May
2
2009
The next week and a half is going to be all about ChangeCamp. That’s because this Wednesday I’ll attend Social Media Breakfast Ottawa 9 with guest speaker Mark Kuznicki who recently helped organize ChangeCamp Toronto which, according to the SMBOttawa (paraphrased here), “was an event which asked its participants how to re-imagine government and citizenship in the age of participation. The inaugural Toronto event was a success and its unconference model is being looked at as a tool for citizen participation by communities and governments everywhere including Ottawa.”
I’ll be at ChangeCamp Ottawa all day, Saturday, May 16 exchanging ideas about how to re-imagine municipal government and citizenship in the age of participation. I’ll be there doing what many social economy organizations are already great at: building relationships face-to-face. What we’ll be discussing is what most of the same organizations need to learn: how to use technology to maintain and strengthen those relationships.
May 7th, 2009 at 6:24 am
Hello,
My name is Liza Callahan and I am a film student at Vancouver Film School, originally from Toronto Ontario. I am currently in the pre-production stages of shooting a documentary about the ore coltan and the horrific realities of the war in the DRC and the consumer’s responsibility of awareness about their reckless consumption of cell phones. While researching I came across this article and other written by Robin Browne and was wondering if you knew of any resources in Vancouver that I could use in the making my film, anyone that could provide interviews of insight into the topic.
Thank you so much for your time.
May 7th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Hi Liza,
Your film sounds great and is very needed. For more info check out this Dominion article by Jooneed Khan. http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/2198
I don’t know anyone in Vancouver but I suggest you contact Maurice Carney of the Washington-based Friends of the Congo. I spoke to him for my article and he was very informative and helpful.
Good luck!