Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

[Thomas Beckett <thomas AT tbeckett.com>]

        I hope everyone involved in this discussion plans to come to the Geek
Cookout this coming Sunday at Jordan Lake.  It would be a good
opportunity to continue the discussion f2f.  It would also be a good
opportunity to invite more "geeks of color" and welcome them to our
little group.  

        Here's more info about the Cookout. 
http://metalab.unc.edu/internetworkers/cgi-bin/picnic.pl
Definitely sign up to bring a side dish.  I'm a big proponent of ethnic
diversity in side dishes.  

        Y'all non-ethnic geeks check out the page, too.  It's going to be a
great picnic.  Or rather, a great "geeknic".    

TaB

Kishau Rogers wrote:
> 
> >>Wow! Don't know any minority nerds hunh?
> >>That surprises me.
> 
> I know several minority nerds, just none in this area.  At least none that
> will drive 3-6 hours for an meeting in Chapel Hill.  BTW, I just moved to
> the area.  If/When I meet some, I will refer them to this group.
> 
> Kishau
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Acipa Media Inc. [mailto:Info AT acipamedia.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 5:11 PM
> To: InterNetWorkers
> Subject: [internetworkers] Re: RE: Geeks + Diversity
> 
> Wow! Don't know any minority nerds hunh?
> That surprises me.
> 
> I guess I take it for granted moving amongst
> a diverse group of people. I'm rich and I didn't
> even know it.
> 
> I haven't been thinking about inviting others to
> the group, so I guess I too could do a better
> job at minority involvement. I know plenty of
> black, hispanic and middle eastern nerds,
> some white ones too.
> 
> Steve S.
> 
> At 03:32 PM 6/5/00 -0400, you wrote:
> > >      ~are we about saving/teaching the youth of the area?
> > >      ~are we supposed to be networking with minorities and bringing
> > >       them into the INW fold?
> > >      ~how organized and far-reaching is the (planned) scope of these
> > >       projects?
> >
> >I let me clarify that I am not saying that we start a new project(s).  My
> >primary concern was about diversity in internetworkers (that stemmed from
> >the issue of getting kids to become tech savy).  I was calling for options
> >because I like to hear them.  Sometimes one option is so good that it has
> to
> >be done.
> >
> >Maybe all we need to do is post these wonderful projects on the website and
> >let people move on them if they wish.  And as far as INW is concerned,
> maybe
> >there is no solution to getting other minorities involved considering that
> >no one knows any (not to be taken as a slight).  As long as we ask people
> to
> >come hang out, maybe the numbers will change.  One can hope.
> >
> >Just spouting ideas for the general good.
> >
> >Uzoma
> >
> >
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