[Makerspace-keymembers] Fwd: Question of Citizenship and Makerspace

[Monica Marie Carr]

I wish that the professor would just tell his student's that they can come
to open hours. I got interviewed at Maker Faire for what I believe is the
same class project. I think we should have Maggie forward that message to
her class. And I can write her back.


On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> I didn't reply yet but I found this to be a very intriguing inquiry.
> Anyone want to write back and maybe invite them to open hours sometime?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Maggie Johnson <maggie94.johnson at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 4:43 PM
> Subject: Question of Citizenship and Makerspace
> To: makerspaceu at gmail.com
>
>
> To whom it may concern,
> Hello my name is Maggie Johnson and I am a student at the University of
> Illinois.  I am taking a course on citizenship and I have to write a final
> paper on an organization in the area that applies to citizenship. I have
> decided to write about Makerspace mainly because it seems that this
> organization is making a statement that people should be more self
> efficient and kind of steer away from consumer based society. With the
> resources Makerspace has to offer, it could mean that this organization is
> teaching people that anyone and everyone has a right to knowing how to make
> their own products and encourage the community to come together and find
> ways to express their voice within at least the city of Urbana. I just
> wanted to see if you feel the same or if there is anything different that
> you feel Makerspace has to offer as far as creating disruptive citizenship
> in a world where the market is the dominant force in our lives. Thank you
>  --Maggie Johnson
>
>
>
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-- 
Monica Carr
Doctoral Student
Department of Anthropology
University of Illinois
mmcarr2 at illinois.edu
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