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    2222Beyond training organizations in blogging, this project seeks to create administrator-level technologists for ongoing, in-house maintenance and further development of content management systems. This perspective will empower organizations to adapt their websites to meet their political missions, unlike an outsourced content management system, which may fail due to rigidity and stagnation of the design or functionality.
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    24 For one month, four organizations in Palestine will meet to receive training in the development of a Drupal website for blogging. Technologists from Stop the Wall (STW), Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA), Union of Palestinian Women's Committees (UPWC), and the Alternative Information Center (AIC) will attend the trainings. The trainings will be conducted by a technologist from May First/People Link in the in-depth, administrative use of modern content management systems as well as independent media production. The project will bring together these four organizations for 40 hours per week for 4 weeks for the training in how to install, configure, design, and write content for their website. Rather than encouraging outsourcing of technology work, we believe that supporting in-house experts will increase the production and quality of website content for these four organizations.
     24For one month, five organizations in Palestine will meet to receive training in the development of a Drupal website for blogging. Technologists from Stop the Wall (STW), Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA), Union of Palestinian Women's Committees (UPWC), the Alternative Information Center (AIC), and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) will attend the trainings. The trainings will be conducted by a technologist from May First/People Link in the in-depth, administrative use of modern content management systems as well as independent media production. The project will bring together these five organizations for 40 hours per week for 4 weeks for the training in how to install, configure, design, and write content for their website. Rather than encouraging outsourcing of technology work, we believe that supporting in-house experts will increase the production and quality of website content for these five organizations.
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    2626To culminate and highlight the success of the project, we will announce and organize a day for blogging in solidarity with Palestine. We will aggregate each post to create a large, visible solidarity movement using citizen media. Additionally, It is our vision that this will be the first in a series of technology trainings to increase the network of progressive technologists in the Global South and communities of color. We will further build our 500-member network through trainings with international groups.
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    2828== Background ==
    29 May First/People Link helped organize the technology for the World Education Forum in 2010. This project allowed for the creation of alliances with four key organizations based in the West Bank of Palestine. The shared goals of Stop the Wall, Middle East Children's Alliance, Union of Palestinian Women Committees, and the Alternative Information Center are to create blogging websites that reach a global audience and join as members of May First/People Link.
     29May First/People Link helped organize the technology for the World Education Forum in 2010. This project allowed for the creation of alliances with five key organizations based in the West Bank of Palestine. The shared goals of Stop the Wall, Middle East Children's Alliance, Union of Palestinian Women Committees, and the Alternative Information Center are to create blogging websites that reach a global audience and join as members of May First/People Link.
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    3131''Stop the Wall''
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    4444Organizing partnerships: The project began by organizing with multiple Palestinian organizations in the Fall of 2010.
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    46 Training and developing partnerships: The next phase of the project is to expand upon a training curriculum for the installation, configuration, and administration of Drupal blogging websites. The main phase of the project is to send one trainer from May First/People Link to the West Bank to conduct a comprehensive, four-week training program. The relationship building between these organizations and May First/People Link will solidify during the training phase. Blogging and multi-media content production will be an integral part of the training available to all members of the participating organizations. At the conclusion of the training program, each organization will have a fully-functional Drupal website, MF/PL membership for one year, and a deep knowledge of how to modify and maintain their website infrastructure on an expert level.
     46Training and developing partnerships: The next phase of the project is to expand upon a training curriculum for the installation, configuration, and administration of Drupal blogging websites. The main phase of the project is to send one trainer from May First/People Link to the West Bank to conduct a comprehensive, five-week training program. The relationship building between these organizations and May First/People Link will solidify during the training phase. Blogging and multi-media content production will be an integral part of the training available to all members of the participating organizations. At the conclusion of the training program, each organization will have a fully-functional Drupal website, MF/PL membership for one year, and a deep knowledge of how to modify and maintain their website infrastructure on an expert level.
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    4848Event campaign and solidarity: We will announce and campaign around one day, to be determined, on which our current members and any organization or individual will register their site to participate in a day of blogging on the topic of Palestinian solidarity. We will highlight our new members and draw attention to the power of citizen media online to raise awareness.
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    5252== Timeline ==
    53 Since September of 2010, MF/PL has worked with these four organizations to establish a political bond based in solidarity. The work of finding partnerships in Palestine has already been established.
     53Since September of 2010, MF/PL has worked with these five organizations to establish a political bond based in solidarity. The work of finding partnerships in Palestine has already been established.
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    55 The total time given to each organization will be one week, or approximately 40 hours. With four organizations, the project will last four weeks. These four weeks can be completed at any time during 2011, with adequate coordination and administration. We have identified three time periods in which the project can take place:
     55The total time given to each organization will be one week, or approximately 40 hours. With five organizations, the project will last five weeks. These five weeks can be completed at any time during 2011, with adequate coordination and administration. We have identified three time periods in which the project can take place:
    5656{{{
    57         April 1 - April 30
    58         June 15 - July 15
    59         September 15 - October 15
     57        April 1 - May 6
     58        June 15 - July 20
     59        September 15 - October 20
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    6161At the end of the project's training period in Palestine, an ongoing relationship will continue between Rising Voices, MF/PL, STW, UPWC, MECA, and AIC through the creation of a monthly newsletter which highlights blogs produced on the new websites, the first issue of which can be expected approximately one month from the end date: May, July, or November.