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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.


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   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
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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 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
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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 :)