Looping in Micah Daigle from collective agency who has offered crowdfunding help.  I'm also down to do some writing.  A couple of user stories that pop in my mind with san antonio specifically:

   -- children of undocumented residents that don't have internet access at home can study and hack through the mesh
   -- people on the street will be able to have a lifeline of connectivity 
   -- families under financial stress will be able to stay connected

Also, there was a good discussion on my FB about getting WiMax routers in the future, curious to hear what you guys think.

On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey friends!

Our WePay campaign is live, and it would be awesome if those of you who said you'd loan or donate to the cause could contribute there: https://www.wepay.com/donations/oakland-community-mesh-network

I will probably raise it to $3000 and articulate exactly what the budget is allocated to. Let me know if you think of copy/design tweaks, and please share widely on your networks.

Praveen awesomely promoted a Facebook post about the campaign, which is getting some good attention now <3

Oh, and y'all are welcome to attend this event Open Garden is hosting at Orange this Thursday (after which I'm heading to sudo to meet with y'all!): http://we-are-the-network.eventbrite.com - Please RSVP if you want to come :)

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Love,
Jenny
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"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
-Laurie Anderson

"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
 -Hannah Arendt

"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
-Stéphane Mallarmé
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