Hi Cole,<div><br></div><div>Nice, definitely an audacious move to get more attention on Hackerspaces. However, I feel that the petition could use more specificity because the government is already supporting a few Hackerspace related projects.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Is it too late to make amendments to the petition?</div><div><br clear="all">Warmest regards,<br>Huei Ming<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Matt Joyce <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@nycresistor.com">matt@nycresistor.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Libraries for doing.<br>
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discussed on blog here:<br>
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<a href="http://www.music-piracy.com/?p=108" target="_blank">http://www.music-piracy.com/?p=108</a><br>
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On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 11:34 PM, cole santos <<a href="mailto:cksantos85@gmail.com">cksantos85@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I wanted to let you know about a new petition I created on We the People,<br>
> a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov, and ask for your support. Will you add your<br>
> name to mine? If this petition gets 25,000 signatures by May 16, 2012, the<br>
> White House will review it and respond!<br>
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> We the People allows anyone to create and sign petitions asking the Obama<br>
> Administration to take action on a range of issues. If a petition gets<br>
> enough support, the Obama Administration will issue an official response.<br>
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> You can view and sign the petition here:<br>
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> <a href="http://wh.gov/Ukm" target="_blank">http://wh.gov/Ukm</a><br>
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> Here's some more information about this petition:<br>
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> Kickstart innovation, education, and job creation by supporting<br>
> public hackerspaces/makerspaces/fablabs nationwide.<br>
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> Hackerspaces (Makerspaces) are community-operated physical places, where<br>
> people can meet and work on their projects. Hacker and Maker spaces provide<br>
> passion-based education that many of us missed in traditional education<br>
> systems. The learning which takes place in these spaces is intergenerational,<br>
> transdisciplinary, and multi-intelligent. Most hackerspaces welcome visitors<br>
> from other similar organizations, whether across town or internationally and<br>
> have the potential to bring the world together to solve problems, inspire all<br>
> generations, and have fun. Free exchange of ideas, skills, and knowledge are<br>
> encouraged, especially at periodic gatherings sometimes called "build<br>
> nights" or "open house days". Hackerspaces are the future, are<br>
> you ready to join?<br>
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