Draft opening and closing remarks / "Working Together" inspiration

[dcwalk]

We are a long way off, but I wanted to start dropping my "Working together" inspiration for things that will wind up in a welcome, intro, keynote opening

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Inspiration:

• "There is, however, a certain freedom that comes from acknowledging that any individual or community is part of a "we," an "us," and an “ours.” It is in thinking together about our working lives, our collective efforts, the places in which we encounter others, the commons we constitute through our care, and the future we collectively invest in that will allow us to build an economy worth living in with one another." p. 196-7 J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy, 2013, Take Back the Economy
• Digital Equity Lab's "Ethics in Infrastructure: Building the Internet We Want" #ethicaltech series: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ethics
  • Decentralization as STRATEGY for equitable redistribution, not END in itself
  • Relationships of trust to collectively resolve problems (as a "social infrastructure" <-- not cynically?)
• CIRA report "THE GAP BETWEEN US: PERSPECTIVES ON BUILDING A BETTER ONLINE CANADA"
  • Feedback: "These range from lack of infrastructure in remote and rural areas, to lack of digital access and literacy among marginalized groups, lack of understanding around security and privacy risks, and funding barriers to address these needs. There’s also frustration that a handful of players hold the power – and receive much of the funding – to address these issues."
  • Infrastructure, Digital Literacy, Access, Funding
• National Digital Inclusion Alliance https://www.digitalinclusion.org/
  • "Digital Equity: A condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy and economy."

[dcwalk]

We mentioned gitbook + custom css

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I cheated and did with reveal, I'm gonna pr

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These were added in #118 , I think we are okay to close this!