Can We Work Together? (fwd)

[Aki Namioka]

Any ideas for how we can participate?  Or should we participate?  I think 
it would be a "cool" thing.

- Aki

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 16:06:33 -0400
From: Russ Finkelstein <Russ at contact.org>
To: cpsr-seattle at cpsr.org
Subject: Can We Work Together?

Hi ,

This is Russ Finkelstein from the Contact Center Network
(http://www.contact.org), a nonprofit organization that maintains one of
the most comprehensive directories of nonprofit resources on the Web,
with searchable links to over 10,000 nonprofit Websites in 110
countries. 

I am writing you now to invite you to take part in a new initiative we
are launching called Action Without Borders - a Global Week of Action
and Ideas. 

Planned for October 18-25, 1997, Action Without Borders is something
that has never been done before: a week of action during which people
and organizations around the world will work together on a variety of
volunteering and community projects, build new relationships, and share
ideas and successes.

Taking part in Action Without Borders is easy. All projects during this
week - whether local or international - will be organized independently
by different organizations, and coordinated and publicized through the
Web and other media. Individuals can simply pick the projects they like,
or help organize and promote AWB in their school, workplace or house of
worship.

So far, the response to this initiative has been wonderful.
International participants include:  

- APC - the Association for Progressive Communications (www.apc.org) a
global "network of networks" that jointly provide Internet access and
other information-sharing tools to over 40,000 organizations and
community leaders in 133 countries 

- CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation
(www.civicus.org) with members in over 50 countries.

- I*EARN (www.igc.apc.org/iearn/) which links children and youth around
the world in learning and service projects.  

In addition, individuals and local organizations in 30 countries are
already taking part, and Yahoo and ChatPlanet, two of the most visited
sites on the Web, have agreed to provide free banners on their sites to
help promote Action Without Borders.

To learn more about this project, and about how your organization can
take part, please go to http://www.contact.org and click on the Action
Without Borders link.  

We  look forward to your reply and to working with you on this project.
(Please feel free to forward this message to other people.)

Thanks and regards,

Russ Finkelstein
www.contact.org



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