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#REDIRECT [[User:Mokurai/Earth Treasury]] |
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OLPC4USA has no corporate connection with OLPC, the maker of the $100 Laptop. They just let us use their Wiki. |
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The mission of OLPC4USA is |
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* To lobby the US Congress and the various state and territorial legislatures to buy into the OLPC program. |
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* To support all other national OLPC groups, whether part of OLPC or independent like ourselves. |
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* To piggyback on OLPC's computer program in education, in order to further health, economic opportunity, human rights, and anything else in the way of sustainable development. |
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We need some volunteers to take care of various business. Sign up on the Discussion page (tab link above this article). |
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* I'll go and invite some people. Done. I'll go invite some more.--[[User:Mokurai|Mokurai]] 00:48, 3 January 2007 (EST) |
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* We need writers, speakers, publicists, a graphic artist, lobbyists, and others. You can suggest other tasks, particularly if you are volunteering to do them. |
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* We'll get a mailing list together as soon as there are enough of us to justify it. |
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* Web site with t-shirts, an Amazon link, and donations through Paypal and other means. |
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* We need to move from a volunteer association to a non-profit corporation at some point. |
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* We should put on a conference. I have signed on as a board member of [http://www.wireafrica.org/ WIRE AFRICA]. We have a conference in April. |
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* I'm going to make a page that makes is absolutely brainless to lobby our government officials. Oh wait, I did that. Here it is: |
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[[OLPC4USALobbying|OLPC4USAlobbying]]. Won't someone please help tidy it up a smidge? --[[User:Mrknuffke|Mrknuffke]] 13:58, 21 January 2007 (EST) |
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OLPC says that we can use the OLPC Wiki for our business. Please put the following category link on any page that is specific to OLPC4USA. |
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<nowiki>[[Category:OLPC4USA]]</nowiki> |
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See also |
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*[http://africa.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Africa Wiki] |
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*[[Linking Schools]] |
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*[[International business]] |
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*[[Cultural preservation]] |
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*[[Moviemaking]] |
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[[OLPC4USA FAQ]] |
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[[Category:Countries|USA]][[Category:OLPC USA]] [[Category:OLPC4USA]] |
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