Re: [Wikimedia ZA] An introduction

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 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza