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Jun 1, 2010

Jun 1, 2010, 09:29am

Map Kibera Internships

 
"Our projects in Kibera have been growing fast, and we have great opportunities opening up for adventurous and enthusiastic people. Map Kibera is, at the core, about empowering communities to use technology for their own agenda, all players openly sharing and creating information for transparency and equitable discussion, and confronting the reality of technology on the ground, in marginalized communities. We're now moving into a critical phase, helping our Mappers, Video Journalists, and Voice of Kibera editorial board, to fully take on ownership of their projects."

Nov 25, 2009

Nov 25, 2009, 12:01pm

Paul Simon, Xenophile

 
Ethan Zuckerman: "I'm not writing about Graceland because I wanted to write music criticism - I'm thinking about Graceland as a way of explaining xenophilia and bridge figures. My friend David Miller and I were talking about these ideas and the challenge of explaining them, and David asked whether Simon’s work on the album helps explain either concept. In a sense, I think Graceland offers examples of both. ... Whatever the validity of the different criticisms, they're a reminder of how difficult it is to build projects that cross cultures. Simon found himself navigating cultural concerns in his home country (cultural appropriation and tourism, violation of a boycott), in South Africa (exploitation of local musicians, sharing of songwriting credit) and in the countries where the group played. In the process, I suspect he and everyone else involved ended up creating a miniculture around their collective, joint project." Ethan's astonishingly good at this kind of writing, and it doesn't hurt that Graceland has always been a quiet favorite of mine.

Originally from ...My heart's in Accra by Ethan reBlogged to re:ethanz xenophilia paulsimon graceland music africa benefit aid cultureclash

Oct 25, 2009

Oct 25, 2009, 03:39pm

Map Kibera

 
"Kibera's first complete free and open map, November 2009. Kibera, widely known as Africa's largest slum, remains a blank spot on the map. Without basic knowledge of the geography of Kibera it is impossible to have an informed discussion on how to improve the lives of residents of Kibera. Young Kiberans will create the first public digital map of Kibera."