I have no particular opinion on the proposal below, nor does it have
anything directly to do with us, but I was just thinking that for
disasters that are easy to foresee, we might want to think about how we
can be prepared in advance to bring people the information they need.
Is there anything we can do in advance to prepare?
We're so fast anyway, I have no ideas, but I thought I'd pass along the
notion.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Being Prepared in the face of Hurricane Wilma as far as
communications.
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:08:54 -0600
From: Taran Rampersad <cnd(a)knowprose.com>
Reply-To: cnd(a)knowprose.com
Organization:
KnowProSE.com
To: mobileactive(a)mobileactive.org, Jamais Cascio
<cascio(a)worldchanging.com>om>, The Digital Divide Network discussion group
<digitaldivide(a)milhouse.edc.org>
While Wilma is headed somewhere to in the Gulf region, and has already
caused deaths in Haiti, it might be a good idea to get the community
involved before disaster strikes, and set up alternative means of
communication at the community level - and let people know *before*
disaster strikes.
Projects such as the ARC (
http://www.knowprose.com/ARC ;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4149977.stm ) can be set up NOW,
and be ready before disaster strikes an area. Organized communication
BEFORE a disaster, DURING a disaster, and AFTER a disaster. SMS and HAM
radio always seem to be the main means of dependable communication.
I wrote an entry (link below) to share. Please share widely, by email,
weblog, print, television, radio, carrier pigeon and telling your
gossipy acquaintances at the coffee shop and bar:
http://www.knowprose.com/node/9106
Or, we can just wait and blame someone else for not doing anything.
--
Taran Rampersad
Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad
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