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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:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution</a><br>
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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:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcmap.net/?go=southeast_asia">http://olpcmap.net/?go=southeast_asia</a><br>
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Beyond eKindling's strongest volunteer successes you may already
know about:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://educationkindling.wordpress.com">http://educationkindling.wordpress.com</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://twitter.com/ekindling">http://twitter.com/ekindling</a><br>
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Not to give away Ryan's entire talk (and "Filipino Factoids" you
will be asked to answer if you want to win a <font color="#ff0000">Red
XO</font>!) 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><br>
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<i>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.</i><br>
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Please join us Sunday March 6th, 9PM EST on the usual number to find
out more -- RSVP if possible!<br>
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+1 866 213-2185 or +1 609 454-9914<br>
Access Code: 1671650#<br>
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Live Chat Backchannel:<br>
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<a href="http://forum.laptop.org/chat">http://forum.laptop.org/chat</a><br>
(that's #olpc-help on irc.freenode.net)<br>
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