<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hello community,</span></p><br>Join us for an exciting <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2011-March/012683.html">community update</a> this Sunday, March 6th at 9pm (EST) via conference call (details below). Learn about our progress in the Philippines, cool projects and insights into our community building approach! This would also be a wonderful opportunity for the eKindling team to answer any of your questions. <br>
<br>Lastly, did I mention participants will also get a chance to win an oh-so-cool, rare RED XO laptop? You have to be present at the meeting and be prepared to answer our soon-to-be released Philippines trivia question. Stay posted! <br>
<br>Below is a message from OLPC HQ's Community Organizer, Adam Holt! <br><br>So excited,<br><br>Ryan <br><br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Organic community edutech growth is not a mere slogan in the Philippines,
thanks to Ryan Letada (Exec Director of eKindling) bringing an exciting update
for us this Sunday, explaining the exceptional progress this community
organization is building out.<span style=""> </span>Remember:
the Philippines practically invented the term "people power" in 1986,
during the Marcos-to-Aquino nonviolent revolution -- exactly 25 years prior to the
Arab World discovering the same:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution"><span style="color: blue;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Volunteers/projects globally will learn important insights from
these devoted Filipinos' experiences -- and directly get involved if you too want
to help them build civil society, starting right here:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://olpcmap.net/?go=southeast_asia"><span style="color: blue;">http://olpcmap.net/?go=southeast_asia</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Beyond eKindling's strongest volunteer successes you may already
know about:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://educationkindling.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://educationkindling.wordpress.com</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://twitter.com/ekindling"><span style="color: blue;">http://twitter.com/ekindling</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Not to give away Ryan's entire talk (and "Filipino
Factoids" you will be asked to answer if you want to win a Red XO!) but
going forward, eKindling is in fact looking at integrating mapping into its
actual core curriculum, expanding upon the innovation in Uganda's <a href="http://mapuganda.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://mapuganda.blogspot.com</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How refreshing that an entire country might take seriously the
idea we "Help kids everywhere map their world, at <a href="http://olpcmap.net/"><span style="color: blue;">http://olpcMAP.net</span></a>
!" interweaving deep in-school learning across an entire country's
cultural </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">fabric./</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Please join us Sunday March 6th, 9PM EST on the usual number to
find out more -- RSVP if possible!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">+1 866 213-2185<span style=""> </span>or<span style=""> </span>+1 609 454-9914</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style=""> </span>Access Code: 1671650#</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style=""></span>(that's #olpc-help on
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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><div style="font-size: 12.5px;">Ryan Letada </div><div>Executive Director</div><div style="font-size: 12.5px;"><span style="font-size: 12.5px;">Education Kindling (eKindling) </span></div>
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