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Mexican Wave Part 3

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Further musings.
I am itching to write up the KnowHow materials for all interested parties on my return to Glasgow but some fragments are surfacing as I am sending my penultimate (or final, dependant on time) communique from Oaxaca.
I attended a fascinating academic session led by Clemente from UNAM (University of Mexico) on digital libraries. Of […]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch….

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Great to hear from Sue and Adele in Oaxaca (particularly that they’re both safe and well, given the current political situation), and to hear their reflections on this year’s Know How experience. Looking forward to seeing them both on their return next week. We all miss them!!
I’m back at the library now, desperately trying to […]

White flags in Oaxaca

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Hello, Sue here - I’m writing on Adele’s blog name due to reasons that I don’t fully understand but don’t really matter.*
Anyway, sometimes you have to step right back from what you are doing to see the bigger picture (at least 5 years at Art School taught me something!) and attending KnowHow Mexico has not […]

Mexican Wave Part 2

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Day 3 in Oaxaca where the burnt-out cars and buses still partly blockade the streets after 90 days of demonstrations, shootings and city-wide trauma. Today there is strike by all Oaxacan businesses to protest at the lack of concern shown by the governor to the impact on their lives of the ongoing political turmoil. I […]

Mexican Wave (part 1)

Monday, August 28th, 2006

To the staff, Board and ever vigilant blog visitors of this site (and my parents who may reasonably have imagined me hostaged or taken with the idea of joining the brave militants womaning the campsites on the streets of Mexico City as I write…)
This is delayed posting sent from Mexico. The Know How Conference was […]