[Olpc-za] culture sharing initiative - workshop in Johannesburg

[Donald Klopper]

Hi Kara

You mentioned being in the Johannesburg area "this summer" ... hmmm maybe
give the guys here a month to work on ... it's always confusing when
northern hemisphere people talk about "summer" ... we're going into winter
now, and July is mid-winter ... which is your mis summer...

Anyway I'm watching from the sidelines ...

Donald




On 5/16/07, KARA SPRINGER <karaspringer at rogers.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,  I posted a bit about this on the open forum.  I'm
> a student working on my thesis in paris which is
> turning into a culture sharing initiative i'd like to
> be able to run alongside the implementation of the XO
> laptops.  It's basically an open web-based platform
> for artists/writers/academics/ and storytellers to
> share their work and ideas, after which users can
> engage with it (in video clip format) through
> translation as well as organizing the clips into
> whatever discussion threads they find interesting.
> It's a program i'd like to connect to current open
> courseware projects whereby students (or non-students)
> who become interested in a topic through creative
> explorations of it by members of local as well as
> international communities - dance, folktales,
> literature, etc, could then connect to more structured
> content through MIT or UWC for example.
>
> In any case, it's a project in its preliminary stages
> of development, but i'll be organizing a workshop of
> artists and programmers in toronto next month, and
> then i'd like to do the same in Johannesburg in
> July/August as I'll be taking part in the Global
> Studio (people building better cities
> conference/studio) there this summer.   What I'm
> looking to do is to hook up with local artists and
> academics, writers,etc. as well as any video/media
> groups who might be interested in getting involved,
> and then just start collecting material - which would
> mean digitalizing their work as well as doing some
> interviews and that sort of thing, and then also
> getting feedback from them.  There's also a group of
> Nigerian artists who may continue working on the
> project there later this summer.
>
> I figured I'd contact this mailing list to see if
> anyone knows of people who might be interested in
> getting involved, as well as on the organizational
> side if anyone knows of any community centers or media
> groups who might be able to help us out with access to
> space and that sort of thing.
>
> I should probably have introduced myself.  I'm Kara, a
> Barbadian born student who grew up in Canada and is
> now studying in France.  I'm just learning about the
> olpc initiative in South Africa, but it would be a
> pleasure to connect with any of you who are in the
> Johannesburg area this summer (also possibly Capetown
> if i'm able to make it down there).
>
> thanks,
>
> kara.
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