Sunday Nov 22
Digital Expansion Initiative

The Digital Expansion Initiative promotes meaningful Internet access for New Yorkers through research, education, and organizing.

 

Play Activities: Founded in 2007, DEI uses participant-led research, media production, public education, and community organizing to expand meaningful Internet access to all New Yorkers. DEI members are interviewing people in their community who have limited access to the Internet while working with high school students to investigate existing infrastructure and policies in New York City. In addition to defining the problem, the research doubles as base-building for a forthcoming community organizing campaign to erase the digital divides in our community

Partnerships: DEI partners with 5-7 social change organizations, 3 research institutions, and one high school

Written by Kristofer Ríos Wednesday, 04 March 2009 15:31
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"The Internet is Serious Business" is a collaboration between DEI, Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) and students from City-As-School. The movie is about what's really going on when your computer connects to the world wide web. The movie is available here on our website and is divided into 8 chapter. This is the introduction to the movie.
 
 
 
Written by Kristofer Ríos Monday, 02 March 2009 10:53
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Have you ever wondered how so many inventions – TV, radio, cell phones, wi-fi, microwave ovens and more – can share the airwaves? And why, with such an abundant resource, is so much of it controlled by the same few corporations? Here's a 3:30 explanation.

 

Written by Kristofer Ríos Friday, 27 February 2009 17:16
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Abdulai Bah of the Community News Production Institute takes pre-paid calling cards to task and suggests that white space devices could save immigrants a load of cash.

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