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| Gratuitous travel exhausts our earth's vanishing resources. But I | | Gratuitous travel exhausts our earth's vanishing resources. But I |
| paid for several trips around North America and Europe over the | | paid for several trips around North America and Europe over the |
− | past 2 years for a reason -- to lay these seeds. Now we can move | + | past [3] years for a reason -- to lay these seeds. Now we can move |
| our community-building beyond cultivating hobbyists into a learning | | our community-building beyond cultivating hobbyists into a learning |
| organization, willing to both negotiate large contracts and | | organization, willing to both negotiate large contracts and |
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| expertise, physical XO libraries, a grassroots repair shop, monthly | | expertise, physical XO libraries, a grassroots repair shop, monthly |
| talks and a sophisticated network of nearby computer clubhouses. | | talks and a sophisticated network of nearby computer clubhouses. |
− | Similarly, I will be working hard with [http://olpclearningclub.org Mike Lee] to seed a multitalented | + | Similarly, I [worked] hard with [http://olpclearningclub.org Mike Lee] to seed a multitalented |
− | Sugar/OLPC group this fall in NY City, starting [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_New_York mid-November] if | + | Sugar/OLPC group in NY City [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_New_York going strong for a year now] if |
| you can hopefully join! EG. The [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Repair_center_locations volunteer repair centers] | | you can hopefully join! EG. The [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Repair_center_locations volunteer repair centers] |
| I coordinate worldwide for OLPC can now grow into a much stronger | | I coordinate worldwide for OLPC can now grow into a much stronger |
− | network with proper Care And Feeding. | + | network of networks with proper Care And Feeding. |
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| * Now is the time to build a Broad-Based 21st Century Learning Movement | | * Now is the time to build a Broad-Based 21st Century Learning Movement |
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| protecting our organic grassroots. This will not be easy, but the | | protecting our organic grassroots. This will not be easy, but the |
| lifelong friends I've made over the last [3 years] in the OLPC/Sugar | | lifelong friends I've made over the last [3 years] in the OLPC/Sugar |
− | community will make this possible. Kids need healthy families to | + | community makes this possible. Kids need healthy families to |
| explore their worlds, not tabloid divorces, to advocate for | | explore their worlds, not tabloid divorces, to advocate for |
| 1 billion small-but-growing brains on this planet. Sugar Labs and | | 1 billion small-but-growing brains on this planet. Sugar Labs and |
| OLPC owe it to the world's children to similarly mature into | | OLPC owe it to the world's children to similarly mature into |
| responsible, playful, lifelong parents! Even if not <i>always</i> loved :) | | responsible, playful, lifelong parents! Even if not <i>always</i> loved :) |