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communities need sunlight, water and modern tools; a majestic forest
communities need sunlight, water and modern tools; a majestic forest
will come. Organized Community Mentoring within OLPC Contributors
will come. Organized Community Mentoring within OLPC Contributors
Program (which I overhauled earlier this year thanks to a dedicated
Program (which I overhauled [in 2009] thanks to a dedicated
team of volunteers) has proved instrumental to this end.
team of volunteers) has proved instrumental to this end.
Building a movement around diverse Grassroots Innovation means learning
Building a movement around diverse Grassroots Innovation means learning
from our failures. While I prefer the word Adoption to Deployment,
from our failures. While I prefer the word Adoption to Deployment,
XO/Sugar supporters spontaneously came together with me Sept 6-11
XO/Sugar supporters spontaneously came together with me Sept 6-11 [2009, among others]
in Washington DC (with zero funding) to prove [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs This Can Work!]
in Washington DC (with zero funding) to prove [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs This Can Work!]
REAFFIRMED MORE EXPLICITLY FOR 2010-2011:
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2010-September/011662.html
* Bring Budgetary Authority to Sugar Labs from OLPC, and Others
* Bring Budgetary Authority to Sugar Labs from OLPC, and Others
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
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 October 17/18th 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.
* 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
the coming decade, open to all meaningful partnerships, while always
the coming decade, open to all meaningful partnerships, while always
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 2 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 :)