Dear Michael,<br><br>this info came too late and I unsubbed already, but I'm really overwhelmed,<br><br>an alternative is to send your request at least once to our p2p-f list, and to 'next net' to see who can help there, so I cc both list for this request,<br>
<br>if anyone on these lists want to join your efforts and call, they can let you know,<br><br>Michel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Michael Gurstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Colleagues,<br>
<br>
A close Japanese colleague and friend -- Izumi Azu -- is currently in Japan<br>
and is working to help identify and coordinate ICT resources for community<br>
relief.<br>
<br>
He has a lot of skills and contacts with ICTs but more on the governance and<br>
policy side. �He has asked me to introduce him (and the group he is working<br>
with) to resources that might be useful in supporting community self-help<br>
(including through civic governments) in Japan.<br>
<br>
I'm setting up an e-list "Japan-emergency" but that may take a couple of<br>
days for approvals to I've repurposed this disused e-list for the moment to<br>
enable our discussions--I'll transfer subscriptions and relevant e-mails to<br>
the new list once it is up and running.<br>
<br>
I've taken the liberty, based on my past knowledge with you folks to<br>
subscribe you to this list. If you wish not to be included for whatever<br>
reason please send me a private email and I'll remove you immediately.<br>
<br>
For the moment the list is closed but the archives will be open and I'll<br>
circulate that info in due course.<br>
<br>
(Preliminarily I've included folks with contacts in Ushaidi (Don Cameron),<br>
the Stanford Liberation Tech group (Yosem Companys), a group that developed<br>
software resoources out of Katrina (Tara Friedrichs), folks with access to<br>
the community networking movements in the US and beyond (Michael Maranda and<br>
Steve Clift), someone with access to the range of peer to peer resources<br>
(Michel Bauwens), Katrin Verclas who is in touch with the very wide range of<br>
wireless/mobile activistis, Ravi Palepu who has good private sector and UN<br>
linkages, and a Japanese Canadian friend (Joy Kogawa) who has access to the<br>
range of Japanese Canadian organizations and individuals.<br>
<br>
Since we are looking to extend the range of contacts and thus access to<br>
possible resources etc. please send along other contacts/emails etc. after<br>
having cleared it with the individuals and I'll add them manually to this<br>
list.<br>
<br>
Perhaps Izumi might give a brief intro to the current situation and<br>
particularly how we as concerned outsiders might be of some assistance.<br>
<br>
(I'm currently in North Eastern Brazil with sometimes difficult e-access to<br>
my responses may be somewhat slower than usual.)<br>
<br>
Best to all,<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
<br>
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