[hackerspaces] Super Awesome Sylvia needs your support!

[Matt Joyce]

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On Sep 13, 2012 8:01 AM, "Chris Weiss" <cweiss at gmail.com> wrote:

> and they just reached full funding.
>
> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:
> > Worth it.
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Ryan Rix <ry at n.rix.si> wrote:
> >> I just read this thread for the first time (I check hs-discuss every
> morning
> >> or so, after all) and find your rant to be a little off-putting, Matt.
> I'm
> >> sure I'm not the only one here who's too busy making a hackerspace
> happen to
> >> have a constant finger on this mailing list.
> >>
> >> r.
> >>
> >> On Wed 5 September 2012 22:05:09 Matt Joyce wrote:
> >>> For the record, I sent this out to two lists today.  It's been about
> >>> 12 hours.   Both lists have hundreds to thousands of technology
> >>> professionals on it.  So far, 4 of you folks have actually donated
> >>> anything.
> >>>
> >>> I mean it's totally a case of charity and you aren't obligated to
> >>> donate money.  Certainly there are better things to invest your coin
> >>> in.  I recommend the International Red Cross.  But for the amount of
> >>> crap that's been posted to this list over the past two years about
> >>> this community not being open to 'women in technology' I find it
> >>> absolutely staggering that there isn't a massive amount of people
> >>> throwing even a little money into an effort to help a girl out that
> >>> has been exemplary in her participation in our extended community.  A
> >>> young woman who really has done more than most if not all of you to
> >>> reach out to the next generation and offer a welcoming helping hand
> >>> into this community.  A hand that is not biased in any way.
> >>>
> >>> 9 days left.  Only about 100 USD was donated today by about 4 people.
> >>>
> >>> verify here : http://www.indiegogo.com/SuperAwesomeNY2012?c=pledges
> >>>
> >>> You probably will give more to homeless people this year who want
> >>> nothing more than to get strung out on H than you will to this kid.
> >>> More to the point she's actually willing to give you something for
> >>> your money aside from a youtube show she works very hard on and posts
> >>> basically for free.
> >>>
> >>> I've always had the utmost respect for the people on this list.  Even
> >>> when I've disagreed with folks.  But that's because I've always
> >>> thought that the people on this list backed up their goals, and their
> >>> beliefs with real leadership.  With actions that show people why
> >>> things can be better.  Here you have a chance to help another member
> >>> of this community make a change that many of you have been very vocal
> >>> about.  Why aren't you putting your money where your mouthes are?
> >>>
> >>> I looked at the donation list today expecting to see some noticeable
> >>> good being done by this community.  Instead I found a handful of good
> >>> people, and a whole lot of unwelcoming silence.  It's pretty damned
> >>> depressing.
> >>>
> >>> -Matt
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com>
> wrote:
> >>> > For those of you not familiar with super awesome sylvia...
> >>> >
> >>> > check out :  http://sylviashow.com/
> >>> >
> >>> > This kid is pretty much one of the more awesome contributors to Maker
> >>> > related stuff.  She was at Maker Faire in bay area this past year,
> and
> >>> > she's an all around awesome maker.  She's recently setup an indiegogo
> >>> > support page to help fund her visiting maker faire in NYC and a few
> >>> > other events.
> >>> >
> >>> > Here campaign ends in 10 days and she's only at like 1500 of 5000
> goal in
> >>> > USD.
> >>> >
> >>> > I figured I'd forward to the list.  I've already donated.  I hope you
> >>> > folks will as well.
> >>> >
> >>> > Also, forward info on to other lists.  Let your hackerspace know.
>  Let
> >>> > your local burner community know.  Call your mother, she worries.
> >>> >
> >>> > Anyways.  Check out the indiegogo campaign here:
> >>> >
> >>> > http://www.indiegogo.com/SuperAwesomeNY2012?c=home
> >>> >
> >>> > If we can't take care of people in our community what's the freaking
> >>> > point of hackerspaces at all.
> >>> >
> >>> > -Matt
> >>>
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> >> Ryan Rix
> >> http://rix.si
> >>
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