This is part of the extended Cultural Freedom Day event announced earlier Other parts will follow soon.
_________________________________ We need 1. Two more judges on panel (was not discussed at IRC meet) (with good command over some related tools) 2. a gallery module for website (wfs-india.org ) 3. I believe I should be able to set up the form myself Also please add/discuss most the draft announces below (do not cross post... I will manage all that) ________________________________ Poster Competition on Women's and LGBT Issues WFS India in collaboration with Glug-Cal, Fedora and Mozilla announces a poster competition on women's, LGBT and gender-related issues in India using free software tools as part of the extended Cultural Freedom Day clebrations. Background India is a backward country in which majority of the people are illiterate and most of those who are literate have no sex education. Most of the people are brain-washed by the decadent patriarchy that has merged itself with cultural, religious and business practices at the cost of basic human values. Even the country's laws are sub-human in nature. It is no wonder that the human rights abuses based on gender and sex is the norm. This poster competition is for highlightng various facets of the problem and educate people on possible egalitarian solutions. Obviously, we are also aiming at boosting free software adoption through the process. Who Can Participate? Anybody can participate*. * We will not be able to send prizes to regions falling outside the country, but anyway do participate. What Are We Expecting? We expect great posters that has one or more of the following attributes: 1. Convey a positive message. 2. Highlight social evils. 3. Demand reforms in a powerful way. 4. Rectify common misconceptions about gender and sex. 5. Convey deeper aspects of the development of social evils. 6. Says something on the participation of women in the free software movement. Important Dates: Submission Begins: 3rd June'2013 Last Date of Submission: 14th June'2013 Announcement of Results: 15th June'2013 Gallery Update: By 24th June'2013 How To Participate? 1. Register for event at wfs-india.org 2. Submit your entry as per the rules below at wfs-india.org 3. Check your confirmation mail Checklist: Competition Rules: 1. A registered participant can submit any number of entries. 2. All entries must be done using free software tools like GIMP, TeXLive, ImageMagick, TuX Paint, Inkscape, ScanTailor, Scribus, Synfig Studio, Asymptote and Open Office Draw. 3. All entries must include an outline of the main steps involved and some proof of the use of tools. A description (in less than 200 words) of the intended message of the art work should also be included. 4. Entries will be licensed under CCSA-3.0. 5. Photos and other art works used in the poster should be suitably acknowledged. 6. Entries should be no smaller than A4 size and no larger than A2 size. 7. No plagiarism. Submitted posters should not be copies of other people's work and should involve substantial creativity of the artists. 8. Only entries that pass minimal sanity check will be displayed in our e-gallery. 9. Decision of the judges will be final and binding. Panel of Judges: A. Mani Two others Competition Coordination: A. Mani Prizes: Flash drives with Fedora for top three entries. 2 consolation prizes. Certificates of Merit How to Participate with no previous exposure to digital art/posters in any form? The easiest way would be to start with Tux-Paint. _______________________________________ Best A. Mani -- A. Mani CU, ASL, AMS, CLC, CMS http://www.logicamani.in _______________________________________________ india mailing list india@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/india