[General] [Fwd: HackerSpace Documentary Tour 09 - Two Hands Project]

[Jeff Cotten]

A hackerspace documentary sounds like a great idea, I'm sure between our two
groups someone will give Bilal some couch space.

It's a shame we didn't find each other earlier, but in this city I'm not
surprised when brilliant minds think alike :)
I see you've got a Maker Bot on the way, that's awesome!

Are you guys only open on Saturdays?


On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Steve Conklin <steve at conklinhouse.com>wrote:

> Hi local makers -
>
> I've already exchanged emails with a couple of the Maker's local people,
> and dropped by the shop (when no one was there).
>
> I (with my brother) have started another maker space in town -
> antitronics. We're in the Flying Monkey arts center, colocated
> with the sew brilliant stitch lounge.
>
> I think it would be great of we could collaborate on some projects,
> and here's a first opportunity - I received teh following email from
> Bilal, as did a lot of other people associated with hacker/maker spaces.
>
> I think it would be great to have him visit here, and visit both spaces,
> as well as the stitch lounge.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Steve Conklin
> www.antitronics.com
>
> -----------------------------------------
>
>
>
> Subject: HackerSpace Documentary Tour 09 - Two Hands Project
> From: Bilal Ghalib <bilal at twohandsproject.com>
> To: bg at bilalghalib.com
>
> Hello all!
>
> First, I really want you to know how excited i am to have the
> opportunity to visit many of you on our* upcoming tour of the
> Maker/Hacker Spaces sprouting up all over the country. The makers I've
> been meeting in my travels have always left me inspired, and filled
> with a desire to do something... now. The hack that I've taken upon
> myself is to create a DIY documentary about what is happening, what
> you do, why you do it, why it's important and how it's done. First to
> get a better understanding of this creative / intelligent / fun /
> productive movement. Second to encourage others to start something in
> their own town. To do this The Two Hands Project will create a
> documentary to inspire and, and a descriptive report / article to
> inform.
>
> The process of self actualization through project creation I see
> happening at these spaces is really invaluable and may lead to new
> ways of considering work and value. Now in times of economic hardship
> (or perhaps especially in times of economic hardship) a questions I'd
> like to discover is if it's possible to make a living doing what you
> love?
>
> So far we've collected enough money to make the trip on JetBlue's
> Unlimited Jetting plan and are in the process of creating an travel
> plan, so if you want to hang out let me know and we'll try out best to
> make it out to see you! Couches are especially convincing! If you're
> interested in helping out in any other way we're looking for novel
> ways of crowd sourcing this entire trip / documentary (website help,
> teeshirt design contest, publicity, funding... etc...)
>
> If you'd like to subscribe to any of our feeds:
> http://twohandsproject.com
> http://www.twohandsproject.com/feed/
> http://twitter.com/twohandsproject
> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118948742355
>
> http://lists.twohandsproject.com/listinfo.cgi/two-hands-project-twohandsproject.com
> (an email list for all the Spaces involved to talk/share/discuss if
> needed)
>
> Current Travel Plan:
> Sept 8 San Francisco
> Sept 14 LA
> Sept X (help us figure this out!)
> ->
> Oct 8
>
> Thanks again for being completely awesome.
> Yours
> -Bilal Ghalib
> bilalghalib.com
> modati.com
> twohandsproject.com
> twitter.com/twohandsproject
> twitter.com/bilalghalib
> 734 904 9451
>
> *Me (bilalghalib.com), Jordan Bunker (twitter.com/TensorFlux) and Paul
> Jehlen (http://www.instructables.com/member/trebuchet03/)
>
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