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WHAT WE DO

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  • Creating Contact: Chiapas, Mexico
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  • Katie Roper: Kenya, Thirsty Trees Video Project
• courses & training
  • GIIP1: Theories and Methods of Info Activism
  • GIIP 2: Project Design and Innovation
  • Lab: Free and Open Source Web Applications
  • Lab: Computer Hardware, Networking and the Linux Operating System
  • GIIP 3: Frontiers of Innovation
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