[ELECTRON] How we Organise

[ben dembroski]

I'd be interested in participating in some form or another.  As
always, my schedule is super tight.  When, and for how long?

2009/10/12 Bob <bob at citystrolls.com>:
> 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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