Check out the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition

Post date: Jan 26, 2010 3:53:42 AM

Here is a write-up about an awesome digital inclusion project forming from the Allied Media Conference in Detroit, MI:

"The Detroit Digital Justice Coalition's inaugural event, Discovering Technology (DiscoTech), was a great success. 150 participants of all ages and experience levels participated, including a high percentage of senior citizens and high schoolers. We screened The Internet is Serious Business, which investigates how the Internet’s physical infrastructure works, who owns the Internet, and why it matters. The screening was followed by lively discussion. Students from Real Media out of Western High School operated five 'consultation stations' where they taught how to use Skype, Facebook, Gmail and free Photo-sharing sites. Local technologists taught computer-building and synthesizer-building. We raffeled off the computer that we had built throughout the day. We surveyed DiscoTech participants on their technology access and needs. Seniors from the Detroit Griots conducted audio interviews."

http://alliedmediaconference.org/down_at_the_discotech