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 --B_3424072310_24660166-- From GaryKenward at eastlink.ca Tue Jul 3 16:41:15 2012 From: GaryKenward at eastlink.ca (Gary Kenward) Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:41:15 -0300 Subject: [Advisors] FW: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Program Supports Diverse Projects that Impact People in Underserved Communities In-Reply-To: <1341327005.089212799@apps.rackspace.com> Message-ID: > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3424164093_105591 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable ------ Forwarded Message From: Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:50:05 -0400 (EDT) To: Internet Society Subject: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Program Supports Diverse Projects that Impact People in Underserved Communities Internet Society Program Supports Diverse Projects that Impact People in Underserved Communities Grants awarded to nine programs that expand Interne= t use around the world Washington, D.C. USA and Geneva, Switzerland, 3 July 2012 =AD Nine community-based initiatives that advance Internet access, leadership, education, and development have been selected to receive grants from the Internet Society. Internet Society Community Grants are awarded twice each year and recipients receive up to US$10,000 to implement their projects. The projects funded in this round of grants will: * Provide Internet access to blind and visually impaired people in Armenia * Generate a public framework for the global governance of identity management solutions. Major priorities include the preservation of online privacy and multistakeholder participation. * Develop IPv6 training in Zimbabwe for university and service provider engineers * Launch IT-related vocabulary fo= r preservation of the Niue language * Empower youth in Somalia with Internet skills through training centers * Bring solar powered Internet connectivity and computing technology to remote school in Chuuk, Micronesia * Update and translate IPv6 book developed by Internet Society into other languages * Offer solar powered computer access to primary school students in Bamako, Mali * Improve infrastructure at St. Louis College in Jos, Nigeria to exten= d Cisco Networking Academy to the entire school of 700 girls =B3We are extremel= y pleased to be able to support these nine remarkable projects,=B2 said Walda Roseman, Chief Operating Officer at the Internet Society. =B3The Internet Society is a strong advocate of equal access to the Internet for all people= . The Community Grants program is designed to encourage innovative thinking b= y supporting outreach efforts that address the humanitarian, educational, and societal aspects of online connectivity. These nine grantees reflect the values and goals that the Community Grants program has been created to help advance. We applaud the Internet Society Chapters and members who are givin= g their time and talents to help others through these initiatives.=B2 This is the 15th round of Community Grants since 2005, and applications will open again in August 2012. Additional information on the Internet Society Community Grants program is available at http://www.internetsociety.org/communitygrants _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. ------ End of Forwarded Message --B_3424164093_105591 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable FW: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Program Supports Diverse P= rojects that Impact People in Underserved Communities ------ Forwarded Message
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Internet Society Program Supports Diverse Projects that Impact P= eople in Underserved Communities Grants awarded to nine programs that expand= Internet use around the world Washington, D.C. USA and Geneva, Switzerland,= 3 July 2012 – Nine community-based initiatives that advance Internet = access, leadership, education, and development have been selected to receive= grants from the Internet Society. Internet Society Community Grants are awa= rded twice each year and recipients receive up to US$10,000 to implement the= ir projects.  The projects funded in this round of grants will: * Provi= de Internet access to blind and visually impaired people in Armenia * Genera= te a public framework for the global governance of identity management solut= ions. Major priorities include the preservation of online privacy and multis= takeholder participation. * Develop IPv6 training in Zimbabwe for university= and service provider engineers * Launch IT-related vocabulary for preservat= ion of the Niue language * Empower youth in Somalia with Internet skills thr= ough training centers * Bring solar powered Internet connectivity and comput= ing technology to remote school in Chuuk, Micronesia * Update and translate = IPv6 book developed by Internet Society into other languages * Offer solar p= owered computer access to primary school students in Bamako, Mali * Improve = infrastructure at St. Louis College in Jos, Nigeria to extend Cisco Networki= ng Academy to the entire school of 700 girls “We are extremely pleased= to be able to support these nine remarkable projects,” said Walda Ros= eman, Chief Operating Officer at the Internet Society. “The Internet S= ociety is a strong advocate of equal access to the Internet for all people. =  The Community Grants program is designed to encourage innovative think= ing by supporting outreach efforts that address the humanitarian, educationa= l, and societal aspects of online connectivity. These nine grantees reflect = the values and goals that the Community Grants program has been created to h= elp advance. We applaud the Internet Society Chapters and members who are gi= ving their time and talents to help others through these initiatives.”= This is the 15th round of Community Grants since 2005, and applications wil= l open again in August 2012.  Additional information on the Internet So= ciety Community Grants program is available at http://www.internetsociety.org/communitygrants _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subsc= riptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests &= amp; Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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 --B_3424164093_105591-- From GaryKenward at eastlink.ca Tue Jul 10 19:13:26 2012 From: GaryKenward at eastlink.ca (Gary Kenward) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:13:26 -0300 Subject: [Advisors] FW: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Welcomes Adoption of Resolution on Human Rights and the Internet at 20th Human Rights Council In-Reply-To: <1341866253.165120099@apps.rackspace.com> Message-ID: > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3424778010_20410956 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable ------ Forwarded Message From: Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:37:33 -0400 (EDT) To: Internet Society Subject: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Welcomes Adoption of Resolution on Human Rights and the Internet at 20th Human Rights Council Internet Society Welcomes Adoption of Resolution on Human Rights and the Internet at 20th Human Rights Council [Geneva, Switzerland, 9 July 2012] -- The Internet Society welcomes the United Nations Human Rights Council=B9s Resolution on the =B3promotion, protection, and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet.=B2 The Resolution affirms that the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online, and recognizes the global and open Internet as a driving force for development. It also calls upon all States to promote and facilitate access to the Internet. The 20th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council was held in Geneva on 18 June =AD 6 July 2012. The Resolution was put forward by Sweden and adopted by consensus. Markus Kummer, Vice President of Public Policy at the Internet Society, commented, =B3We are grateful to Sweden and all the countries that supported this Resolution as it reaffirms the importance of the Internet as an enable= r of the fundamental rights of every individual. The Human Rights Council has an important role to play in ensuring that its Member States allow their citizens to exercise their most basic rights, including the freedom to express themselves or associate peacefully online.=B2 In recent years, momentum has been building in the Council for the inclusion of the Internet as a legitimate space to take into account for the exercise of several huma= n rights. The report by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protectio= n of the right to freedom of opinion and expression has made it clear that denying access to the Internet can be a violation of a fundamental human right. Kummer remarked, =B3It is encouraging to see this formal endorsement o= f a rights-based approach for the Internet. There have been numerous examples of policies encouraging restrictions of Internet access without due regard to users=B9 ability to exercise some of their fundamental rights. The Interne= t has permeated all aspects of our lives, and this text reminds us that we cannot dissociate the international human rights regime and the rule of law from the widespread use of the open, decentralized, and global Internet.=B2 The Internet Society engaged in drafting sessions leading to the adoption o= f this new Resolution and suggested the inclusion of the notion of the =B3open Internet=B2 in the text, which was subsequently included in the final document. =B3The inclusion of the open and global nature of the Internet in this official UN Resolution is an acknowledgment of some of the key attributes that make the Internet successful,=B2 said Lynn St. Amour, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Society. =B3We firmly believe that the open Internet model is organically linked to the exercise of Human Rights online. Thanks to its fundamental characteristics, the Internet has given a great boost to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly throughout the world. These characteristics must be preserved.=B2 Link to news release: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-welcomes-adoption-reso= l ution-human-rights-and-internet-20th-human-rights _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. ------ End of Forwarded Message --B_3424778010_20410956 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable FW: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Welcomes Adoption of Resol= ution on Human Rights and the Internet at 20th Human Rights Council ------ Forwarded Message
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Internet Society Welcomes Adoption of Resolution on Human Rights= and the Internet at 20th Human Rights Council [Geneva, Switzerland, 9 July 2012] -- The Internet Society welcomes the Uni= ted Nations Human Rights Council’s Resolution on the “promotion,= protection, and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet.” The Resol= ution affirms that the same rights that people have offline must also be pro= tected online, and recognizes the global and open Internet as a driving forc= e for development. It also calls upon all States to promote and facilitate a= ccess to the Internet. The 20th Session of the United Nations Human Rights C= ouncil was held in Geneva on 18 June – 6 July 2012. The Resolution was put forward by Sweden and adopted by consensus. Markus Kummer, Vice President of Public Policy at the Internet Society, com= mented, “We are grateful to Sweden and all the countries that supporte= d this Resolution as it reaffirms the importance of the Internet as an enabl= er of the fundamental rights of every individual. The Human Rights Council h= as an important role to play in ensuring that its Member States allow their = citizens to exercise their most basic rights, including the freedom to expre= ss themselves or associate peacefully online.” In recent years, momentum has been building in the Council for the inclusio= n of the Internet as a legitimate space to take into account for the exercis= e of several human rights. The report by the Special Rapporteur on the promo= tion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression has ma= de it clear that denying access to the Internet can be a violation of a fund= amental human right. Kummer remarked, “It is encouraging to see this formal endorsement of= a rights-based approach for the Internet. There have been numerous examples= of policies encouraging restrictions of Internet access without due regard = to users’ ability to exercise some of their fundamental rights. The In= ternet has permeated all aspects of our lives, and this text reminds us that= we cannot dissociate the international human rights regime and the rule of = law from the widespread use of the open, decentralized, and global Internet.= ” The Internet Society engaged in drafting sessions leading to the adoption o= f this new Resolution and suggested the inclusion of the notion of the ̶= 0;open Internet” in the text, which was subsequently included in the f= inal document. “The inclusion of the open and global nature of the Internet in this = official UN Resolution is an acknowledgment of some of the key attributes th= at make the Internet successful,” said Lynn St. Amour, President and C= hief Executive Officer of the Internet Society. “We firmly believe tha= t the open Internet model is organically linked to the exercise of Human Rig= hts online. Thanks to its fundamental characteristics, the Internet has give= n a great boost to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly throughout th= e world. These characteristics must be preserved.” Link to news release: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-welcomes-adoptio= n-resolution-human-rights-and-internet-20th-human-rights _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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 --B_3424778010_20410956-- From gurstein at gmail.com Tue Jul 17 17:25:52 2012 From: gurstein at gmail.com (michael gurstein) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:25:52 -0600 Subject: [Advisors] FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons In-Reply-To: <24899889.8058.1342502023818.JavaMail.prodapps@nskntweba10-app> References: <24899889.8058.1342502023818.JavaMail.prodapps@nskntweba10-app> Message-ID: <08ef01cd6438$fb5043a0$f1f0cae0$@gmail.com> This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_08F0_01CD6406.B0B8B9D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Very interesting Don... I wasn't aware of this phenom but I'll check to see if it is happening in rural Canada as well... However, I did come across something very similar in rural India (can't now put my finger on the name, but it was being cited as a major driver for local connectivity/telecentres especially providing a means for inter-communal trade in things like bicycles etc. M -----Original Message----- From: ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Don Cameron Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:14 PM To: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons There?s a quiet revolution happening on Facebook that?s really helping to bring back the concept of ?marketplace commons? to rural communities otherwise adversely impacted by the overwhelmingly one-sided and increasing trade deficit of online connectivity. I discovered it quite by accident when looking at ways to either donate or convert into cash a few unwanted items. Accepting that most people and charities were unlikely to travel hundreds of kilometres to a rural district to pick up an old stove or unwanted power tool (making eBay a less than viable option), and being unwilling to go to the time and effort of advertising and preparing a local garage sale (that would only be raided anyway at 6:00 am by local second-hand vendors), I asked a few locals what other options were available. Everyone I spoke with told me the same thing ? ?sell them locally on Facebook" (as IT manager with our largest employer I was a little embarrassed I hadn?t thought of this myself). So lo and behold... a search of Facebook ?Buy Swap and Sell? just in our little community alone returns half-a-dozen matches; the largest a ferociously active forum/page with more than 5,000 local subscribers (amazing of itself given our entire district population is less than 18,000), where people trade, donate, swap and sell dozens and sometimes hundreds of items per day. Items ranging from the cheapest of toys and clothing to cars, farm pumps, boats, tractors and everything in between at prices well below what we would pay elsewhere. Yet what?s truly inspirational is the depth of membership diversity in age, health, wealth and other areas, and the fact the site is only open to local residents yet contains nearly half our entire district population, the unpaid volunteerism and teamwork inherent in moderation, and the degrees of charity openly displayed to less fortunate people. In other words; a virtual community marketplace where local people interact and help each other in exactly the same way we do in our physical community (and the complete opposite of every other online resource trying in one manner or another to convert people into consumers and spend money outside our community). A search of similar Facebook "Buy Swap and Sell" pages shows they exist right across regional Australia, and to a lesser degree, right across the globe. I?m wondering, is anyone researching the phenomenon? ~ Don ------=_NextPart_000_08F0_01CD6406.B0B8B9D0 Content-Type: text/plain; name="message-footer.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="message-footer.txt" To unsubscribe (subscribe) send an email to: sympa@vcn.bc.ca with the = message unsub (sub) ciresearchers ------=_NextPart_000_08F0_01CD6406.B0B8B9D0-- From DThompson1 at GOV.NU.CA Wed Jul 18 05:11:06 2012 From: DThompson1 at GOV.NU.CA (Thompson, Darlene) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:11:06 +0000 Subject: [Advisors] FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons In-Reply-To: <08ef01cd6438$fb5043a0$f1f0cae0$@gmail.com> References: <24899889.8058.1342502023818.JavaMail.prodapps@nskntweba10-app>,<08ef01cd6438$fb5043a0$f1f0cae0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <97657EF9087F754BBF54D3D0322DAD0F03E06304@IQALUITMX07.nunavut.local> Check out Iqalui Sell/Swap. All though we aren't a large community, this p= age is very well watched by our residents. It has grown far beyond its ini= tial mandate and has become a true community page. People post things to g= ive away, lost pet advertisements and all kinds of things. These kinds of = pages really bring a community together! D Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator N-CAP/Department of Education P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 dthompson@gov.nu.ca ________________________________________ From: advisors-admin@tc.ca [advisors-admin@tc.ca] on behalf of michael gurs= tein [gurstein@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:25 PM To: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net; cracin-canada@vancouvercommunity.= net; advisors@tc.ca Cc: 'Anita' Subject: [Advisors] FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons Very interesting Don... I wasn't aware of this phenom but I'll check to see if it is happening in rural Canada as well... However, I did come across something very similar in rural India (can't now put my finger on the name, but it was being cited as a major driver for local connectivity/telecentres especially providing a means for inter-communal trade in things like bicycles etc. M -----Original Message----- From: ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Don Camero= n Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:14 PM To: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons There?s a quiet revolution happening on Facebook that?s really helping to bring back the concept of ?marketplace commons? to rural communities otherwise adversely impacted by the overwhelmingly one-sided and increasing trade deficit of online connectivity. I discovered it quite by accident when looking at ways to either donate or convert into cash a few unwanted items. Accepting that most people and charities were unlikely to travel hundreds of kilometres to a rural distric= t to pick up an old stove or unwanted power tool (making eBay a less than viable option), and being unwilling to go to the time and effort of advertising and preparing a local garage sale (that would only be raided anyway at 6:00 am by local second-hand vendors), I asked a few locals what other options were available. Everyone I spoke with told me the same thing ? ?sell them locally on Facebook" (as IT manager with our largest employer I was a little embarrassed I hadn?t thought of this myself). So lo and behold... a search of Facebook ?Buy Swap and Sell? just in our little community alone returns half-a-dozen matches; the largest a ferociously active forum/page with more than 5,000 local subscribers (amazing of itself given our entire district population is less than 18,000), where people trade, donate, swap and sell dozens and sometimes hundreds of items per day. Items ranging from the cheapest of toys and clothing to cars, farm pumps, boats, tractors and everything in between at prices well below what we would pay elsewhere. Yet what?s truly inspirational is the depth of membership diversity in age, health, wealth and other areas, and the fact the site is only open to local residents yet contains nearly half our entire district population, the unpaid volunteerism and teamwork inherent in moderation, and the degrees of charity openly displayed to less fortunate people. In other words; a virtua= l community marketplace where local people interact and help each other in exactly the same way we do in our physical community (and the complete opposite of every other online resource trying in one manner or another to convert people into consumers and spend money outside our community). A search of similar Facebook "Buy Swap and Sell" pages shows they exist right across regional Australia, and to a lesser degree, right across the globe. I?m wondering, is anyone researching the phenomenon? ~ Don From dg_cameron at bigpond.com Wed Jul 18 06:08:04 2012 From: dg_cameron at bigpond.com (Don Cameron) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:08:04 +1000 (EST) Subject: [Advisors] Re: FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons Message-ID: <7770730.10716.1342588084121.JavaMail.prodapps@nskntweba08-app> Would be interesting to see if the concept has spread in Canada - I have now been invited to join the administration/moderation team for our local site and look forward to learning more of the dynamics and motivators. Also look forward to contributing to (what seems to be) such a pro-active community based ICT tool. Also intersting to hear of the Indian experience - in our case the most common items of trade seem to be childrens toys and clothing (probably expected as these are expensive to purchase new and quickly become obsolete as a child grows), farm and motor vehicles. Curiously though given we are a farming disctrict, I have not seen primary produce listed on the site to date - perhaps an opportunity to extend the communal market concept into this area as well. ~Don On 18/07/2012 2:25 AM michael gurstein wrote: Very interesting Don... I wasn't aware of this phenom but I'll check to see if it is happening in rural Canada as well... However, I did come across something very similar in rural India (can't now put my finger on the name, but it was being cited as a major driver for local connectivity/telecentres especially providing a means for inter-communal trade in things like bicycles etc. M -----Original Message----- From: ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Don Cameron Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:14 PM To: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons There?s a quiet revolution happening on Facebook that?s really helping to bring back the concept of ?marketplace commons? to rural communities otherwise adversely impacted by the overwhelmingly one-sided and increasing trade deficit of online connectivity. I discovered it quite by accident when looking at ways to either donate or convert into cash a few unwanted items. Accepting that most people and charities were unlikely to travel hundreds of kilometres to a rural district to pick up an old stove or unwanted power tool (making eBay a less than viable option), and being unwilling to go to the time and effort of advertising and preparing a local garage sale (that would only be raided anyway at 6:00 am by local second-hand vendors), I asked a few locals what other options were available. Everyone I spoke with told me the same thing ? ?sell them locally on Facebook" (as IT manager with our largest employer I was a little embarrassed I hadn?t thought of this myself). So lo and behold... a search of Facebook ?Buy Swap and Sell? just in our little community alone returns half-a-dozen matches; the largest a ferociously active forum/page with more than 5,000 local subscribers (amazing of itself given our entire district population is less than 18,000), where people trade, donate, swap and sell dozens and sometimes hundreds of items per day. Items ranging from the cheapest of toys and clothing to cars, farm pumps, boats, tractors and everything in between at prices well below what we would pay elsewhere. Yet what?s truly inspirational is the depth of membership diversity in age, health, wealth and other areas, and the fact the site is only open to local residents yet contains nearly half our entire district population, the unpaid volunteerism and teamwork inherent in moderation, and the degrees of charity openly displayed to less fortunate people. In other words; a virtual community marketplace where local people interact and help each other in exactly the same way we do in our physical community (and the complete opposite of every other online resource trying in one manner or another to convert people into consumers and spend money outside our community). A search of similar Facebook "Buy Swap and Sell" pages shows they exist right across regional Australia, and to a lesser degree, right across the globe. I?m wondering, is anyone researching the phenomenon? ~ Don From lfbaron at uw.edu Tue Jul 17 22:09:45 2012 From: lfbaron at uw.edu (L. Fernando Baron) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:09:45 -0700 Subject: [Advisors] RE: FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons In-Reply-To: <5005ECBF0200006D002D256C@gwiasmtp.uct.ac.za> References: <24899889.8058.1342502023818.JavaMail.prodapps@nskntweba10-app> <08ef01cd6438$fb5043a0$f1f0cae0$@gmail.com> <5005ECBF0200006D002D256C@gwiasmtp.uct.ac.za> Message-ID: <041e01cd6460$7f834600$7e89d200$@uw.edu> ------=_NextPart_000_041F_01CD6425.D3261BB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In rural towns in Colombia some people and some social organizations use it to report on local news. Sometimes FB helps them to avoid armed groups control and surveillance, sometimes it helps them to reconstruct the social fabric that violence of armed groups have broken. Fernando L. Fernando Baron P. Ph.D. Candidate Information Science iSchool University of Washington Seattle, WA From: ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Wallace Chigona Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:53 PM To: michael gurstein; advisors@tc.ca; ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net; cracin-canada@vancouvercommunity.net Cc: 'Anita' Subject: Re: FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons I agree there are lots of interesting uses of facebook: I know a facebook group which people use to [re-]post job adverts in Malawi; another group is used to share recipes. >>> "michael gurstein" 2012/07/17 06:25 PM >>> Very interesting Don... I wasn't aware of this phenom but I'll check to see if it is happening in rural Canada as well... However, I did come across something very similar in rural India (can't now put my finger on the name, but it was being cited as a major driver for local connectivity/telecentres especially providing a means for inter-communal trade in things like bicycles etc. M -----Original Message----- From: ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Don Cameron Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:14 PM To: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons There?s a quiet revolution happening on Facebook that?s really helping to bring back the concept of ?marketplace commons? to rural communities otherwise adversely impacted by the overwhelmingly one-sided and increasing trade deficit of online connectivity. I discovered it quite by accident when looking at ways to either donate or convert into cash a few unwanted items. Accepting that most people and charities were unlikely to travel hundreds of kilometres to a rural district to pick up an old stove or unwanted power tool (making eBay a less than viable option), and being unwilling to go to the time and effort of advertising and preparing a local garage sale (that would only be raided anyway at 6:00 am by local second-hand vendors), I asked a few locals what other options were available. Everyone I spoke with told me the same thing ? ?sell them locally on Facebook" (as IT manager with our largest employer I was a little embarrassed I hadn?t thought of this myself). So lo and behold... a search of Facebook ?Buy Swap and Sell? just in our little community alone returns half-a-dozen matches; the largest a ferociously active forum/page with more than 5,000 local subscribers (amazing of itself given our entire district population is less than 18,000), where people trade, donate, swap and sell dozens and sometimes hundreds of items per day. Items ranging from the cheapest of toys and clothing to cars, farm pumps, boats, tractors and everything in between at prices well below what we would pay elsewhere. Yet what?s truly inspirational is the depth of membership diversity in age, health, wealth and other areas, and the fact the site is only open to local residents yet contains nearly half our entire district population, the unpaid volunteerism and teamwork inherent in moderation, and the degrees of charity openly displayed to less fortunate people. In other words; a virtual community marketplace where local people interact and help each other in exactly the same way we do in our physical community (and the complete opposite of every other online resource trying in one manner or another to convert people into consumers and spend money outside our community). A search of similar Facebook "Buy Swap and Sell" pages shows they exist right across regional Australia, and to a lesser degree, right across the globe. 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In rural towns in Colombia some people and some social organizations = use it to report on local news. Sometimes FB helps them to avoid armed = groups control and surveillance, sometimes it helps them to reconstruct = the social fabric that violence of armed groups have = broken.

Fernando

L. Fernando = Baron P.
Ph.D. Candidate Information Science

iSchool

University of = Washington

Seattle, = WA

 

From:= = ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net = [mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of = Wallace Chigona
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:53 = PM
To: michael gurstein; advisors@tc.ca; = ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net; = cracin-canada@vancouvercommunity.net
Cc: = 'Anita'
Subject: Re: FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook = Community Commons

 

I agree = there are lots of interesting uses of facebook: I know a facebook group = which people use to [re-]post job adverts in Malawi; another group is = used to share recipes.

 


>>> "michael gurstein" <gurstein@gmail.com> 2012/07/17 = 06:25 PM >>>
Very interesting Don... I wasn't aware of this = phenom but I'll check to see
if it is happening in rural Canada as = well...

However, I did come across something very similar in = rural India (can't now
put my finger on the name, but it was being = cited as a major driver for
local connectivity/telecentres especially = providing a means for
inter-communal trade in things like bicycles = etc.

M

-----Original Message-----
From: ciresearchers-= owner@vancouvercommunity.net
[mail= to:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Don = Cameron
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:14 PM
To: ciresearchers@vancou= vercommunity.net
Subject: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community = Commons

There?s a quiet revolution happening on Facebook that?s = really helping to
bring back the concept of ?marketplace commons? to = rural communities
otherwise adversely impacted by the overwhelmingly = one-sided and increasing
trade deficit of online = connectivity.

I discovered it quite by accident when looking at = ways to either donate or
convert into cash a few unwanted items. = Accepting that most people and
charities were unlikely to travel = hundreds of kilometres to a rural district
to pick up an old stove or = unwanted power tool (making eBay a less than
viable option), and = being unwilling to go to the time and effort of
advertising and = preparing a local garage sale (that would only be raided
anyway at = 6:00 am by local second-hand vendors), I asked a few locals = what
other options were available.

Everyone I spoke with told = me the same thing ? ?sell them locally on
Facebook" (as IT = manager with our largest employer I was a little
embarrassed I hadn?t = thought of this myself).

So lo and behold... a search of Facebook = ?Buy Swap and Sell? just in our
little community alone returns = half-a-dozen matches; the largest a
ferociously active forum/page = with more than 5,000 local subscribers
(amazing of itself given our = entire district population is less than
18,000), where people trade, = donate, swap and sell dozens and sometimes
hundreds of items per day. = Items ranging from the cheapest of toys and
clothing to cars, farm = pumps, boats, tractors and everything in between at
prices well below = what we would pay elsewhere.

Yet what?s truly inspirational is = the depth of membership diversity in age,
health, wealth and other = areas, and the fact the site is only open to local
residents yet = contains nearly half our entire district population, the
unpaid = volunteerism and teamwork inherent in moderation, and the degrees = of
charity openly displayed to less fortunate people. In other words; = a virtual
community marketplace where local people interact and help = each other in
exactly the same way we do in our physical community = (and the complete
opposite of every other online resource trying in = one manner or another to
convert people into consumers and spend = money outside our community).

A search of similar Facebook = "Buy Swap and Sell" pages shows they exist
right across = regional Australia, and to a lesser degree, right across = the
globe.

I?m wondering, is anyone researching the = phenomenon?

~ Don



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------=_NextPart_000_041F_01CD6425.D3261BB0-- From Wallace.Chigona at uct.ac.za Tue Jul 17 21:52:47 2012 From: Wallace.Chigona at uct.ac.za (Wallace Chigona) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:52:47 +0200 Subject: [Advisors] Re: FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons In-Reply-To: <08ef01cd6438$fb5043a0$f1f0cae0$@gmail.com> References: <24899889.8058.1342502023818.JavaMail.prodapps@nskntweba10-app> <08ef01cd6438$fb5043a0$f1f0cae0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5005ECBF0200006D002D256C@gwiasmtp.uct.ac.za> --=__Part62533A8F.4__= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=__Part62533A8F.5__=" --=__Part62533A8F.5__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I agree there are lots of interesting uses of facebook: I know a facebook group which people use to [re-]post job adverts in Malawi; another group is used to share recipes. =20 >>> "michael gurstein" 2012/07/17 06:25 PM >>> Very interesting Don... I wasn't aware of this phenom but I'll check to see if it is happening in rural Canada as well... However, I did come across something very similar in rural India (can't now put my finger on the name, but it was being cited as a major driver for local connectivity/telecentres especially providing a means for inter-communal trade in things like bicycles etc. M -----Original Message----- From: ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Don Cameron Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:14 PM To: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons There?s a quiet revolution happening on Facebook that?s really helping to bring back the concept of ?marketplace commons? to rural communities otherwise adversely impacted by the overwhelmingly one-sided and increasing trade deficit of online connectivity. I discovered it quite by accident when looking at ways to either donate or convert into cash a few unwanted items. Accepting that most people and charities were unlikely to travel hundreds of kilometres to a rural district to pick up an old stove or unwanted power tool (making eBay a less than viable option), and being unwilling to go to the time and effort of advertising and preparing a local garage sale (that would only be raided anyway at 6:00 am by local second-hand vendors), I asked a few locals what other options were available. Everyone I spoke with told me the same thing ? ?sell them locally on Facebook" (as IT manager with our largest employer I was a little embarrassed I hadn?t thought of this myself). So lo and behold... a search of Facebook ?Buy Swap and Sell? just in our little community alone returns half-a-dozen matches; the largest a ferociously active forum/page with more than 5,000 local subscribers (amazing of itself given our entire district population is less than 18,000), where people trade, donate, swap and sell dozens and sometimes hundreds of items per day. Items ranging from the cheapest of toys and clothing to cars, farm pumps, boats, tractors and everything in between at prices well below what we would pay elsewhere. Yet what?s truly inspirational is the depth of membership diversity in age, health, wealth and other areas, and the fact the site is only open to local residents yet contains nearly half our entire district population, the unpaid volunteerism and teamwork inherent in moderation, and the degrees of charity openly displayed to less fortunate people. In other words; a virtual community marketplace where local people interact and help each other in exactly the same way we do in our physical community (and the complete opposite of every other online resource trying in one manner or another to convert people into consumers and spend money outside our community). A search of similar Facebook "Buy Swap and Sell" pages shows they exist right across regional Australia, and to a lesser degree, right across the globe. I?m wondering, is anyone researching the phenomenon? ~ Don=20 ### UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN=20 This e-mail is subject to the UCT ICT policies and e-mail disclaimer published on our website at http://www.uct.ac.za/about/policies/emaildisclaimer/ or obtainable from +27 21 650 9111. This e-mail is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If the e-mail has reached you in error, please notify the author. If you are not the intended recipient of the e-mail you may not use, disclose, copy, redirect or print the content. If this e-mail is not related to the business of UCT it is sent by the sender in the sender's individual capacity. ### =20 --=__Part62533A8F.5__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML
I agree there are lots of interesting uses of facebook: I know a faceb= ook group which people use to [re-]post job adverts in Malawi; another grou= p is used to share recipes.
 

>>> "michael gurstein" <gurstein@gmail.com> 2012/07= /17 06:25 PM >>>
Very interesting Don... I wasn't aware of this= phenom but I'll check to see
if it is happening in rural Canada as well= ...

However, I did come across something very similar in rural India= (can't now
put my finger on the name, but it was being cited as a major= driver for
local connectivity/telecentres especially providing a means = for
inter-communal trade in things like bicycles etc.

M

--= ---Original Message-----
From: ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.ne= t
[mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Don C= ameron
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:14 PM
To: ciresearchers@vancouv= ercommunity.net
Subject: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons<= BR>
There?s a quiet revolution happening on Facebook that?s really helpi= ng to
bring back the concept of ?marketplace commons? to rural communiti= es
otherwise adversely impacted by the overwhelmingly one-sided and incr= easing
trade deficit of online connectivity.

I discovered it quit= e by accident when looking at ways to either donate or
convert into cash= a few unwanted items. Accepting that most people and
charities were unl= ikely to travel hundreds of kilometres to a rural district
to pick up an= old stove or unwanted power tool (making eBay a less than
viable option= ), and being unwilling to go to the time and effort of
advertising and p= reparing a local garage sale (that would only be raided
anyway at 6:00 a= m by local second-hand vendors), I asked a few locals what
other options= were available.

Everyone I spoke with told me the same thing ? ?sel= l them locally on
Facebook" (as IT manager with our largest employer I w= as a little
embarrassed I hadn?t thought of this myself).

So lo a= nd behold... a search of Facebook ?Buy Swap and Sell? just in our
little= community alone returns half-a-dozen matches; the largest a
ferociously= active forum/page with more than 5,000 local subscribers
(amazing of it= self given our entire district population is less than
18,000), where pe= ople trade, donate, swap and sell dozens and sometimes
hundreds of items= per day. Items ranging from the cheapest of toys and
clothing to cars, = farm pumps, boats, tractors and everything in between at
prices well bel= ow what we would pay elsewhere.

Yet what?s truly inspirational is th= e depth of membership diversity in age,
health, wealth and other areas, = and the fact the site is only open to local
residents yet contains nearl= y half our entire district population, the
unpaid volunteerism and teamw= ork inherent in moderation, and the degrees of
charity openly displayed = to less fortunate people. In other words; a virtual
community marketplac= e where local people interact and help each other in
exactly the same wa= y we do in our physical community (and the complete
opposite of every ot= her online resource trying in one manner or another to
convert people in= to consumers and spend money outside our community).

A search of sim= ilar Facebook "Buy Swap and Sell" pages shows they exist
right across re= gional Australia, and to a lesser degree, right across the
globe.
I?m wondering, is anyone researching the phenomenon?

~ Don

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--=__Part62533A8F.5__=-- --=__Part62533A8F.4__=-- From gurstein at gmail.com Wed Jul 18 15:19:05 2012 From: gurstein at gmail.com (michael gurstein) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:19:05 -0600 Subject: [Advisors] RE: FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons In-Reply-To: <7770730.10716.1342588084121.JavaMail.prodapps@nskntweba08-app> References: <7770730.10716.1342588084121.JavaMail.prodapps@nskntweba08-app> Message-ID: <016301cd64f0$62cf16c0$286d4440$@gmail.com> Don, there evidently is considerable use in remote and isolated First Nations and Inuit communities as well! Interesting developments and adaptations. (Sounds like a good research topic for someone :) M -----Original Message----- From: Don Cameron [mailto:dg_cameron@bigpond.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:08 PM To: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net; ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net; gurstein@gmail.com; cracin-canada@vancouvercommunity.net; advisors@tc.ca Cc: anita@ITforChange.net Subject: Re: FW: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons Would be interesting to see if the concept has spread in Canada - I have now been invited to join the administration/moderation team for our local site and look forward to learning more of the dynamics and motivators. Also look forward to contributing to (what seems to be) such a pro-active community based ICT tool. Also intersting to hear of the Indian experience - in our case the most common items of trade seem to be childrens toys and clothing (probably expected as these are expensive to purchase new and quickly become obsolete as a child grows), farm and motor vehicles. Curiously though given we are a farming disctrict, I have not seen primary produce listed on the site to date - perhaps an opportunity to extend the communal market concept into this area as well. ~Don On 18/07/2012 2:25 AM michael gurstein wrote: Very interesting Don... I wasn't aware of this phenom but I'll check to see if it is happening in rural Canada as well... However, I did come across something very similar in rural India (can't now put my finger on the name, but it was being cited as a major driver for local connectivity/telecentres especially providing a means for inter-communal trade in things like bicycles etc. M -----Original Message----- From: ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Don Cameron Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:14 PM To: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [ciresearchers] The Facebook Community Commons There?s a quiet revolution happening on Facebook that?s really helping to bring back the concept of ?marketplace commons? to rural communities otherwise adversely impacted by the overwhelmingly one-sided and increasing trade deficit of online connectivity. I discovered it quite by accident when looking at ways to either donate or convert into cash a few unwanted items. Accepting that most people and charities were unlikely to travel hundreds of kilometres to a rural district to pick up an old stove or unwanted power tool (making eBay a less than viable option), and being unwilling to go to the time and effort of advertising and preparing a local garage sale (that would only be raided anyway at 6:00 am by local second-hand vendors), I asked a few locals what other options were available. Everyone I spoke with told me the same thing ? ?sell them locally on Facebook" (as IT manager with our largest employer I was a little embarrassed I hadn?t thought of this myself). So lo and behold... a search of Facebook ?Buy Swap and Sell? just in our little community alone returns half-a-dozen matches; the largest a ferociously active forum/page with more than 5,000 local subscribers (amazing of itself given our entire district population is less than 18,000), where people trade, donate, swap and sell dozens and sometimes hundreds of items per day. Items ranging from the cheapest of toys and clothing to cars, farm pumps, boats, tractors and everything in between at prices well below what we would pay elsewhere. Yet what?s truly inspirational is the depth of membership diversity in age, health, wealth and other areas, and the fact the site is only open to local residents yet contains nearly half our entire district population, the unpaid volunteerism and teamwork inherent in moderation, and the degrees of charity openly displayed to less fortunate people. In other words; a virtual community marketplace where local people interact and help each other in exactly the same way we do in our physical community (and the complete opposite of every other online resource trying in one manner or another to convert people into consumers and spend money outside our community). A search of similar Facebook "Buy Swap and Sell" pages shows they exist right across regional Australia, and to a lesser degree, right across the globe. I?m wondering, is anyone researching the phenomenon? ~ Don From michaelg at gray.mb.ca Thu Jul 19 12:35:20 2012 From: michaelg at gray.mb.ca (Michael Gillespie) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:35:20 -0500 Subject: [Advisors] Online university for the masses! - The Globe and Mail Message-ID: <0755CA64-6CC3-4FEE-B776-F47DACF39919@gray.mb.ca> http://m.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/online-university-for-the-masses/art= icle4426073/?service=3Dmobile Sent from my iPhone 4S on the retarded Telus network= From gurstein at gmail.com Mon Jul 23 14:45:08 2012 From: gurstein at gmail.com (michael gurstein) Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:45:08 -0600 Subject: [Advisors] FW: IETF 84 in Vancouver (Canada) - Guest Day Pass Information (July 31, 2012) In-Reply-To: <2DF22D73B809491F972CC548831053C4@S603389AD01.CORP> References: <2DF22D73B809491F972CC548831053C4@S603389AD01.CORP> Message-ID: <018c01cd68d9$7ca08920$75e19b60$@gmail.com> This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_018D_01CD68A7.320A37D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Unfortunately I'll be out of town but this may interest some folks in = the area. =20 M =20 From: Internet Society [mailto:donotreply@isoc.org]=20 Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 4:17 AM To: gurstein@gmail.com Subject: IETF 84 in Vancouver (Canada) - Guest Day Pass Information = (July 31, 2012) =20 ISOC Logo =20 Dear Michael Gurstein,=20 IETF Guest Day Join the Internet's Leading Engineers in Vancouver! Experience first hand the Internet standards process and meet the = world's leading Internet engineers, developers and researchers. We = expect 1,200 attendees from more than 40 countries. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) will convene July 29 to = August 3 for IETF 84 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver and you are invited! = The IETF is the premiere international open-standards community and is = responsible for many of the Internet's most important standards, = including TCP/IP, e-mail, instant messaging, VoIP, 3G and IPv6. Itswork = is concerned with the evolution of the Internet's architecture and its = smooth operation. To learn more see: = The IETF is unique from other standards groups in that it is a volunteer = organization, lead by individuals, not governments or corporations. The = IETF's processes are open to all and decisions are made on the basis of = "rough consensus and running code." If you are doing research in = networking or communications, this is one event you don't want to miss. The IETF meets three times a year face-to-face to progress its work of = Internet Standards development for the betterment of the Internet and = people worldwide. Tuesday, July 31, 2012 is IETF 84 Guest Day when students, instructors = and members of the Internet Society can receive a complimentary one-day = Guest Pass to the IETF 84 Meeting. Guests shall check in at the = Registration Table for their name tags. =20 Guests have an opportunity to attend some of the 30 plus Working Group = sessions being held that day. The Agenda will be available here - = Note: You may also attend Newcomer Training that is scheduled for = Sunday 29 July at 1:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. See: = Interested local ISOC members, Students and Instructors must: 1. Register online at but = not pay. 2. Send an email to iad at ietf.org, subject: Guest Pass, indicating an = ISOC member ID, student or instructor, provide Registration ID and = request a one-day Guest Pass. 3. Pick up a Guest Pass on Tuesday. The IETF welcomes your interest in its work and looks forward to the day = when you will participate in this volunteer endeavor. **** ------=_NextPart_000_018D_01CD68A7.320A37D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Unfortunately I'll be out of town but this may interest some folks in = the area.

 

M

 

From:= = Internet Society [mailto:donotreply@isoc.org]
Sent: Monday, = July 23, 2012 4:17 AM
To: = gurstein@gmail.com
Subject: IETF 84 in Vancouver (Canada) - = Guest Day Pass Information (July 31, = 2012)

 

3D"ISOC 

Dear Michael = Gurstein,

IETF Guest = Day

Join the Internet's = Leading Engineers in Vancouver!

Experience first hand the = Internet standards process and meet the world's leading Internet = engineers, developers and researchers. We expect 1,200 attendees = from more than 40 countries.

The Internet Engineering = Task Force (IETF) will convene July 29 to August 3 for IETF 84 at = the Hyatt Regency Vancouver and you are invited! =

The IETF is the premiere = international open-standards community and is responsible for many of = the Internet's most important standards, including TCP/IP, e-mail, = instant messaging, VoIP, 3G and IPv6.  Itswork is concerned with = the evolution of the Internet's architecture and its smooth operation. =  To learn more see: <https://www.ietf.org/newcome= rs.html>

The IETF is unique from = other standards groups in that it is a volunteer organization, lead by = individuals, not governments or corporations.  The IETF's processes = are open to all and decisions are made on the basis of "rough = consensus and running code."   If you are doing research in = networking or communications, this is one event you don't want to = miss.

The IETF meets three = times a year face-to-face to progress its work of Internet Standards = development for the betterment of the Internet and people = worldwide.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 is = IETF 84 Guest Day when students, instructors and members of the Internet = Society can receive a complimentary one-day Guest Pass to the IETF 84 = Meeting.  Guests shall check in at the Registration Table for = their name tags.  

Guests have an = opportunity to attend some of the 30 plus Working Group sessions being = held that day.  The Agenda will be available here - <https://data= tracker.ietf.org/meeting/84/agenda.html>

<= span style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Note:  You may = also attend Newcomer Training that is scheduled for Sunday 29 July = at 1:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver.  See:  <https://www.ietf.= org/meeting/84/tutorials.html>

Interested local ISOC = members, Students and Instructors must:

1. Register online at = <http://www.ietf.org/me= eting/84/index.html> but not pay.

2. Send an email to iad = at ietf.org, subject: Guest Pass, indicating an ISOC member = ID, student or instructor, provide Registration ID and request a = one-day Guest Pass.

3. Pick up a Guest Pass = on Tuesday.

The IETF welcomes your = interest in its work and looks forward to the day when you will = participate in this volunteer endeavor.

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------=_NextPart_000_018D_01CD68A7.320A37D0-- From gurstein at gmail.com Mon Jul 30 20:48:10 2012 From: gurstein at gmail.com (michael gurstein) Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:48:10 -0400 Subject: [Advisors] FW: 50th Anniversary of Medicare Crisis Message-ID: <005c01cd6e8c$4cff50d0$e6fdf270$@gmail.com> This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01CD6E6A.C5F1A870 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In addition to this there is my friend Ahmed Mohiddin Mohamed's Masters = thesis Keep our Doctors Committees in the Saskatchewan medicare = controversy University of Saskatchewan Library, Electronic Theses & Dissertations =20 http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-05142009-100035/unrestricted= /Mohamed_Ahmed_Mohiddin_sec_nc_1963.pdf =20 A lot of the fieldwork for this was done in Melfort, my home town where = I had something of a ringside seat. =20 M =20 From: sid-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:sid-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf = Of Sid Shniad Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:32 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: 50th Anniversary of Medicare Crisis - Radio documentary =20 http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2012/07/23/50th-anniversary-of-medic= are-crisis---documentary-2/ The Current (CBC Radio) = July 23, 2012 50th Anniversary of Medicare Crisis - Documentary=20 In the summer of 1962, the Saskatchewan Doctor's Strike brought a bitter = fight over medicare to a head. The labour dispute was triggered on July = 1st, when Canada's first universal health care plan, the Saskatchewan = Medical Care Insurance Act, took effect. Doctors walked off the job and = stayed off for more than three weeks.=20 Patients panicked, worried about who would care for them in an = emergency. And the provincial government stood its ground, determined to = make the new law stick. For three weeks that stand-off produced = protests, fear ... even threats of violence. It wasn't settled until a = deal called the Saskatoon Agreement was = signed 50 years ago today.=20 Today, we're looking back on that dispute to find out how it has shaped = the health care we know today. The CBC's Sean Prpick tells the story = through the eyes of two families who were on opposite sides of the = issue. Sean's documentary is called Days of Decision.=20 Dr. Noel Doig has just published a new memoir of Sasakatchewan's = medicare crisis. It's called Setting The Record Straight. = =20 Listen to the segment:=20 http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/popupaudio.html?clipIds=3D2259598470 !DSPAM:2676,500dd0df25481084459552!=20 ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01CD6E6A.C5F1A870 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In addition to this there is my friend Ahmed Mohiddin Mohamed's = Masters thesis Keep our Doctors Committees in the Saskatchewan medicare = controversy

University of Saskatchewan Library, Electronic Theses & = Dissertations

 

http://library.usask.ca/= theses/available/etd-05142009-100035/unrestricted/Mohamed_Ahmed_Mohiddin_= sec_nc_1963.pdf

 

A lot of the fieldwork for this was done in Melfort, my home town = where I had something of a ringside seat.

 

M

 

From:= = sid-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:sid-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of = Sid Shniad
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:32 = PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: 50th = Anniversary of Medicare Crisis - Radio = documentary

 

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode= /2012/07/23/50th-anniversary-of-medicare-crisis---documentary-2/
<= br>The Current (CBC = Radio)           &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;          July 23, = 2012

50th = Anniversary of Medicare Crisis - Documentary =

In the summer of 1962, the = Saskatchewan Doctor's Strike brought a bitter fight over medicare to a = head. The labour dispute was triggered on July 1st, when Canada's first = universal health care plan, the Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act, = took effect. Doctors walked off the job and stayed off for more than = three weeks.

Patients panicked, worried about who = would care for them in an emergency. And the provincial government stood = its ground, determined to make the new law stick. For three weeks that = stand-off produced protests, fear ... even threats of violence. It = wasn't settled until a deal called the Saskatoon Agreement was signed 50 = years ago today.

Today, we're looking = back on that dispute to find out how it has shaped the health care we = know today. The CBC's Sean Prpick tells the story through the eyes of = two families who were on opposite sides of the issue. Sean's documentary = is called Days of Decision.

Dr. Noel Doig has just published a new memoir of = Sasakatchewan's medicare crisis. It's called Setting The Record = Straight.

Listen to the segment:

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/popupaudio.html?clipIds=3D2259598470!DSPAM:2676,500dd0df25481084459552!

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