[ELECTRON] How we Organise

[Bob]

Would anyone be interested in a discussion/debate about how open, "Open 
Source" is. Seems to be locked away in art institutions and universities - 
instead of being used to liberate ordinary folk away from proprietary 
software. Is this true. While Open Source has a history of maintaining 
freedom - Is the freedom limited to an university educated elite?
What is being done to engage ordinary people in open source technology? I 
include myself in this bracket as a long time member of the Electron Club 
keen to expand my knowledge and use of open source as a tool for education. B.

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Electron Club CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD tel


"How we Organise" is about what you do, not what is done for you. 5 days of
being part of the action and finding your place within it. Something for 
all the family - especialy the young who will inherit the folly off our 
times. Self education, workshops, about the times we are living in. If you 
need inspired Document7

WEDNESDAY 21

11 am - Drop in Day
Where - "Centre for Contemporary Arts" Foyer: Intro
Who are we. What do we do. Electron A walk round the premises check out the 
CCA. What is it, what does it do and how do we do some of it. Who are you. 
What would you like to do? Drop in, see a film, Check out the bookshop - 
see what the Electron and the CCA has to offer. Ask for Bob and I will help 
you with what you need to know. Also the Chap at the Radical Independent 
Bookshop is very helpful if you need directions and info and who's who.

We want to record as much of the event as possible if you have a camera or 
recording device and are interested in snapping, recording, or If you have 
ideas for a talk, walk, workshop, presentation, see bob at citystrolls.com
And don't be surprised if you are encouraged to join the Bridge Network 
because there will be more of this type of event being organised. Times may 
change slightly as things are added - Please check. Drop in today 21st and 
help to organise the space.

If you find or have anything of interest you would like to talk about post 
something on the shout-out wall at the electron. Make your own workshops, 
discussions, times. The CCA is open 10am till late.


THURSDAY 22

State of the arts (community activism) Day

Meeting up looking at the present situation the good the bad and the ugly. 
If we are all working under the banner for social change we need to look at 
what we are doing "collectively" sometimes. Figure out what works, what is 
your experience, using each others ideas, sharing the workload, forming 
associations. How do we organise? basically.
This could be a jump off point for further activity in the future

There will be a shout out wall in the Electron Club where you can post 
stuff - write comments - organise other events -  and tell us about your 
organisation or what you do - or would like to do.

Meet-up discussion 1pm 3 pm And 7: pm 9 pm
Organisation : Reinventing the wheel syndrome. Where does all of our time 
go? Why is it all the same people doing all the work? Exploring:
Communicating information with the public in a language they can understand 
and in experiences they recognise. Finding some issues to connect with. Why 
do we need networks? See also Sunday: "Roadmap" (Topics welcome)


FRIDAY 23

Media day (All day)

Using the tools of the trade. Getting your message out there, Making news, 
using cameras, microphones, websites, networks don't stop at reading the 
news - make the news. Make a wee radio program or a newsletter on the day 
about what is happening in town.

News sheet workshop
How would you go about making a community news sheet - How to get the news 
out and the message across. Presentation by Burgh Angel newspaper. 12:pm to 
2:pm

Photography workshop 2:pm to 4:pm
Photography workshop. Getting the right pictures - Go for a walk do some 
snapping analyse the results for your news-sheet.

Real News?
Propaganda Reading between the lines of what you read in newspapers, how 
they con us with words and try to get us to love their schemes
7am -8am

City Stroll. Freedom of the city, the common good, and how to keep it free. 
Getting out seeing and being aware of what is happening is part of being a 
citizen. Taking a city stroll is the best way to get to understand your 
city, and how it works. Take your camera and notebook.
(Still to be arranged)


SATURDAY 24

Young people day (all day)

There are films featuring young people on saturday - see Document7 Program 
for times

The Electron will be given over to young folk to talk, do interviews and 
find out about community stuff, taking pictures, video and making audio 
recordings.

12am
Make your own news
Set out into town the Theme could be "shopping" take pictures talk to folk 
find out all you can about shopping from different angles. Study how folk 
shop. Why do you think they do so much of it? is this good or bad or just 
normal. Or find your own idea to cover. After you have done that bring what 
you have found out and photographed back and we will have a chat about what 
we have done, then make it into a newsletter - that you can take away.

12am
Make your own program
Figure out what topics you want to cover on your program. Figure out who is 
going to talk and who is going to ask questions who is going to do the 
recording and the technical stuff. Make the program then mix it down adding 
a bit of music on to a podcast you can take home.

Both of the above will be interactive. Bring your cameras, video, recorders 
if you have one. Don't worry if you don't have one. If this doesn't 
interest you there will be other things like designing banners and artwork 
and electronics.


SUNDAY 25

11 am Common Good Day
Find out about the common Good, what it is, what is happening to it, what 
it could and should be used for. How do we celebrate the Common Good 11am 
12 30pm

Wyndford School parents: A presentation from the parents of the schools 
closed in the Wyndford Estate Maryhill. What happened - what the community 
did - and what they are doing now. Might even hear a few of the Wyndford 
songs 12 30pm -2pm

Do we have a "Roadmap" How do we get there from here?
Here we will be looking at some problems and issues and how we could go 
about dealing with them together. 2: 00 4: 00

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This organising event itself will hopefully be about organising. It will be 
about using your initiative and getting on with things. If you want to do 
anything - make suggestions, have any ideas or do a workshop do a talk. 
Join the Bridge/ How We Organise Group and discuss, post and advertise your 
idea. Or send me an email. Post suggestions on Bridge group

So there is plenty of scope - plenty of time (5 days) - to make mistakes - 
rearrange ideas - and come up with new ones. Only way to learn really. 
Electron, CCA 21 - 25 Oct. During Document7

Any help you can offer most welcome. Any Questions: bob at citystrolls.com

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