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Back Issue
November 10 2004 |
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| Plugged In: Taking the Next Step
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Public access to technology increases by 700% in East Palo Alto
EPA.net receiving one million hits per year
Co-sponsoring three TAPs, new programmatic emphasis and move
By Magda Escobar
Executive Director, Plugged In
For the past three years, Plugged In's focus has been threefold:
building the Technology Access Points (TAPs) network, increasing the
community involvement with the EPA.net Website and preparing to design and
construct a permanent home. We've now reached a critical mass with all three
efforts and set the stage for the next step in our programs.
In September, Plugged In honored ten emerging community leaders
and nine community partners for exemplary work to expand access to
technology through the creation of nine Technology Access Points
(TAPs) throughout East Palo Alto and the establishment of EPA.net.
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All of Us or None
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That Good and
Perfect Gift
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Building a movement to end discrimination against
the formerly incarcerated
EPA Peace and Justice Community Summit on November 13th
Cumbre Comunitaria Sobre
Paz y Justicia este
13 de Noviembre
¡La Gente que han estado encarcelada -- Levanten su voz!
(EPA.net) - In the United States more than 30 million adults have had a
felony conviction. Even after completing their prison or parole time, these
men and woman can still face many obstacles based on their former status.
All of Us Or None is a national organizing campaign led by former felons
themselves to challenge this discrimination.
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Passing on wisdom at the Intergenerational Reading Roundtable
By Laura Savage
In West Africa it's said that, “When an elder passes, it is as if an entire
library has gone up in flames.” So it's not surprising that in most
traditional and minority cultures the practice of elders telling stories of
what happened when they were young is a common ritual. The topics range from
what was happening in the community then to experiences they had as a child
that changed their view on life.
In contemporary America, where ties of family are weakened and those village
or clan are gone, have you ever wondered what happens to this storehouse of
wisdom and knowledge when our beloved seniors pass?
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"Not to Vote is Almost Treason to Us"
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"Your Life, Your Community, Your Country: Your Vote Makes a Difference"
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Memories of First Time Voting
To jog our memories on what voting is really all about,
EPA.net went down the block to the East Palo Alto Senior
Center and spoke with some of the members of Teirrah
McNair's Reading Roundtable group, a weekly gathering
for discussion of shared reading and for telling the
stories and experiences of a long life.
We asked the group to tell us some memories about the
first time they voted and what it meant to them.
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