[hackerspaces] Iraqi hackerspaces?

James Carlson james at schoolfactory.org
Fri Sep 7 23:29:55 CEST 2012


Just wanted to mention the School Factory is acting as the fiscal sponsor
of Bilal's project -- we are excited to help develop hacker, maker, and
other community/collaborative spaces around the world!

By helping Bilal you help us help many others who are looking for support
in starting these amazing places.

On Friday, September 7, 2012, Matt Joyce wrote:

> Are you working with anyone locally?  You might want to reach out to
> the state dept.  I mean I know you have an aversion to military
> dealings but we really do have a diplomatic presence in the region and
> they may be able to put you in touch with local assistance that you
> might want / need.
>
> -Matt
>
> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> >
> > My friend Bilal is going to Iraq to help people in Bagdad and elsewhere
> start hackerspaces.
> >
> > Bilal and I went to Egypt last year to help folks get going with
> hackerspaces over there, and people over there are now cruising!  All they
> needed was a catalyst.
> >
> > With some help, and a bit of catalyst action, maybe this can happen in
> Iraq, too.
> >
> > Bilal has a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds to get there and
> back, plus bring cool stuff to people over there to help them get together
> and make hackerspaces happen.
> >
> >
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bilal/baghdad-community-hackerspace-workshops?ref=live
> >
> > Mitch.
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