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Community-Based Organizations
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Information Habitat: Taking IT Global
A project to take the vision and practice of Information Habitat: Where Information Lives global through the platform of Taking IT GLobal, in the process building on a set of related initiatives on Taking IT Global.
information-habitat.net/projects/ih-tig.htm
art,
children,
community-based organizations,
culture,
dataperfect digital engines,
digital bridges,
digital economics,
ecological design,
freshwater,
information architecture,
information ecology,
knowledge-based economics,
law and the courts,
light and colour,
mathematics,
nonviolence,
one light in all,
open source,
peace,
public participation,
reconciliation,
sustainable economics,
values
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New York, NY
2003.06-
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Listening to the City
Participated in the historic Listening to the City forum at the Javits Center and have become an active volunteer coder for the responses. In order to prepare summary reports, have been designing and developing an integrated relational database that includes the responses, organized by a coherent and interlinked classification and coding system including elements of the site, responses and images based on the site plans, and that has been conceived of as catalyst for an open source platform for public participation.
information-habitat.net/projects/ltc.htm
community-based organizations,
conference documents,
conferences,
database,
information ecology,
new york city,
public participation,
september 11, 2001,
sustainable development
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New York, NY
2002.07-
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Citizens Planning & Housing Association - Education Committee
Developed Report Card on Elementary Schools for CPHA's Education Committee in conjunction with the Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) using a complex DataPerfect 2.3 relational database to integrate elemedantary school data from multiple sources within BCPS and generating export files to merge in WordPerfect 5.0 using styles and tables. Database design, desk top publishing; word processing training.
information-habitat.net/projects/cpha.htm
access to information,
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
database,
dataperfect digital engines,
education,
information ecology,
public participation
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Baltimore, MD
1990.01-1990.06
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Baltimore Area Recycling Committee
Successfully mobilized a broad based - and lasting - coalition of neighborhood, environmental and educational groups in a major re-direction of recycling policy resulting, inter alia, in weekly curb-side pick up of recyclables and a five year City Council moratorium on waste incinerators. Supervised the organization of a successful conference that played a major role in stimulating the growth and development of the committee's activities. Developed and maintained database of coalition participants, edited and desktop-published brochures, reports and directories of committee members.
information-habitat.net/projects/recycle.htm
access to information,
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
conference documents,
conference registration,
conferences,
consensus documents,
database,
dataperfect digital engines,
environment,
public participation,
recycling
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Baltimore, MD
1988.09-1991.06
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The Learning Bank
Database design and implementation for registration and performance data in Adult Literacy program; training in data entry and word processing using DataPerfect and WordPerfect.
information-habitat.net/projects/tlbank.htm
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
database,
education,
training
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Baltimore, MD
1988.05-1988.08
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Community Law Center
Database design, typesetting, and training in word processing, database and general computer operations for the Community Law Center which provided legal and strategic support for communities addressing housing and land use needs and problems.
information-habitat.net/projects/clc.htm
access to information,
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
database,
habitat & human settlements,
social development,
training
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Baltimore, MD
1986.06-1989.09
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People's Homesteading Group
Set up database for mailing list, and provided training and technical support in use of the database and word processing for this organization that enabled low-income home ownership through an innovative sweat equity initiative.
information-habitat.net/projects/phg.htm
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
database,
habitat & human settlements
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Baltimore, MD
1986.04-1986.09
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Better Waverly Community Organization
Served as Co-Chair for Better Waverly; assisted in organizing neighborhood clean-up days; established and edited Better Waverly newsletter; developed and maintained integrated database for membership and organizational records, generating mailing labels - including ZIP+4 codes - and directories as needed. Expanded the database to include ownership records for every property in the neighborhood, classified as to zoning and type of ownership, enabling the identification of ownership of properties in violation of Housing codes - mostly owned by absentee landlords; initiated community gardening project.
information-habitat.net/projects/bwco.htm
access to information,
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
database,
habitat & human settlements,
home ownership,
information ecology,
publishing,
recycling,
urban agriculture
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Baltimore, MD
1985.10-1990.05
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Waverly Family Center
Member of Board when the recently-formed Waverly Family Center - with a mission of providing support for young low-income single mothers and their children - was in a major growth period, and engaged in planning and fund-raising for the construction of a new building. The Center was one of a small initial group of family centers funded by the State of Maryland - following the passage of enabling legislation.
information-habitat.net/projects/wfc.htm
baltimore,
by-laws,
children,
community-based organizations,
database,
family
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Baltimore, MD
1985.04-1990.04
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Baltimore Area Community Organizations
Technical support and training in the application of microcomputer technology in support of increased effectiveness of community organizations. Clients were community-based organizations working in community development, social justice, health, environment and peace. A primary focus was the integration of database and desktop publishing with WordPerfect for DOS.
information-habitat.net/projects/balto.htm
access to information,
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
database,
information ecology,
publishing
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Baltimore, MD
1982.02-1991.03
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Greater Waverly Urban Farming Cooperative
Set up neighborhood support network for urban farmers, established community garden on a 1/3 acre inner-city plot that sought to balance a small organic urban farm with an abundance of wildlife and biodiversity. Since 1991, the garden has been used by an alernative High School in the Baltimore City Public Schools.
information-habitat.net/projects/gwufc.htm
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
community development,
diet,
education,
environment,
health,
sustainable agriculture,
sustainable development
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Baltimore, MD
1981.04-1991.06
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Workers' Action Press
Provided support and training in desktop publishing and word processing, using WordPerfect for DOS.
information-habitat.net/projects/wap.htm
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
publishing
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Baltimore, MD
1981.01-1988.12
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Baltimore Information Cooperative
Wrote successful grant proposal for initial funding of the organization, which was established to provide support and assistance to small charitable and community organizations in the use of microcomputers. Served as Co-ordinator - in conjunction with a cooperative arrangement with the Baltimore City Jail for a half-time leave of absence to work with the Baltimore Information Cooperative; support and training in use of database, spreadsheets and word processing and recommendations for microcomputer purchase.
information-habitat.net/projects/bic.htm
access to information,
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
database,
information ecology,
public participation,
publishing
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Baltimore, MD
1980.10-1984.04
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North Greenmount Community Development Federal Credit Union
Proposed the development of a microcomputer-based accounting system for a local comunity development credit union; wrote initial feasibility study and chaired sub-committee that planned the successful adoption of a multi-workstation system.
information-habitat.net/projects/ngcdfcu.htm
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
digital economics,
economics,
public participation
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Baltimore, MD
1980.09-1984.04
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Baltimore Environmental Center
Organized a successful coalition of environmental and community groups opposed to incineration of Baltimore City's sewage sludge, leading to the adoption of plans to compost the sludge in place of incineration; maintained membership database; secured a small grant for preparation of a Recycling Resource Packet that was disseminated in partnership with the Recycling Committee of the Citizens' Planning and Housing Association.
information-habitat.net/projects/bec.htm
access to information,
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
database,
environment,
public participation
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Baltimore, MD
1980.01-1991.01
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Chesapeake Energy Alliance
Organized and staffed literature tables on the dangers of nuclear energy and the advantages of alternative energy sources, sold bumper stickers and buttons, organized meetings and rallies. Mimeographed, collated and sorted flyers and mailings; stuffed and sorted envelopes.
Represented the Chesapeake Energy Alliance on a pro se basis in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proceedings concerning the re-start of Three Mile Island, Unit 1. In response to the flood of legal briefs in the case, proposed that a coherent system be established for identification of, and referral to briefs - leading to the subsequent adoption of such procedures by the NRC.
information-habitat.net/projects/cea.htm
access to information,
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
energy,
environment,
law and the courts,
public participation
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Baltimore, MD
1978.09-1982.07
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People's Free Medical Clinic
Hosted initial meeting for what became a successful community-based free medical clinic. Assisted with information management and as a volunteer counselor.
information-habitat.net/projects/pfmc.htm
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
health
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Baltimore, MD
1970.04-1978.12
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Baltimore Defense Committee
Participated in support activitites for the Baltimore Defense Committee, which the Interfaith Peace Committee became after the burning of draft records by the "Catonsville Nine", led by the later Fasther Phillip Berrigan; assisted in planning meetings, rallies, etc., folded and stapled flyers, and stuffed and sorted envelopes, and prepared them for non-profit mail delivery.
information-habitat.net/projects/bdc.htm
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
peace,
publishing
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Baltimore, MD
1968.03-1972.01
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Baltimore Interfaith Peace Mission
Participated in meetings, organized by the late Father Phillip Berrigan, of advocates for peace in Vietnam; distributed leaflets, etc. Following the Baltimore Four and the Catonsville Nine draft protests, the organization evolved into the Baltimore Defense Committee.
information-habitat.net/projects/baltoipm.htm
baltimore,
community-based organizations,
interfaith dialogue,
peace
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Baltimore, MD
1967.10-1968.03
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Digital Engine