| 21 | 21 | Our movement work with the social forum began with the US Social Forum in 2007, where we helped lead the technology sub-committee overseeing the first social forum with full online registration from beginning to end. In 2008, at Social Forum of the Americas in Guatemala, we held our first collaborative democracy workshop linking participants in Guatemala with participants in New York, in real time. We repeated this workshop at 2009 World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil (this time brining in Belem, Guatemala, Quebec and New York in French, Spanish, Portugeuse, and English). In 2010 we were invited to support the Global Conference on Climate Change in Cochabamba, where we provided a free video stream of all major events using all free and open source software. In June 2010, May First/People Link was central to the organizing of the technology working group and media center. Our Social Forum work continued in October at the World Education Forum in Palestine. In December, the UN Bolivian Mission sponsored our tech support work during the COP16 meeting in Cancun. And, most recently, we provided support to both the World Social Forum in Dakar (where we were accepted onto the International Committee) as well as helped organize the Indymedia Africa center taking place during the forum. |
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| 23 | | With our international network of organizations growing, we must also think about increasing our network of expert technologists. Three times per year, 3 - 5 our networked organizations in a specified region will meet to create administrator-level technologists for ongoing, in-house maintenance and further development of content management systems. These organizations will be located in the Global South and/or communities of color. Rather than encouraging outsourcing of technology work, we believe that creating in-house experts will increase the production and quality of website content for these four organizations. This project, called International Outreach and Training, is intertwined with our International Technology Support work. |
| | 23 | Our work with international convergences complements two other important MFPL projects. |
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| | 25 | In 2011, in collaboration with the Praxis Project, we are launching a [wiki:techies_of_color Techies of Color Training Institute]. This program provides an intense, supportive mentored training program for activists of color in the United States to become professional-level, politically progressive and movement involved technologists. Capacity building both inside and outside the country are each critical in their own right, and more importantly they are mutually supportive. |
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| | 27 | In addition, we are developing a [wiki:international_outreach_and_training International Outreach and Training]. The goal of the project is to provide follow up training to the local organizations anchoring the international convergences. This extra step helps the local, anchoring and participating organizations benefit over the long term from the brief period of intense labor and expertise that becomes available during the convergence. |
| 56 | | ||'''Montreal Convergence'''|||| |
| 57 | | ||Travel||$650.00|| |
| 58 | | ||''Train ticket for two - four people from New York to Montreal''|||| |
| 59 | | ||Accommodations||$0.00|| |
| 60 | | ||''For two - four people at one - two weeks is donated in-kind by Alternatives International''|||| |
| 61 | | ||Support work||$1920.00|| |
| 62 | | ||''Minimal stipends for two - four people''|||| |
| 63 | | ||Technical Equipment||$250.00|| |
| 64 | | ||''Estimated cost of equipment purchases''|||| |
| 65 | | ||'''Montreal Total'''||'''$2820.00'''|| |
| | 60 | Work stipends: $500/week per person |
| | 61 | Food and Accomodations: $50/per day per person |
| | 62 | |
| | 63 | === Environmental Movement Convergences === |
| | 64 | |
| | 65 | ||'''Montreal Convergence''' || || |
| | 66 | ||Travel (4 people by train from NY) ||$650 || |
| | 67 | ||Food/Accommodations (space donated by Alternatives Intl) ||$560 || |
| | 68 | ||Support work (Minimal stipends for 4 people, 1 week) ||$2000 || |
| | 69 | ||Technical Equipment ||$250 || |
| | 70 | ||'''Montreal Total''' ||'''$3460''' || |
| 68 | | ||'''COP17 Durban Convergence'''|||| |
| 69 | | ||Travel||$8000.00|| |
| 70 | | ||''Airfare for two - four people from New York to South Africa''|||| |
| 71 | | ||Accommodations||$2,500|| |
| 72 | | ||''For two - four people at two - three weeks''|||| |
| 73 | | ||Support work||$5760.00|| |
| 74 | | ||''Minimal stipends for two - four people''|||| |
| 75 | | ||Technical Equipment||$500.00|| |
| 76 | | ||''Estimated cost of equipment purchases''|||| |
| 77 | | ||'''Durban Total'''||'''$16760.00'''|| |
| 78 | | |||||| |
| 79 | | ||'''Estimated Cost of 2 Other Convergences'''||'''$5,000'''|| |
| | 73 | ||'''COP17 Durban Convergence''' || || |
| | 74 | ||Travel (airfare 4 people) ||$8000 || |
| | 75 | ||Food/Accommodations (4 people, 3 weeks) ||$4200 || |
| | 76 | ||Support work (Minimal stipiends for 4 people, 3 weeks ||$6000 || |
| | 77 | ||Technical Equipment ||$500 || |
| | 78 | ||'''Durban Total''' ||'''$18700'''|| |
| 82 | | ||'''Paris Meeting'''|||| |
| 83 | | ||Travel||$1000.00|| |
| 84 | | ||''Airfare for two people from New York to France''|||| |
| 85 | | ||Accommodations||$300.00|| |
| 86 | | ||''For two people for 4 days/3 nights''|||| |
| 87 | | ||'''Paris Total'''||'''$1300.00'''|| |
| | 81 | ||'''Rio + 20 Convergence''' || || |
| | 82 | ||Travel (airfare 4 people) ||$8000 || |
| | 83 | ||Food/Accommodations (4 people, 3 weeks) ||$4200 || |
| | 84 | ||Support work (Minimal stipiends for 4 people, 3 weeks ||$6000 || |
| | 85 | ||Technical Equipment ||$500.00 || |
| | 86 | ||'''Durban Total''' ||'''$18700'''|| |
| | 87 | |
| | 88 | |||||| |
| | 89 | |
| | 90 | === World Social Forum === |
| | 91 | |
| | 92 | ||'''Paris Meeting/G20'''|||| |
| | 93 | ||Travel (4 people) ||$2400 || |
| | 94 | ||Food/Accommodations (2 people, two weeks) ||$2880 || |
| | 95 | ||'''Paris Total''' ||'''$5280''' || |
