Ryan, I was so sorry that I could not participate in the meeting tonight. Did anyone record it? Can I have a listen?
Your work is amazing and inspiring. Be well. Gerald On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Ryan Onell Letada <rlet...@ekindling.org>wrote: > Hello community, > > Join us for an exciting community > update<http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2011-March/012683.html>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. > > 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! > > Below is a message from OLPC HQ's Community Organizer, Adam Holt! > > So excited, > > Ryan > > > > > 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. 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: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution > > > > 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: > > > > http://olpcmap.net/?go=southeast_asia > > > > Beyond eKindling's strongest volunteer successes you may already know > about: > > > > http://educationkindling.wordpress.com > > http://twitter.com/ekindling > > > > 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 http://mapuganda.blogspot.com > > > > How refreshing that an entire country might take seriously the idea we > "Help kids everywhere map their world, at > http://olpcMAP.net<http://olpcmap.net/>!" interweaving deep in-school > learning across an entire country's cultural > > fabric./ > > > > Please join us Sunday March 6th, 9PM EST on the usual number to find out > more -- RSVP if possible! > > > > +1 866 213-2185 or +1 609 454-9914 > > Access Code: 1671650# > > > > Live Chat Backchannel: > > > > http://forum.laptop.org/chat > > (that's #olpc-help on irc.freenode.net) > > > > > > > -- > Ryan Letada > Executive Director > Education Kindling (eKindling) > FB <http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/eKindling/124104424149?ref=ts> | > TW<http://www.twitter.com/ekindling> > | > > > _______________________________________________ > OLPC-Philippines mailing list > OLPC-Philippines@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-philippines > >
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