve St.” are of interest to these researchers as we discuss ways in which social media is used effectively by grassroots movements.