Thundafund Launch
I have been busy this
month with other work. I worked in the movies doing props and set
dressing for 3 commercials back to back over 2 weeks. And I have been
setting up the Thundafund crowd sourcing/funding campaign.
I was first exposed to
crowd funding and specifically Thundafund at the Open Design festival
in the city hall during winter. It struck me as a kinder, more
humane, community focussed approach to generating funds for a
project.
It took me a while to
understand how this format could be applied to The Educators New
Clothes. I also had to get really clear on my objectives.
The campaign is to
generate funds to finance a South African tour of The Educators New
Clothes. Support can be given in the following manner:
- Cast on: by showing support you become a friend on the wall of friends page
- Knit 1, purl 1: R50, THEEDUCATORSNEWCLOTHES postcard with a piece of paper yarn stitched to it
- French knitting: R100, sms/whatsapp conversation on the state of education
- Higher Diploma: R300, square of knitting +/- 15x15cm http://goo.gl/wbUF0M
- Degree: R500, ball of alphabet yarn http://goo.gl/npmbw5
- Honours: R500, personalised ball of yarn http://goo.gl/WFwBAb
- Master Knitting Class: R1000, knitting circle in my studio
- Victor and Victrix Ludorum: R5000, hosting of an event which features THEEDUCATORSNEWCLOTHS
At The Launch
One conversation on
education stood out: A woman spoke of how the singing of hymns in the
morning during assembly would ground her and neutralise the
negativity she experience at home. Although she wasn’t particularly
religious, she found refuge in the singing of these songs. We spoke
about the role of spiritual instruction at school, which seems to be
a sticky subject most often avoided.
How can spiritual
matters be address in education? Is it appropriate to be in schools?
Can real learning occur without it?
There were also
conversations about language. An Italian woman studying Linguistics
spoke how local students are protesting about compulsory learning of
local (other than English) languages. She welcomes the opportunity as
it enriches her learning.
A British woman
regretted that lack of exposure (and lack of motivation) to learn other
languages when she was studying in the UK.
I have recently learned
how to slide text, and am intrigued how technology is changing and
introducing new forms of communication. This method somehow combines
writing and typing, simultaneous letter and word recognition. I’m
thrilled by it! It isn’t necessarily faster, its just another
approach.
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