This is very true, several of my colleagues and our organization has been using this term in programs and civic engagement. We have a program that we call Techno Activism Project which we do in partnership with SALSA as an ongoing training series www.hotsalsa.org. We've been doing programs like this for over five years.
We work with social activists to become techno activists. Many are and don't know it. Peace and Blessings Shireen Mitchell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Executive Officer - Digital Sisters, Inc. VP Community Technology Centers' Network Main Office 202.722.6881 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.digital-sistas.org www.ctcnet.org CFC# 5630 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:52 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] What does it mean to be a technology activist? "Technology activist" isn't really a new term; I've been hearing it for at least a decade. Do a Google search for it and you'll get at least 500 hits. I also searched google groups and found Phil Agre using it in a CPSR newsletter in August 1994. So it's more of an oldie-but-goodie than anything else... -andy >> Many thanks to you Taran for the term "technology activist" > > Actually, a lot of people don't realize it... but I believe that it's > actually Andy who coined the term, at least in describing me. > >> - I anticipate that those words will save me - and many other >> technology activists - lots of long complicated descriptions. Now we >> can simply say what we *are* - instead of having to describe what we >> are trying to do. Brilliant. > > Andy deserves a bow on that one. > > -- ------------------------------ Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.andycarvin.com ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
