<div>folks, I'm not going to be around until april now, and won't be online 'til after easter .. </div>
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<div>xxx<br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/13/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Zoe</b> <<a href="mailto:zoe@esemplastic.net">zoe@esemplastic.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">hi all<br><br>chatting last week with steffen (after he and andre and I failed to get<br>together to do some group analysis/policy recommendations the week before),<br>
we thought the best way forward in the current imperfect circumstances would<br>be to get as many of us as possible together in next week or few, decide<br>which projects to really analyse and then work some more on them - enough at<br>
least to come up with recommendations for just those few projects.<br><br>I guess we're cuirrently waiting on sian's return to start this group<br>process?<br>pennie, when are you coming back? are you happy/able to work on this at a<br>
distance?<br>personally I'm only really going to be able to make useful inputs on<br><a href="http://ifiwatch.tv">ifiwatch.tv</a> and metadata and maybe some imc history. I've got bits of time<br>the next few weeks to work on this, after that I really need to move on. as<br>
do others I think. and the ngpa deadline seems to be fairly long gone ; )<br><br>Steffen and I agreed that we can't honestly make any policy recommendations,<br>let alone think about proposing a book, before at least some more<br>
substantive analysis and comparison has been done and key planned texts<br>completed. if for any reason that can't now be done, I'll be removing my<br>name from the project.<br>in which case farewell, thanks for the support to these exciting projects<br>
: )<br>what a shame we couldn't actually feed back research-based insights to them<br>: (<br><br>but I'm sure that won't happen : )) we can stilll do it! from where I'm,<br>sitting anyway, it's not too late.. just ; )<br>
<br>I'm looking forward to hearing from others soon about when and how we can<br>finish up the work nicely. I'll be back in town tuesday next week and am<br>happy to offer my place or to travel to meet next week, can also work on<br>
drafts online, and discuss by phone. week after next will be difficult,<br>first week in april more possible again.<br><br>xxx<br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Boehm, Steffen" <<a href="mailto:steffen@essex.ac.uk">steffen@essex.ac.uk</a>><br>
To: <<a href="mailto:alt-MEDIA-RES@lists.aktivix.org">alt-MEDIA-RES@lists.aktivix.org</a>><br>Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:26 PM<br>Subject: [alt-media-res] FW: FW: 2009 Ford Motor Company<br>InternationalFellowship ofthe 92nd Street Y<br>
<br><br>Oh my god, the below call is 'interesting'. The list of countries that are<br>invited to apply reads like a list of 'friendly' states set up by the CIA.<br>These are all strategic partners of the US in the developing world, which is<br>
interersting in itself. Even more interesting is the fact that the Ford<br>Foundation is so explicitly political these days and aligned with US foreign<br>policy...<br><br>Nevertheless, this might be an opportunity for the Uruguay ifi people, if<br>
they can stomach the politics!?<br><br>St<br><br>----<br><br>>>> Jane Schiemann <<a href="mailto:I.J.Schiemann@lse.ac.uk">I.J.Schiemann@lse.ac.uk</a>> 03/06/08 9:28 am >>><br>Forwarded in case of interest to you or colleagues<br>
<br>________________________________<br><br>From: Elizabeth Komoroski [mailto:<a href="mailto:EKomoroski@92y.org">EKomoroski@92y.org</a>]<br>Sent: 05 March 2008 22:36<br>To: Schiemann,IJ<br>Subject: 2009 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd<br>
Street Y<br><br><br><br>Dear LSE Center for a Civil Society,<br><br><br><br>The 2009 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd<br>Street<br>Y is now accepting applications from community leaders who are<br>citizens<br>
and residents of Azerbaijan; the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and<br>Lithuania; Cambodia; Ethiopia; Israel; Liberia; and Uruguay.<br>Applications must be postmarked, faxed, or emailed by June 30, 2008 to<br>be considered. Please distribute the attached brochures and<br>
applications to individuals you think would benefit from this<br>wonderful<br>opportunity.<br><br><br><br>This annual fellowship is funded by the Ford Motor Company and<br>organized<br>by the 92nd Street Y to provide education and support to community<br>
leaders engaged in the nonprofit sector. To date, 179 individuals<br>from<br>46 countries have received the Ford Fellowship, which is now in its<br>eighth year.<br><br><br><br>A successful applicant must demonstrate that he or she:<br>
<br> is a community leader engaged in the nonprofit sector,<br>either<br>professionally or as a volunteer;<br><br> is successfully addressing issues that affect the<br>community's<br>well-being; and<br>
<br> would benefit from an intensive three-week nonprofit<br>management training course in New York.<br><br><br><br>Previous Ford Fellows include:<br><br> a South African AIDS educator;<br><br> the president of a Jewish aid society facilitating<br>
Bosnia-Herzegovina's transition to democracy;<br><br> a sustainable development expert from Zimbabwe;<br><br> the founder of an Indian organization that educates women<br>and<br>children working in the silk industry; and<br>
<br> an Indonesian advocate for ethnic minorities.<br><br><br><br>The residency takes place June 5-June 24, 2009 in New York City.<br>Airfare, accommodation, food, transportation, instruction, and other<br>program-related expenses are included in the fellowship, and<br>
participants receive a small stipend upon arrival.<br><br><br><br>During the intensive three-week residency, Ford Fellows take classes<br>in<br>areas including nonprofit management strategy and leadership training<br>at<br>
Columbia University's Picker Center for Executive Education. The<br>academic curriculum is complemented by visits to model nonprofits in<br>New<br>York City and meetings with academic, business, and government<br>leaders.<br>
The experience is enhanced by Fellows' residency at the 92nd Street Y,<br>a<br>community and cultural center founded in 1874 that now serves over<br>300,000 people annually.<br><br><br><br>The Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y<br>
provides a tremendous opportunity to international community leaders,<br>and I would greatly appreciate your help in distributing the enclosed<br>brochures and applications to people and organizations that could<br>benefit from this opportunity. Again, applications for the 2009<br>
Fellowship must be postmarked, faxed, or emailed no later than June<br>30,<br>2008. For more information about the program, please see the enclosed<br>brochures or visit our website at <a href="http://www.92Y.org/ford">www.92Y.org/ford</a>. Please contact me<br>
at 212.415.5473 or <a href="mailto:agardy@92Y.org">agardy@92Y.org</a> or my assistant Elizabeth Komoroski<br>at<br>212.415.5561 or <a href="mailto:ekomoroski@92Y.org">ekomoroski@92Y.org</a> if you have any question or wish to<br>
receive additional brochures and applications by email or post mail.<br>Thank you for your assistance.<br><br><br><br>With best regards,<br><br><br><br><br><br>Alison Gardy<br><br>Director of International Relations<br><br>
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