[HacktionLab] Using: Exciting news from HacktionLab

[Brent]

Hi

Nice one on all the work you folks are doing.

Random request: I'd like to possibly quote/reference this specific email
for a Uni essay. Not essential, so doesn't need a big discussion, just veto
if you're not ok with this.

I'm doing a course about the relations between society and technology and
an essay around activism and computers, so there's interesting points here
about the need for strategy as well as tech and e.g. need for legal
protection.

Course info:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/study/pgt/madcs/index.aspx

Ps. There was talk of drupal workshop?; I'm busy on a site, so would be up
for this if I can make it, can  probably book LARC if needed..

Cheers,
Brent

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> From: M3shrom
> Sent: 22 January 2012 18:54
> To: hacktionlab at lists.aktivix.org
> Subject: [HacktionLab] Exciting news from HacktionLab
>
> Hi everyone there's only a few of left here and our last job is to
> send an email to the list.
>
> We had the 10th Hacktionlab at Bradford this weekend at the legendary
> 1 in 12 club. http://www.1in12.com/
>
> Here was the agenda -
> http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab/index.php/Winter_2012_Hacklab
> and
> the minutes
> http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab/index.php/Winter_2012_Hacklab_Minutes
>
> It was an intimate and low key gathering where we didn't really focus
> on the tech but more on the strategy of how the projects we are
> involved with interact. Also, how can we build on what we've done for
> the future.  We took pretty minimal minutes but made some key steps
> that are detailed below.
>
> We got feedback from alan on the Social Contract for Communications
> Providers<http://and.nothingtohide.is/policy/>
> and we agreed that it was a 'good thing' and that we wanted to be
> active in this process.
>
> We talked about the tools we offer. There was some blue sky discussion
> about consolidating our projects into a more coherent legal entity to
> better represent the projects.
>
> We talked about what we really wanted to achieve and came up with some
> broad areas including,
>
> * better legal support for those running the services
> * finding funding for the resources (ideally membership contributions
> but maybe some bigger handouts)
> * a more accessible and clearer presentation of the tools/ services we
> are promoting
> * better interaction with other groups (campaign, advocacy)
> * clearer roles for and engagement with to help us out running and
> promoting the services.
>
> We agreed that we didn't want to plan an overblown solution to all of
> this but wanted to slowly move towards achieving these goals, tweaking
> what we do and not breaking things that kind of work.
>
> We came to the conclusion that we would propose a framework to link
> existing projects in which the people in the following projects are
> involved; aktivix, hacktionlab, network23, indy.im.
>
> We still have more work to do to decide exactly how we organise and
> make decisions and criteria for who is involved and how they are
> involved. We are going to have an irc meeting about this in three
> weeks time more or less.
>
> We are excited to say that we also made the following decisions.
>
> Set up a new website at techtoolsforactivism.org which lists 'Tech
> Tools' that we provide. There is a demo of what this would be here -
> http://pxr5.hacktivista.net - this is a work in process. This
> effectively replaces the proposed new hacktionlab website.
>
> To set up an informal working group to gather information about the
> pros and cons of becoming a legal entity with a focus on legal
> protection.
>
> We decided to work together to raise money for infrastructure costs,
> focusing on a grass-roots approach to fundraising but not excluding
> possible hand outs.
>
> When talking about HacktionLab on tour, No-one came forward to
> organise a BarnCamp but we are up for doing workshops at other events.
>
> We also thought it was great that LARC may be able to host a
> HacktionLab as we can do some workshops there but we don't have the
> time to convene and organise the practicalities. Over to you, London! ;)
>
> We are really happy with with the Tech Tools for Activism booklet
> cover. It looks great. Some of us also expressed that it would be
> great to have a second cover style which we would appeal to fluffier
> groups, ngos etc as it is quite hardcore! Maybe some kittens that are
> masked-up? I'm up for convening an irc meeting or asking Ben to do it
> to take the next step.
>
> Sorry for briefness of this, but some of us need to rush off.
>
> this was jointly written by 5 of us
> sorry if it in anyway isn't totally representative of the people that
> left early
>
>
>
>
>
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Brent
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