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Re: [fsfc-discuss] dynamically growing activists list
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David Henry |
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Re: [fsfc-discuss] dynamically growing activists list |
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Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:13:11 -0600 |
Mirko Lindner wrote:
> So how about everybody stating his/her name, current location maybe
> profession and in what way /he/she could support a Free Software
> Movement in Canada
I find this hard, as there is much to summarize. But (tongue firmly in
cheek)....
I am an ageing activist, brought up to be an artist, who decided at a
young age to complement my likely poverty as an artist by studying
theatre and minoring in philosophy. I worked with just about every
hazardous material imaginable, for pay, for about a decade.
I gave up the lot of it for a careen in organizing, starting with
post-secondary lobbying, and eventually with a community-based
environmental group that rebuilt and gave away bicycles (over 3,000 of
them), amongst other projects. Before too long, I was a founding member
of a worker-owned co-op dedicated to home renovations (a common field
for artists).
The past 12 years have been spent doing DTP (pre-press) for non-profits,
membership organizations, and community-based groups of all sorts. In
recent years, I have been a member of the Prairie Linux User Group and a
founding member of a worker-owned co-op dedicated to free software
(development and support, etc.).
While I believe building alternatives is more effective a strategy than
trying to change existing structures, I know it is critical to defend
rights before they are all taken away. For an organization like FSFC, I
expect to take on some of the drudge work, am pretty good at
understanding legislation, and like to think I write very clearly and
forcefully when necessary.
My hobbies are drinking coffee and farting to the tune of 'Oh Canada'.
All the very best of good things,
David Henry
PS: Stumbled across this:
http://groups.fsf.org/index.php/New_York_City:_All_Five_Boroughs