PRESS NOTICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 19 OCTOBER 2005.
CONTACT: XAVIER LEONARD, (619) 232 - 9573, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS GOES DIGITAL!
Ombligo de los Barrios Chicano Park Wireless
Network to launch with a FREE Dia de los
Muertos/Day of the Dead Celebration
Sunday October 30th, 2005, 12pm - 4pm
Chicano Park, San Diego, California
El Ombligo de los Barrios (the Chicano Park WiFi
network) launches with a free family-oriented
celebration of Dia de los Muertos from 12pm to
4pm. This fun-filled, family-oriented day honors
the Day of the Dead holiday traditions ,
celebrates the distinctive Barrio Logan culture,
and provides an opportunity for all to explore
the benefits that wireless technology can bring
to a community. The event is free and open to all.
For years, Barrio Logan was known as "el ombligo
de los Barrios," "the belly button of the
Barrios." As the oldest Barrio in San Diego, it
was the first stop for people who had just cross
the border. It was the place to come to connect
with family, with jobs, and even legal services
from Spanish speaking lawyers. As other
communities have grown, Barrio Logan has lost
some of that central status. This landmark
installation of a wireless network in Chicano
Park, where thousands come to view world-famous
murals each year, will bring some of that
centrality back to the Barrio. On Sunday, October
30th, Barrio Logan will once again be "el
Ombligo," only now it will be a belly button of
the Digital Age.
Family-oriented, free activities:
Altars created by a community group under the
leadership of Chicano Park muralist Victor Ochoa
Self-guided interactive tours of the park's
world-famous murals, with interactive content and
videos furnished by Heads On Fire, a
community-based technology education organization
Streaming video of "digital altars" produced
through Heads on Fire public workshops
Stations for making free Internet phone calls to anywhere in the world
A station for sending digital postcards
"Speaking With Fire" communal cell phone demonstration,
Los Alacranes performance. Los Alacranes are
local heroes and Smithsonian Folkways recording
artists,
Delicious food and prizes.
Wireless laptops will be provided for those who
do not have their own devices to access the
network.
Produced by the Chicano Park Steering Committee
(http://www.chicano-park.org) and Heads on Fire
(http://www.headsonfire.org), in partnership with
the MAAC project (http://www.maacproject.org) and
the San Diego Futures Foundation
(http://www.chicano-park.org).
The Ombligo de los Barrios celebration coincides
with a convening of community wireless supporters
from around the state for a California Wireless
Summit (http://www.ca-wireless.org) which is
sponsored by Community Technology Foundation of
California (http://www.zerodivide.org), Media
Alliance (http://www.media-alliance.org) and
Civitium (http://www.civitium.com). The Chicano
Park network, installed by SoCalFreeNet.Org
(http://www.socalfreenet.org), will be a rich and
important community resource and represents an
historically notable event in the deployment of
technology for community benefit.
SoCalFreeNet.Org has installed wireless networks
worldwide. The Ombligo in Chicano Park is poised
to be their most culturally significant site to
date.
For additional event information contact Heads On
Fire at 619.232.9573, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Xavier Leonard
Heads On Fire
San Diego, CA
ph.:619.232.9573 fx.:619.544.0993
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.headsonfire.org
"Fulfilling the promise of technology through community centered
collaborations."
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