[okfn-help] FAO people at Open Everything Open Space meeting on 26th September

Mon Oct 20 19:44:35 BST 2008

Hi all,

(btw, who is/isn't on okfn-help list already?)

I quite like the spirit of "helping activists change the world through
technologies" but feel a) it looses the whole "open" thing and b) it
isn't clearly enough about positive change.

Remember, GW Bush is an activist too and like to play with technology :P

How about something like:

Open Future?! <- that is meant to be an interrobang half question
mark, half exclamation mark (like at the end of WTF?! back in the
day).
How can openness help us to create the world we want? <- the question
we'll collectively address.

It can to me whilst up and inspired late last night and I really like it.

Think it would be a good way of finishing off a month or so of related
"open" events (e.g. OKCON etc.) in the ways its asking "where next"?

What do people think?

Cheers,

Josef.

2008/10/14 Sofia Bustamante <sofia at turnupthecourage.com>:
> Hi all,
>
> Again, sorry also for not making the IRC meeting..
>
> I really like the idea of 'changing the world through technologies'...  and
> letting that include social technologies..
>
> as a central idea from which to write proposals i give it my thumbs up.
>
> sofia
>
> 2008/10/8 Chris Anderson <chris at turnfront.com>
>>
>> Hey folks,
>>
>> Sorry for not being in touch sooner.
>>
>> I can't make the IRC meeting either, as I'll be on the train. In any case,
>> I think it is better that we have our own meeting to firm up what we want to
>> do, before we approach Open Everything, as otherwise we might just get
>> sucked into doing their thing.
>>
>> While Reclaim The Web was 'helping activists change the world through web
>> technologies', what do people think of opening this up to 'helping activists
>> change the world through technologies'? This could include social
>> technologies like Open Spaces, electronic technologies like using lasers to
>> project campaign slogans on buildings, and web technologies like blogs and
>> twitter.
>>
>> How about that as a central idea, from which we can write proposals, etc?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2008/10/8 clodagh miskelly <miskellaneous at hotmail.com>
>>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> thanks Beth for the notes. I've joined the okfn-help list so you don't
>>> need to email me separately any more.
>>>
>>> unfortunately I won't be able to make it this evening either.. sorry !
>>>
>>> but I will read through the notes properly and reply properly tomorrow.
>>>
>>> best
>>>
>>> Clodagh
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> > Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:29:05 +0100
>>> > From: josef at uniteddiversity.com
>>> > To: sofia at turnupthecourage.com
>>> > Subject: Re: [okfn-help] FAO people at Open Everything Open Space
>>> > meeting on 26th September
>>> > CC: bethtilston at googlemail.com; okfn-help at lists.okfn.org;
>>> > miskellaneous at hotmail.com; holon.earth at gmail.com; chris at turnfront.com;
>>> > tav at espians.com
>>> >
>>> > 2008/10/7 Sofia Bustamante <sofia at turnupthecourage.com>:
>>> > >> Think that all for me for now other than hope to see you all in the
>>> > >> IRC meeting Wednesday at 6.30pm in #ofkn on rc channel on oftc.net
>>> > >> (aside, why not freenode where most people are already in my
>>> > >> experience?)
>>> > >
>>> > > Tav and I are facilitating in Amsterdam this week - so cant make
>>> > > Wednesday
>>> > > meeting at 6.30pm - assume it is not this Wednesday?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > You assume wrong :)
>>> >
>>> > It is indeed this Wednesday, as in TODAY :)
>>> >
>>> > Hopefully see a load of you there later :)
>>> >
>>> > Cheers,
>>> >
>>> > Josef.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Josef Davies-Coates
>>> > 07974 88 88 95
>>> > http://uniteddiversity.com
>>> > Together We Have Everything
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chris
>> http://turnfront.com
>> 07887 985402
>
>
>
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