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Autor: Jean-Noël Montagné
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Para: Bricolabs
Assunto: Re: [Bricolabs] "Politics and washing machines" workshop in France
Sorry Paula !

I have forgotten to say "Paula Velez, some folks
and I organise a two week workshop...."


JN


>hello Bricos
>
>I organise a two weeks workshop in France about
>the Oswash project. Rob Van Kranenburg will join
>us for one or two days.
>Welcome if you are around. Orléans is one hour train from Paris center !
>
>Salut !
>
>JN
>
>
>
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>
>Open Workshop: Politics and Washing Machines
>
>
>A 10-days workshop by residents of 108 Maison
>Bourgogne, Labomedia and Artefacts, from 3 to 16
>February 2014, In Orléans, France
>
>
>Members of the collectives Oswash.org,
>Bricolabs.net, Terrik0lab.cc provide a
>theoretical and practical workshop on the impact
>of technology laundry in poor countries,
>children's education and empowerment of women
>worldwide . http://www.oswash.org
>
>
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>Context :
>
>More than one billion people in poor countries,
>mostly women, spend dozens of hours a week,
>throughout their live , hand-washing dirt, piss,
>shit and blood from their relatives.
>For environmental, economic, energetic and
>sanitary reasons, hand-washing is generally
>done in difficult and very time consuming
>conditions that impact :
>- health and education of women and children who help
>- their possibility of individual and collective emancipation .
>In rich countries, women emancipation started
>with the arrival of washing machines.
>
>The Oswash project http://www.oswash.org
>explores, with the help of Bricolabs, TerrikOlab
>and our hosts, technological and social
>opportunities that would reduce this "washing
>divide", this lost time, and allow a change in
>the status of women worldwide.
>
>
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>
>The workshop will be held in Orléans, France,
>108 Maison Bourgogne ,
>http://osm.org/go/0BImoClBD as part of a
>residence Arko / / cooperative, ecological and
>social practices / / from 3 to 16 February 2014
>. All are welcome for the workshop, starting
>February 3 at 10 am with a public presentation.
>A second public workshop presentation will also
>take place on February 3 at 18H for those
>joining after work. The workshop starts at 10am
>every day.
>
>Any voluntary participant is invited , no
>special skills required, Bricoleur or not. It is
>best to follow the evolution of the workshop,
>but any ponctual help will also be appreciated.
>
>Atmosphere around the invention, DIY, recycling,
>theoretical discusions around the development of
>laundry equipment and infrastructure wash under
>Free License. Research & Documentation of
>technical and social processes of washing,
>vegetal detergent and alternative chemistries,
>filtering systems and water management, possible
>dissemination strategies for change.
>Construction of as many washing machine
>prototypes as possible . Realisation of a
>traveling exhibition on the project.
>
>The workshop will also host on Feb. 7, the
>Bricolabs and Council Of The Internet Of Things
>founder, Rob van Kranenburg , for a one-day
>session devoted to the Internet of Things and
>its political implications in this context.
>
>Exhibition & Presentation of works, February 14,
>2014 . Le Bol , 108 maison Bourgogne , from 18H
>. Exhibition until February 16, 2014
>
>
>The Oswash project is not sponsored, and is
>supported only by the energy of its participants
>and the invaluable assistance of 108 Burgundy
>House , Labomedia and Artifacts in Orléans,
>France. Links : http://www.oswash.org
>http://artefacts.coop http://labomedia.org
>http://bricolabs.net
>http://www.theinternetofthings.eu/
>
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>
>JN
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