http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org Mapping the Stories of Creativity and Social Innovation Worldwide Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:11:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've always been afraid of two things - bodies of water (in which I cannot see the bottom) and heights. At 7, I was stung by a jellyfish while swimming. That same year, I fell off a rock face and into a crevice of fresh lava rock, gouging and ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2010/01/06/a-reflection-on-my-time-with-curiousworks/ -23.3572884 119.7371674 I just got an email from my friend Emily Jacobi asking for support for a cool project.  If you remember, I had the pleasure ofworking with Digital Democracy on their Handheld Human Rights project during NetSquared's 2009 Conference.  This latest project is an extension of their project. They're looking to translate a book called "Little ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/12/09/support-little-brother-vs-big-brother/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Presenting the Videos the Youth Made at the Vodafone Offices in Chatswood"][/caption] With CuriousWorks, I had an opportunity to work with the awesome OzGREEN folks and train some young leaders from around Australia on media making, interviewing and editing.  OzGREEN are an Australian environmental justice network that ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/11/19/curiousworks-operating-with-ozgreen/ Australia has been awesome.  Here's a quick recap of things I did/accomplished in one month. visited a tiny town called Marble Bar to take pictures with 'feral' 5 year olds (lots of these kids seem to be missing on any oversight running around barefoot and unattended most of the day - ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/11/19/9-things-ive-done-that-im-proud-of-out-here-in-australia/ I once had a mentor tell me that when working to empower people, all you can really do is ‘hold the crown out in front of them’ – it’s up to them to step up into that crown and claim it. We’ve been in Newman for nearly 12 weeks now working ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/11/13/33-things-the-youth-of-newman-can-do/ On my first day of teaching classes at Newman Senior High School, I came across an educators' handbook for working with Aboriginal and indigenous  communities.  These were some of the questions asked in the assignment: What is the name of the traditional Indigenous custodians of the land where you are? What ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/10/18/homework-assignment-for-educators-working-with-indigenous-communities/ This is some exciting news from my fellow awesomes over at Digital Democracy.  Read their news below or become a fan of their Facebook Page. Gabe Hopkins sent a message to the members of Digital Democracy. -------------------- Subject: Programs Launch in Southeast Asia This month we have extremely exciting news as we have launched ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/10/15/digital-democracy-programs-launch-in-southeast-asia/ The past DAY has been brilliant. Shakthi and I departed Newman and drove for about 3.5 hours to Marble Bar - which is the hottest town on the planet (it never went below 100 degrees for 160 days in the summer of 1923-24).  It's not too hot now.  On the way, ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/09/30/ripsticks-telecentres-and-graffiti-artists-in-remote-western-australia/ Today was a blast.  I got to sit in on a session with Elias at the local community centre where Elias has been teaching during the holiday film week.  I got to have a great overview of a brainstorming session between about 15 kids ranging from 9 - 15 years ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/09/28/day-at-the-newman-neighbourhood-centre-brainstorming-video-ideas/ This morning, I woke up extra early (5:30) to go and watch the sunrise over the Pilbara alone. Today, I'll get introduced to the local neighborhood center (to watch some workshops in session with Elias) and then I;ll go to meet up with Lee - our community contact here ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/09/27/sunrise-on-the-pilbara/ > > > The adventure for this Curious Worker begins. Will be in flight for > the next 8 hours as I fly out to Newman, Australia. > > Yeehaw! Posted via email from Memeshift's posterous http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/09/26/departing-for-newman-australia/ Today I set a game plan with Shakthi on how we're going to tackle the next 6 weeks in the Pilbara.  I'll need to: develop/find/improve on some curriculum for 'object-based storytelling'develop/find/improve on curriculum to introduce the 'craft' of working with audio and photographydevelop online ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/09/24/curious-works-day-2-the-plan-for-the-next-6-weeks-and-a-late-afternoon-tour-of-the-office-loft-in-sydney/ Howdy We Operate Best Together Backers and Fans! Apologies if some of this is old news to some of you, but I thought I'd condense the past months' adventures for y'all in this email.  Also, I'd asked some of you if I could add you to my eNewsletter list to stay ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/09/22/we-operate-best-together-update-2-adventures-in-nyc-site-relaunch-and-a-job-in-australia/ On September 6th, I got to go and visit and jam at my first SHARE in New York City. SHARE is basically an 'open jam' for anyone to come and play their sound/video/visual art with others. From their Facebook Page: SHARE is first and foremost a platform to explore expression, in ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/09/13/my-first-nyc-share-collaborative-performance-as-cultural-exchange/ Image via Wikipedia This August, I was fortunate enough to have a paid flight to Massachusetts AND place to stay (thanks to Ben Sheldon!) for the recent NAMAC Conference - which was a blast!  Thanks NAMAC!   While in Boston, I also decided to visit New York for friends and research ... http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/09/11/touring-eyebeam/