Attention Canadians Working Abroad in NGOs. Blog Opportunity!
The Civiblog Project
The Citizen Lab is organizing a new project called Civiblog that involves making available to Canadians working for NGOs abroad free blogging space. For those who don’t know, blogs (or weblogs as they are also called) are online (ie Internet-based) daily journals.
We are looking to find as many Canadians as we can who are working for NGOS abroad to write blogs that will be hosted on the Civiblog community of sites.
(One example of such a blog that we've already created is the Kandahar Chronicles, written by an MSF logistician working in Afghanistan, which can be found here: http://ngoblog.citizenlab.org/kandaharchronicles/
There will be one major "meta-site," maintained by us at the Citizen Lab, that will link together all of the participants and house a collection of constantly updated resources that participants might find useful -- things like reports on staying safe in zones of conflict, job postings, travel advisories, etc. We anticipate hundreds of Canadian-NGO bloggers creating over time a virtual community that will benefit everyone.
The site is currently under construction, but can be viewed here: http://www.civiblog.org/
Participation costs nothing. The blog space will be free. Participants can update their blogs as often or as seldom as they like and it is up to them to decide what they are able or want to write about.
We will also make available space on the blogs for digital pictures and videos to be posted for those who have the equipment.
It’s a great way to host one’s own website for free so that friends and family can keep in touch.
If you are interested or want to hear more, please contact the person in charge of the project, Graeme Bunton, at graeme@citizenlab.org
Regards,
Ron Deibert
Ronald J. Deibert
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director, the Citizen Lab
Munk Centre for International Studies
University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S-3K7
Phone: (416) 946-8916
Fax: (416) 946-8915
http://www.citizenlab.org/
r.deibert@utoronto.ca
posted by Nancy White at 12:07 PM
1 Comments:
In regards to education and employment there is an enormous degree of racism and discrimination that exists among their own native people. On-Reserve Natives versus Off-Reserve Natives. It is no secret that membership funds are being wasted, distributed inappropriately and unfairly due to greed.
Most Native organizations take education or training as an opportunity to unethically steal ideas and plans for their own benefit rather than assisting to improve the lives of all the people. Failing to provide the essentials or given a mere fraction of what would truly help someone prosper. Ultimately further oppressing Native people in not achieving their full potential thus leaving the burden on society as a whole.
It would be nice to see this aspect researched in regards to complaints of unfair treatment being given by government representatives or people holding all the power on all reserves across Canada.
Creating petitions forcing the resignation of these people out of office with the job being given to someone fair and impartial that will assist in allowing people to succeed.
Urban Natives face all types of racism that goes above and beyond the scope of what is normal and need to speak up in regards to their needs left unmet and fight rather than cower away feeling discouraged.
What is required to bring change is to have a seperate and neutral body that will address complaints of this very nature when they arise ensuring equality to all.
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