On Food & Culture
Congratulations to Rodrigo Ramirez and his small Linux community in Chillan, Chile, who last Saturday inaugurated a 20-computer lab in a Catholic elementary school, completely open source, free software. The school, San José, now begins a training program for the kids and their parents. It …
I cancelled my mobile telephone contract with cingular/formerly AT&T. I don’t know that my new one will be any better, but I’m trying to avoid paying money into these corporations that want to make the Internet their highway to control (with government permission) of ideas …
It’s been a long dry spell of non-blogging but now I’m back into a routine of cyber access. Para mis amigos en América Latino les recuerdo inscribirse para participar en el congreso nacional de software libre en Chile. This week I shared with friends the …
I’ve just heard from Heidi Cambpell that she is in Israel, a refugee in Jerusalem after having to leave Haifa. Another close connection to the violence. I’ve been off my blog because work and travel have left me exhausted. Did meet many exciting new friends …
Having returned from a one-week seminar in Bogotá, Colombia, am now preparign to attend the Fifth International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture.. The program looks great. I’ll be away from blogging for another 8 days or so, but want to share this link that …
These notes and links are for attendees of the seminar, “Ministerios de La Iglesia en Las Culturas de Medios” in Bogotá, Colombia, June 19-24. A. Ensayo: “Tendencias de los Medios de Comunicación y Ministerios Contemporáneos” B. Ensayo: “Copyleft: Software libre: libertad de conocimiento, libertad de …
Pentecost is deeply moving because of 1) the complete leveling of human-constructed barriers of social exclusion 2) the primacy given to uniqueness of cultures and peoples, in contrast with the push for uniformity that fears difference 3)the example of courage to speak truth when those …
I’m rejoicing as I read Mary’s mention that the Methodists in Minnesota have voiced their Christian view that includes gay marriage and gay clergy, barring language that wants to make homosexuality incompatible with Christianity. This is a social justice issue that is at the heart …
Monday I saw The Da Vinci Code and thouroughly enjoyed the acting group of Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Ian McKellen. This piece of fiction is full of plenty of those Hollywood pure entertainment elements like car chases, identity switching, blood. But its the acting …
The WACC newsletter today gives a clear example of corporate media promoting a social discourse of misunderstanding. The newsletter states: “Thus we find that Western leaders are typically reported without adjectives preceding their names. George Bush is simply “US president George Bush”. Condoleeza Rice is …