OLPC/Sugar Community:
Already more than 100 people signed up to join http://CrisisCamp.org
tomorrow in Boston alone (2 blocks north of the MIT campus).
140 tech-democratizers showed up last week in DC, as widely broadcast on
NPR. Now over A Dozen Cities are Involved; don't change the channel on
Haiti!/
Please Join In Person Saturday, showing your face & your skills if your
city's involved -- paving the way for Haitians to not only survive, but
thrive, Educating each other long term to escape dependency cycles --
your help is vitally needed creating software/content/storytelling etc
eg. around community-mapping like http://haiti.ushahidi.com, innovative
DIY capacity-building projects like the Haiti Video Postcard Network
etc, born just 1 week ago in NYC alongside keystone Haitian Diaspora
communities across major US cities especially:/
http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/The_Open_Solace_Haiti_Project
/Likewise in Boston, Waveplave founder Tim Falconer, OLPC Community
Repair Center founding pioneer Ian Daniher & I (coordinator of OLPC's
worldwide community support volunteer team) will lead similar efforts,
with similar participation from OLPC volunteers in Miami, LA, etc --
thanks to tremendous community-organizing occuring every day and night
this week at the MIT Media Lab:/
http://CrisisCamp.org
http://twitter.com/c4fcm
http://krikkrak.media.mit.edu/IAP2010
/Please remind all thoughtful contributors worldwide: they too can
receive free XO Laptops if they're patiently helping dedicated Haitians
take back control of a badly shaken island and nation, sharing long-term
community/learning methods all can learn from -- approval takes place
online right here over Live Chat Fridays 2PM Eastern Time in an
open/transparent community process you are strongly encouraged to join:/
http://blog.laptop.org
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program/meetings
Quite Separately: Please also consider applying to work on the ground in
Haiti committing to 1-full-year with OLPC's brand new more structured
OLPCorps program, where you will receive (if approved) a stipend of
$500/month:
http://laptop.org/en/olpcorps/
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