We've actually worked quite successfully in Boston *with* students and in universities as well as *beyond* academia. While it probably makes sense at this point to be primarily university chapter-focused, I don't see why others can't get involved. I'd like to define "student" as broadly as possible -- essentially, anyone with a willingness to learn.
-E On 10/2/07, Fred Benenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, it's a shame that some people can't find value in campus organizing as > there's surely precedent. > > Crosbie: why not consider an organization such as iCommons which has much > broader goals and membership? > > F > > > > On 10/2/07, Thomas (TJ) Olsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > absolutely disagree--students and academia in this country and globally > > have a long history of great activism and creative output > > > > tj > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Crosbie Fitch" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'Discussion of Free Culture in general and this organization > > inparticular'" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 6:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [FC-discuss] FreeCulture.org is now Students for Free Culture > > > > > > >I would have thought "Artists for Free Culture" would have been better. > > > > > > Or even "Free Citizens for Free Culture" > > > > > > I would suspect that the popular conception of a student is a passive > > > receptacles for knowledge, only expected to start doing anything > > > significantly productive/creative until after they've ceased being a > > > student. > > > > > > The last thing a passive receptacle needs is the freedom to publish > copies > > > or derivatives. People will assume students are just after broader > > > educational exemptions for using the library photocopier. > > > > > > So 'Students for Free Culture' comes across as if it was "Couch Potatoes > > > for > > > Free Culture". > > > > > > At worst "Students can't afford much, so we should get the world's > culture > > > free of charge. Thanks." > > > > > > The best light it can be put in is "Typically militant students having > the > > > luxury of being able to agitate against cultural oppression of the > masses" > > > > > > What's so special about a student? > > > > > > That's what I want to know. > > > > > > If you say 'many people showed up who were not aware that we were a > > > student > > > organization', perhaps instead of concluding that you need to strengthen > > > the > > > student angle, you could have concluded that you should ditch the > student > > > angle (even if students do constitute the key demographic most able to > > > perceive the corruption in copyright and patent). > > > > > > The last thing a body that champions cultural freedom should be is > > > exclusive. > > > > > > If only FreeCulture.org was now 'Everyone for Free Culture' > > > > > > "We found people were confused when we said it was a student > organisation, > > > so we've stopped saying that. We now just say it's an open and > egalitarian > > > organisation that welcomes everyone interested in promoting cultural > > > freedom" > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Discuss mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
