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

[Gergana Slavova]

Actually, I agree with Emily on this.  I view the space as more of a
support structure for people who want to invest time in DYI, rather than
actively promoting "buying less, making more".  The latter is certainly a
result of the former but not our driving principle.

~Gergana


On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:

> I also think that we are more of a community of empowerment than a space
> of disruption.  I know that the narrative on Makerspaces focuses on
> anti-consumerism but I just don't think that fits with our overall ethos.
>
> Just my own thoughts.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I think that's a really really really really really good idea.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Monica Marie Carr <
>> monica.mcarr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jeffrey Putney
>>>> Senior Software Engineer
>>>> Diagnostic Photonics
>>>> 217-766-6580
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Monica Carr
>>> Doctoral Student
>>> Department of Anthropology
>>> University of Illinois
>>> mmcarr2 at illinois.edu
>>>
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