BB's B[GI]log

Watching Dan Gillmor's interview, I was reminded of the Fearless City Mobile project going on up here in Vancouver. Gillmor's point is that computers are great, cheap media generation tools. Fearless City takes that idea even further, using mobile devices as critical citizen storytelling tools, and getting them into the hands of marginalized residents of Vancouver's Downtown East Side.

The Fearless Mobile City project is a two-way social media system for marginalized residents and artists of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). It is an interactive communication system that uses Mobile Muse 3’s technology platform, a free wireless mesh network, distribution and training with mobile handsets, and live screens in public spaces. Participate in Fearless City at live events in and around our inner-city neighbourhood to create community generated media while confronting the digital divide.