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Blackwell Conversation
Questions on Angela Glover Blackwell's talk
Angela Glover Blackwell spoke about new and vital participation that is happening in civic processes.
On participation:
- what are the terms and boundaries of participation (how is participation managed, how is it open?)
- Can participants define the extent of their participation? What defines the extent of opportunities for participation?
- Who participates, who doesn't
- what is the difference between meaningful and meaningless participation?
- what policies are in place or proposed for inclusivity and full and representative participation?
Continue the conversation with Angela Glover Blackwell
It's 50 short minutes with Angela Glover Blackwell but the issues she brings up -- race and poverty and creating spaces for conversation and demonstrating change -- take much more than 50 minutes. We can use the session space -- Conversation with Angela Glover Blackwell -- to keep asking questions and try and move the conversation into Next Actions.
- Marnie Webb's blog
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How do we deal with monopoly?
Your name:
Marnie Webb (reporting an index card)
Speaker or Presenter:
Angela Glover Blackwell
Your question:
(this was passed up via an index card)
Participation and broad access -- YAY!
But all (or 93%, anyway) of our work is in Microsoft products.
And nearly all our bandwidth goes through SBC/AT&T and Verizon.
What if they start turning off our freedom? What backup plan do you recommend?
The Widening Divide
Your name:
Tony Fleming
Your email address:
tony@eastmont.net
Speaker or Presenter:
Angela Glover Blackwell
Your question:
In the face of the Bush administrations denial of, and many foundations retreat from the "Digital Divide" what policies or strategies must we promote, advocate or demand that would allow us to effectively continue this work, serving those in this oh too real and rapidly widening gap?
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