Hey Jeremy,
Nice to meet you! And thanks for your email! Yes indeed the main site
hasn't been updated - and we'll do it soon. We are organizing the next SFC
conference at the EU parliament, it will take place the first and second of
March 2012. The theme of the conference is the free market of ideas. This
will be explored from an educational, entrepreneurial and cultural point of
view. The goal of the conference is to present 3 position papers, one for
each sub theme. The conference meta doc is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zRQFpDbHBYJtwuJgbxCOVsRpdgZkeiDsA-ruFd09Sqc/edit?authkey=CNG-te0M&hl=en_US&authkey=CNG-te0M&pli=1
Would your chapter be interested in getting involved? For instance in
creating an open source toolkit? Or taking any of the roles in the open
roles section?
Perhaps the best way to stay updated about SFC is the mailing list, it
tells you in real time what is happening.
Personally, I understand your frustration as sometimes you feel alone when
trying to push things forward. Your email is a reminder and a reward for
the work done, the time invested and the hope of delivering a better
future.
Keep in touch!
Ciao,
Andrea Fassina
Board of Directors
Students for Free Culture
On Oct 1 2011, Jeremy Pesner wrote:
Hello,
My name is Jeremy Pesner. I'm a first-year Master's student at
Georgetown University, and am interested in (re)starting the Georgetown
chapter. Though I made a presentation <http://prezi.com/26nfrgsry995/>, the
response from my classmates has been tepid. I am trying to pep their
enthusiasm, as I believe a lot of their interests, and those of my program,
are very much in line with SFC's. However, it has been difficult because of
a seeming lack of solidarity; there is nowhere I can point to which
indicates the latest happenings of Free Culture, including both the board
and the individual chapters. I had to do a lot of digging for any sort of
evidence that the movement still, in fact, exists. I even managed to speak
with Nelson Pavlosky, who doesn't seem to be so involved anymore.
I imagine, as people reading this email listserv and sitting on
SFC's board, that you believe in this movement and want it to succeed.
However, to be frank, it's very difficult to tell from my vantage point.
Of course everyone is busy and overcommitted, but in the time it took me
to write this email you could at least update the website. I'm sorry if I
come off as overly harsh, but I do need you to understand that new local
chapters can't flourish without a sense that we're actually connected to
anyone. Then we're just a group of Georgetown students who want to put on
a couple of events.
Best, Jeremy
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