that is a bit OT but...
*It is difficult to get involved in chapters when, like me, you live in
Africa, and the only approved chapter for the entire
continent is 8,000
kilometres away.*
Create one in your country! :D That is basicaly what we are doing in
IberoCoop - help groups from all over Latin World with guidance and help.
And IF they want to became a chapter, we help them (talk with ChapCom
members, each month we have a new request from a Latin Chapter ;) )
I know isn't easy in Africa, but isn't easy either in Latin America, and we
are doing it.
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*Béria Lima*
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*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter
livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a
construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>*
On 1 February 2012 20:59, J Alexandr Ledbury-Romanov <
alexandrdmitriromanov(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Having seats appointed by movement organizations like the chapters offers
a chance to involve of another subset of our community: those who are
interested enough in governance issues to get involved in the leadership
/
decision-making of movement organizations.
That's also an important
subset
of our community.
The existing chapter presence is a barrier to entry. It is difficult to
get
involved in chapters when, like me, you live in Africa, and the only
approved chapter for the entire continent is 8,000 kilometres away.
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