The following is an event in Minnesota regarding bringing people who are
homeless into the digital mainstream. It is free and open to the public.
homeless into the digital mainstream. It is free and open to the public.
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Open Access Connections, community partners and sponsors invite you to the
release of an important new research report:
Community Internet Space for people who are homeless
Why we need a new approach
How we can make it happen
Monday, June 20
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Communications Workers of America Hall
3521 E. Lake Street, Minneapolis
The report looks at how people who are homeless are marginalized in
accessing technology and the Internet - and describes a unique solution.
Research was done with support from the Center for Urban and Regional
Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota. Homeless individuals will
share their experiences during the gathering.
For more information, contact <email obscured> or call (651)
621-2494
Sponsored by: Open Access Connections, Minnesota Center for Neighborhood
Organizing, Main Street Project, Voices for Change, Center for Urban and
Regional Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota, Digital Inclusion
Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation, Free Geek Twin Cities, Minnesota
Coalition for the Homeless, Trans Youth Support Network, PC After Hours,
Alliance of the Streets, MESH (Metro-wide Engagement for Shelter and
Housing)
Please note that my e-mail address has changed from <email obscured> to
<email obscured>
FREE COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED
Marcy Shapiro
Executive Director
1821 University Avenue
Suite N-184
St. Paul, MN 55104
Direct phone: 651-603-0390
Main phone: 651-643-0883
Fax: 651-643-0770
E-mail: <email obscured>
Website: www.openaccessconnections.org
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Open Access Connections, community partners and sponsors invite you to the
release of an important new research report:
Community Internet Space for people who are homeless
Why we need a new approach
How we can make it happen
Monday, June 20
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Communications Workers of America Hall
3521 E. Lake Street, Minneapolis
The report looks at how people who are homeless are marginalized in
accessing technology and the Internet - and describes a unique solution.
Research was done with support from the Center for Urban and Regional
Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota. Homeless individuals will
share their experiences during the gathering.
For more information, contact <email obscured> or call (651)
621-2494
Sponsored by: Open Access Connections, Minnesota Center for Neighborhood
Organizing, Main Street Project, Voices for Change, Center for Urban and
Regional Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota, Digital Inclusion
Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation, Free Geek Twin Cities, Minnesota
Coalition for the Homeless, Trans Youth Support Network, PC After Hours,
Alliance of the Streets, MESH (Metro-wide Engagement for Shelter and
Housing)
Please note that my e-mail address has changed from <email obscured> to
<email obscured>
FREE COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED
Marcy Shapiro
Executive Director
1821 University Avenue
Suite N-184
St. Paul, MN 55104
Direct phone: 651-603-0390
Main phone: 651-643-0883
Fax: 651-643-0770
E-mail: <email obscured>
Website: www.openaccessconnections.org
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY VOICE MAIL HAS
CHANGED ITS NAME TO OPEN ACCESS CONNECTIONS