Hi Phola
Thanks for the introduction :)
We haven't finalised the venue yet. It will definitely be held at Wits University but the room - and campus - still being finalised. Will let everyone know as soon as we have this locked down.
Regards
Kerryn
* * * * KERRYN MCKAY director, The African Commons Project
email me at: kerryn@africancommons.org phone me: +2711 486 0211, cell: +27 82 334 6165, skype me: kerrynmac
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Phola Mabizela phola.mabizela@dac.gov.zawrote:
Hi everyone,
My name is Phola, and I work for Government...........how ubiquitous is that? Truth be told, I do work for the Department of Arts and Culture, and my work has been community development-driven, using the arts for social development.
I first came across the African Commons through Nhlanhla Mabaso, a great advocate of Open Source [and my husband, so the contact was unavoidable :-)]. One of my projects, on the beautification of public spaces, caught his attention and we thought how great it would be to create a digital mural which we could share for free, on-line, and use as a platform to interact with communities throughout the world who had done similar projects. Unfortunately, the project didn't take off. But, in the planning, I got to meet Kerryn, and was and continue to be drawn to the work that the African Commons do.
Am very green in this area, I look forward to learning, a lot, and sharing what knowledge I have that is relevant. I also just am really looking forward to working with people who create value, in the everyday, in small and big ways.
By the way, did I miss the email stating the venue for Saturday and Sunday?
Phola
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