Yes its very interesting and the guy behind it designs extraoridnary community experiments anyone going to be there; I would love to know if there's going to be a network beyond the event of the largest brainstrust ever to sit round a European Square if not a worldwide one
Previously Nominees For 100 World Changemakers http://worldcitizen.tv nominates Dr. Ceasar L. McDowell, Berlin Global Town Hall Event http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14216322/ The Web site dropping knowledge is sponsoring the thought summit, which will bring together 112 artists, scientists, philosophers and others near Bebelplatz Square, site of Nazi book burnings in 1933. They include Harry Wu, the dissident held by the Chinese government in 1995 before being expelled from China; Oscar Olivera, a Bolivian anti-globalization activist; the German filmmaker Wim Wenders; and Bill Joy, former Sun Microsystems chief scientist and now a venture capitalist. Actor Willem Dafoe will pose the questions to the panelists, who will gather around a massive table to discuss topics from national security to personal values, racism to environmental concerns. The Berlin event will be the first public meeting of what its creators envision as a global town hall meant to allow the common person to participate in a discussion of international issues. We're launching what we think will be an infrastructure for a global community of citizens, said Dr. Ceasar L. McDowell, dropping knowledge's U.S. director of operations, in an interview from Berlin. There's a need to have something that allows people to share their knowledge with each other on a platform that's not controlled by an interest group or a government, with no one trying to drive an issue. He coordinates deep community projects out of MIT http://crcp.mit.edu/subhead.php?id=30&tab=13 Center for Reflective Community Practice Massachusetts Institute of Technology Building 7, Room 307 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Ceasar L. McDowell, Ed.D. is Associate Professor of the Practice of Community Development at MIT and Director of the Center for Reflective Community Practice, where he is also Co-Director of the Community Innovation Lab. His interests include the use of mass media in promoting democracy, the education of urban students, the organizing of urban communities, civil rights history, peacemaking and conflict resolution, and testing and test policy. Dr. McDowell has extensive experience in the area of public engagement, and the design and conduct of civic conversations that create opportunities for individuals from minority and poor communities to be included in a cross- generational and cross-racial public discourse. He serves as chairperson of The Algebra Project, was co-founder of The Civil Rights Forum, and served as Senior Researcher for the National Commission on Testing and Public Policy. Dr. McDowell has been an advisor to several national foundations and was a 1991 W. K. Kellogg National Leadership Fellow. Quoting Harrison Owen <hho...@adelphia.net>: OK Funda. You are indeed the "mystery woman." No more mysterious than now. . . What interesting meeting in Berlin???? ho Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA 301-365-2093 207-763-3261 (summer) website www.openspaceworld.com Personal Website www.ho-image.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Funda Oral To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 4:21 PM Subject: an interesting meeting in Berlin http://www.droppingknowledge.org/ * * ========================================================== Quoting Harrison Owen <hho...@adelphia.net>: OK Funda. You are indeed the "mystery woman." No more mysterious than now. . . 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