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Holt

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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.


* Build Places for Teachers: Techie <i>and</i> [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/Vung_Vieng_Fishing_Vietnam Non-Techie]
* Build Places for Teachers: Techie <i>and</i> [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/Vung_Vieng_Fishing_Vietnam Non-Techie]
   Vividly illustrating how learning with Sugar might make their jobs
   Vividly illustrating how learning with Sugar might make their jobs
   easier, building lifelong [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricolage Bricolage]
   easier, building lifelong [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricolage Bricolage] dreams in their kids, eg:
  dreams in their kids, eg: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources
  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources
   I will work with the Red Hat-inspired http://teachingopensource.org
   I will work with the Red Hat-inspired http://teachingopensource.org
   initiative to match techie teachers with non-techie teachers to establish
   initiative (join me for [http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/TOSS09 Toronto's Summit Oct 29-30]) to match techie
  this critical social fabric. Building a movement around diverse Grassroots
  teachers with non-techie teachers to establish this critical social fabric.
  Innovation means learning from our failures.  While I prefer the word
  Building a movement around diverse Grassroots Innovation means learning
  Adoption to Deployment, XO/Sugar supporters spontaneously came together
  from our failures.  While I prefer the word Adoption to Deployment,
  with me Sept 6-11 in Washington DC (with zero funding) to prove [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs This Can Work!]
  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!]
 
  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
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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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   perfect example: building Sugar/XO synergies with deployment
   perfect example: building Sugar/XO synergies with deployment
   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 blubhouses.
   talks and a sophisticated network of nearby computer clubhouses.
   Similarly, I will be working hard with [http://olpclearningclub.org Mike Lee] to seed a broad-based
   Similarly, I [worked] hard with [http://olpclearningclub.org Mike Lee] to seed a multitalented
   Sugar/OLPC group this fall in NY City, starting Saturday Oct 17 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
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   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 :)
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