-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Elizabeth Stark wrote: > So IIRC you're no longer a formal student. Do you think that your role > in this organization should be lessened as a result?
Yes, and this is why I'm leaving: http://www.gavinbaker.com/2007/09/29/comments-on-the-freecultureorg-draft-bylaws/ (at the bottom) The organization should welcome my advice and assistance where warranted, but it no longer exists to serve me. It's for students. > I completely disagree in not having the org more open to non-official > students. Our group at Harvard and here in Boston has always welcomed > whoever is interested in getting involved with free culture-related > issues, and happily so. That doesn't mean that we haven't done > campus-specific projects (we have), but we've also been able to build > a network of people around the area interested in free culture, which > is an extremely valuable resource. The question is obviously not binary, but one of degree: "how open?". As I said, I think students should be the priority for our organizing, identity, and message. > On 10/2/07, Gavin Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Elizabeth Stark wrote: >>>> 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. > Chapters absolutely can outreach beyond their campuses. For instance, if > a chapter hosts a CopyNight event, it _has_ to be open to everyone. > There is generally no reason not to invite the general public to film > screenings, events, and the like. > > Similarly, Students for Free Culture will maintain solidarity with the > free culture movement in general. > > Because we organize students at college campuses doesn't mean we can > never leave campus. But it should point to the priorities for our time, > effort, and resources, not to mention our identity and message. > >>>> I'd like to define "student" >>>> as broadly as possible -- essentially, anyone with a willingness to >>>> learn. > I don't think there is much value in intentionally non-obvious > terminology. Without denying the important role of self-learners in > society, there is a particular social place and status of formal > students. That status carries a number of characteristics, such that > organizing students has particular value and is strategic in its own right. _______________________________________________ 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 - -- Gavin Baker Students for Free Culture http://freeculture.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHAuOHtLXQdLhFpekRAkayAKCFfkdW/ev0sNQNTya2z3J6yMWO4ACeOOu6 BuMspkKGKS2EI0HCfQ7EOUc= =Tx+Y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
