[Toronto-dev] Sun Sept 18: Canada's Own OLPC Community BBQ!

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Thanks Morgan, our OLPC Canuckistan BBQ was a huge success with over 30 
people, communicating Kenya's grassroots action, on the side raising 
funds for important grassroots work in Haiti -- see you soon/January :)

Tonight's MAPPY HOUR Toronto, at 6:30pm, is a really great followup 
event open to all who can meet downtown, please do -- Richard W will be 
there for you!
http://meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Toronto

And Tuesday's in Waterloo, also at 6:30pm, likewise hosted by Richard 
and open to anybody taking local/global community/wilderness-mapping 
seriously:
http://meetup.com/Waterloo-OSM

REQUEST: Chris Tyler asks for your presence Oct 27-29 showcasing 
OLPC/Sugar at York Univ / Seneca College major annual FSOSS, with 
Toronto Linuxfest, if anyone can please help in person?? 
(Free-as-in-beer tickets to the entire Free/Open SW Symposium if you 
give a presentation!!)
http://fsoss.senecac.on.ca

--
Help kids everywhere map their world, at http://olpcMAP.net !



On 9/18/2011 5:00 PM, Morgan Wienberg wrote:
> After all of that, my ride fell to Toronto fell through. I am so sorry 
> I was unable to make it. Hope everything went well. How long are you 
> in Canada for; I am in Montreal but will be going to Ottawa briefly 
> next week. I would love to discuss the OLPC programs in Haiti, and the 
> child rights content they have/ that we have the potential to use them 
> to express. I am very interested in working on creating some child 
> rights advocacy and education programs as well as in applying the XO 
> laptop as an educational and communications tool. I will be returning 
> to Haiti at the end of January 2012 and during my time there, will be 
> in the process of establishing a transitional safe house to provide 
> therapy, care and integration for child victims of abuse, neglect, 
> slavery and homelessness. I will also be strengthening programs in 
> family support, school access and quality, as well as human rights 
> education. It would be an incredible opportunity if we could meet and 
> discuss the potential of XO laptops being incorporated into these 
> programs.
>
> Just let me know where you are going to be in the next couple months 
> or when you may be available to talk. We could always try to meet in 
> Haiti [I'll be there from the end of January until August 2012]  or 
> discuss this on the phone.
>
> Thanks so much and I hope the BBQ went well. I really wish I could 
> have made it.
> Morgan Wienberg
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