<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Organic community edutech growth is not a mere slogan in the Philippines, thanks to Ryan Letada (Exec Director of eKindling) bringing an exciting update for us this Sunday, explaining the exceptional progress this community organization is building out. Remember: the Philippines practically invented the term "people power" in 1986, during the Marcos-to-Aquino nonviolent revolution -- exactly 25 years prior to the Arab World discovering the same: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution</a> Volunteers/projects globally will learn important insights from these devoted Filipinos' experiences -- and directly get involved if you too want to help them build civil society, starting right here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcmap.net/?go=southeast_asia">http://olpcmap.net/?go=southeast_asia</a> Beyond eKindling's strongest volunteer successes you may already know about: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://educationkindling.wordpress.com">http://educationkindling.wordpress.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://twitter.com/ekindling">http://twitter.com/ekindling</a> Not to give away Ryan's entire talk (and "Filipino Factoids" you will be asked to answer if you want to win a Red XO!) but going forward, eKindling is in fact looking at integrating mapping into its actual core curriculum, expanding upon the innovation in Uganda's <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mapuganda.blogspot.com">http://mapuganda.blogspot.com</a> How refreshing that an entire country might take seriously the idea we "Help kids everywhere map their world, at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> !" interweaving deep in-school learning across an entire country's cultural fabric. Please join us Sunday March 6th, 9PM EST on the usual number to find out more -- RSVP if possible! +1 866 213-2185 or +1 609 454-9914 Access Code: 1671650# Live Chat Backchannel: <a href="http://forum.laptop.org/chat">http://forum.laptop.org/chat</a> (that's #olpc-help on irc.freenode.net) <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72"> -- Help kids everywhere map their world, at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> !</pre> </body> </html>