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Subject: OT: September Project
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:54:04 -0500
From: Treaty Oak <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Treaty Oak <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: Treaty Oak Map Distributor
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Hello Maps-L Subscribers:
Being a for-profit member of the list, I am glad to be able to forward a
non-profit message for once! I'm posting this because the
organizers were unaware of Maps-L, and apparently the majority of the
participating organizations are libraries. My apologies if you have
seen this before.
There is a flyer about the event that I can provide upon request
(although you can probably find it on the web site).
Best regards,
Tara Shadowen
Treaty Oak Map Distributor
The September Project
www.theseptemberproject.org <http://www.theseptemberproject.org>
The September Project is an effort to foster open
exchanges in public
places about issues that matter. On Saturday,
September 11, people will
share ideas about democracy, citizenship, and
patriotism. Locally
organized, libraries, schools, and organizations
will host talks,
deliberations, and performances about issues that
matter to their
communities. September Project events are
distributed nationally and
internationally and are free and open to the people.
September Project
events take place annually.
The project launched in March, 2004. In the US, as
of August 12, 2004,
252 libraries in 40 states are participating, with
new libraries and often
entire library systems joining daily. Participating
libraries include:
urban, small, and rural public libraries; primary
and secondary school
libraries; college, community college, and
university libraries;
bookmobile libraries for youth, elderly, and people
with physical,
hearing, and visual disabilities; seminary
libraries; juvenile hall
libraries; and domestic and overseas US military
base libraries. Public
libraries serve as the infrastructure because they
are free, they are
public, and they are distributed across our country
and most countries.
Events will also occur in civic spaces like schools,
universities,
museums, jails, parks, and farmer's markets.
The September Project is beyond borders. Spain's El
Proyecto Septiembre
(http://septiembre.ciberpunk.org) has coordinated
events in six cities:
Granada, Len, Madrid, Melilla, Valencia, and
Zaragoza. Portugal's O
Projecto Setembro (http://setembro.ciberpunk.org)
has planned an event in
Lisbon. In Venezuela, events are planned for
Caracas and Maracay; in
Australia, the University of Sydney has joined; in
the Netherlands, the
University of Nijmegen and the Cultural Centre for
the Arts Lux are
hosting a public conference. We are in contact with
folks interested in
hosting similar events on September 11 in Canada,
Chile, Germany, Hong
Kong, Italy, Mexico, and Uruguay. International
hosts are planning events
that focus on issues that matter to them. For
example, events in Spain
will address democracy and citizenship, but also
provide forums on civil
liberties, immigration, and March 11th. The Dutch
conference will focus
on the relationship between art and culture and
9-11, paying special
attention to creative forms of political expression.
We've created a MAP! Please visit:
http://www.com.washington.edu/september/map.asp
We suggest you bookmark it, since it changes daily.
The September Project's goal is 1000s of public
spheres taking place
around the world on Saturday, September 11, 2004,
and every September 11th
thereafter.
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