February 27:  Community leaders help the Digital Technology program launch city-wide reads

 Special thanks to:  City of Vancouver,  Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC), Clark College, Vancouver Public Schools, Fort Vancouver Library Foundation, Evergreen School District, the Law Offices of Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt, AHA!, The Heathman Lodge, The Community Foundation, Washington State University and additional sponsors.

DENE GRIGAR, WILL LUERS AND A STUDENT TEAM OF DIGITAL TECH MAJORS ARE ROCKING VANCOUVER USA ONTO A NEW TRACK THAT COULD REWRITE THE CITY’S STATUS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. ALONG WITH BUSINESS SUPPORTERS, THEY ARE PLANNING A THREE YEAR DIGITAL LITERACY PUSH.

IN:  this is the first time in the history of this city…

RUN:: 8

OUT:  … these groups have come together to do ANYTHING together.

THE PROGRAM’S OFFICIAL LAUNCH IS FEBRUARY TWENTY SEVEN WHEN DIGITAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS WILL BEGIN. THE WORKSHOPS ADDRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DIGITAL AGE THAT IS ROCKING OUR WORLD. THE CITY HOPES TO ALSO WIN RECOGNITION AS AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP ZONE.

IN:  There are a thousand books…

RUNS::24

OUT: … five hundred copies or so are going to be in the library.

CENTRAL TO THIS YEAR’S LAUNCH IS A VISIT FROM DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF, MEDIA THEORIST AND PIONEER OF MEDIA ETHICS. HASHNEXTCHAPTER AND ITS SUPPORTERS WILL HOST TWO TALKS BY RUSHKOFF ON APRIL EIGHTEENTH, ONE ON THE WSUV CAMPUS AND THE OTHER AT FORT VANCOUVER’S MAIN LIBRARY.

IN:   there are things that bind us together as human beings

RUNS:: 17

OUT: … we’re trying to build a new vision of what community can be with these new tools and we’re sussing it out as we go

WHAT IS THE GOAL? HERE’S WHAT WILL LUERS HAD TO SAY:

IN:  I think that’s what the whole book is about…

RUNS:: 12

OUT: ..grounding in a digital world and in a, you know, social world.

GO TO HTTP HASH NEXT CHAPTER DOT ORG TO LEARN MORE.

DEB MCINTOSH REPORTING. THIS IS COUG RADIO.