For people in town this evening.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Samuel Klein</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="http://meta.sj">meta.sj</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 4:47 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: Please spread the word!<br>To: Boston OLPC group <<a href="mailto:olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org">olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org</a>>, "OLPC @ Olin" <<a href="mailto:olpc@lists.olin.edu">olpc@lists.olin.edu</a>>, OLPC Community Support <<a href="mailto:support-gang@lists.laptop.org">support-gang@lists.laptop.org</a>><br>
<br><br>For those in the area, here's an amazing documentary about the Maasai and their efforts to improve education in southern Kenya in a way that blends with their customs and traditions.<br><br>There's a brief discussion of the potential role for OLPC (as we have a number of opportunities coming up in Kenya).<br>
<br>Regards,<br>SJ<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Juma, Calestous</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:calestous_juma@harvard.edu" target="_blank">calestous_juma@harvard.edu</a>></span><br>
Subject: Please spread the word! <br><br><br>MAASAI: AT THE CROSSROADS<br>
A world university premiere of a 45-minute documentary about enriching the lives of Maasai children through education while respecting their customs, traditions and way of life.<br>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177381475497&index=1" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177381475497&index=1</a><br>
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Friday, October 30, 2009<br>
6:30pm - 8:30pm<br>
Hall D, Science Center, Harvard University<br>
1 Oxford Street<br>
Cambridge, MA<br>
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One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) <a href="http://laptop.org/en/" target="_blank">http://laptop.org/en/</a> <<a href="http://laptop.org/en/" target="_blank">http://laptop.org/en/</a>> will do a demo of the XO laptop after the screening.<br>
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For more information: <a href="http://askenya.org/index.php" target="_blank">http://askenya.org/index.php</a> <<a href="http://askenya.org/index.php" target="_blank">http://askenya.org/index.php</a>><br>
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Moderated by the narrator of the documentary:<br>
Professor Calestous Juma<br>
Harvard Kennedy School<br>
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6:30-6:40 Introduction<br>
Sarah Nam, Global Hunger Initiative, Harvard College<br>
Calestous Juma Harvard Kennedy School<br>
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6:40-7:25 Documentary<br>
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7:25-8:00 Q&A with the producers<br>
Teri Gabrielsen, Founder and Director, Africa School of Kenya<br>
Joe Dietsch, Producer<br>
Kristin Jordan, Producer<br>
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8:00-8:30 OLPC laptop demo<br>
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Organized by:<br>
Global Hunger Initiative (GHI), Harvard College<br>
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Co-sponsored by:<br>
The African Caucus, Harvard Kennedy School of Government<br>
African Students Association, MIT<br>
Harvard African Law Association, Harvard Law School<br>
One Laptop per Child (OLPC)<br>
Food Policy and Agricultural Development Group, Harvard Kennedy School<br>
Science, Technology and Globalization Project, Harvard Kennedy School <a href="http://www.belfercenter.org/global" target="_blank">http://www.belfercenter.org/global</a> <<a href="http://www.belfercenter.org/global" target="_blank">http://www.belfercenter.org/global</a>><br>
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