[Wolves] Nice one Ron!! (& Revolution OS) [was . . . Can anyone help?!]

[Si Griffiths]

yeah right, have just been reminded that I got previous appointments on=20
tuesday morning and so won't be able to make the linux expo - appologies =
for=20
any inconvenience caused Jono ;)

also big thank you to Ron & Intellidata for the computers that they kindl=
y=20
donated to the A2RT cause - they were amazingly useful & it was all perfe=
ct=20
timing - we picked them up mid week from solihull & by friday 4 of them'd=
=20
been repurposed to take part in the multimedia installation that we were=20
doing for B'ham's contribution to Refugee Week last weekend - which basic=
ally=20
consisted of a website, a film, stencils & signage focusing upon the medi=
a=20
demonisation of refugees & asylum seekers, offering B'ham refugees the=20
opportunity to tell their side of the story, so yeah gratitude by the sac=
k=20
full.

Several of the refugees who we interviewed had/were done/doing computer=20
science (at degree level) & one of the things were currently thinking abo=
ut=20
is setting up a media lab with recycled computers at the refugee centre=20
through which we were first introduced to them - we've established some g=
ood=20
links with them & so if anything develops from this media lab idea it wou=
ld=20
be cool if we could get them into linux (if they ain't already) & from th=
ere=20
there's loads of connections which could be developed with the whole linu=
x=20
for educational & community establishments thing

Also if people are interested we could do a double bill on wednesday nigh=
t -=20
start off with the short film that we shot of B'ham refugees & their=20
experiences (presuming that Jono's still got one of them VHS video things=
=20
lying around??) & then for the main attraction Revolution OS - let us kno=
w if=20
people be interested in seeing the film that we made??

Vinnie



On Thursday 19 Jun 2003 7:09 pm, Si Griffiths wrote:
> I could do tuesday if you really need me - does it matter that i'm not
> particularly a kde expert & can i plug a2rt as well?? (never got round =
to
> booking an org stand for us - not sure whether thats better or worse th=
an
> booking one without organising it ;) & then dropping someone like your =
good
> self in at the deep end at the last minute)
>
> Vinnie
>
> On Thursday 19 Jun 2003 5:10 pm, Jono Bacon wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > It seems that a KDE booth has been arranged for the
> > expo next week but nothing has been done about it. I
> > was sent an email asking what was going on and it
> > seems that it just has not been organised.
> >
> > The problem now is that help is needed to run the
> > booth. I said I can make an appearence, but I will
> > need some help.
> >
> > Would any of you lot be up for coming down to help
> > staff the booth? If you let me know I will arrange an
> > exhibitor pass. We need people on all days, and Lee
> > and me are doing the Wed and Thurs for sure. I will
> > preferably need help on the Tues as well.
> >
> > If you could let me know ASAP that would be cool. :)
> >
> >   Jono
> >
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > Jono Bacon - http://www.jonobacon.org/
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