I’ll be curious to see how tomorrow’s teleconference turns out. Will it be just a few select aid bloggers who have been active voices in the conversation, or will random others join in? Will grad students in international development dial in just to get onto a call with and hear the insights of some of the highly respected voices in the field? And will TIME magazine call in, to get feed for the apparent story they’re cooking up about the whole debacle? We’ll see. But if you want to tune in, here are the details:
Friday, April 30 at noon Eastern Time/US. Log in online at http://readytalk.com and use code 3979111. The call-in number is 866 740 1260 / 3979111. Alternative number is 303-248-0285. Local numbers can be found at http://www.readytalk.com/support/international-numbers.php (though, unfortunately, Liberia is not on the list, but skype call-in works)
We will be talking with you all (I hope!), Jason Sadler of One Million Shirts, @talesfromthhood, @tmsruge, Christopher Fabian (@unickf) and Erica Kochi (@uniemk) of UNICEF, @penelopeinparis, Laura Seay (@texasinafrica), and anyone else who would like to join in about this project, sustainable and responsible aid work, and the questions that the #1millionshirt project has raised about aid and development. We expect this to be a lively but respectful conversation in the spirit of a fruitful conversation. Please join us.
Suggested agenda for the 1-hour call:
- Introductions of roundtable participants
- Overview of 1 Million Shirts (Jason)/Goals and plan
- Comments from the aid community and response/local manufacturers/others
- Discussion and questions/comments from the audience (submitted through Ready Talk online to keep it manageable)
- Closing remarks
