{"id":582763,"date":"2010-05-28T07:52:14","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T11:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blandinonbroadband.org\/?p=3478"},"modified":"2010-05-28T07:52:14","modified_gmt":"2010-05-28T11:52:14","slug":"mirc-update-and-great-connections-from-tisp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/582763","title":{"rendered":"MIRC update and great connections from TISP"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Earlier this week, we presented an update on the MIRC project<\/a> for TISP Forum<\/a>. (As you may recall we spoke optimistically about the plan for TISP last October<\/a> when we were still at “applicant” status.) This time around “we” included me, Bill Coleman<\/a> and several MIRC partners: Dick Senese and Joyce Hoelting from Extension<\/a>, Casey Sorenson from PCs for People<\/a>, Gary Langer from Minnesota Learning Commons<\/a>, and Jeannie Spaulding from Kandiyohi County<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We’ve posted our slides below – but as is often the case, we seemed to learn as much as the attendees, both during and after the session. I was so pleased with everyone’s generosity in sharing their stories and expertise.<\/p>\n

I’ll try to share some of their stories below too.<\/p>\n

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Notes from After the Session<\/p>\n

After the Forum, a group of us headed for a post presentation pint and conversation to further explore opportunities for collaboration with MIRC communities. Steven Renderos of Main Street Project<\/a> joined us. We originally met during our late March “MIRC Intro Tour<\/a>,” and Steven was gracious enough to meet us to talk again.<\/p>\n

Main Street Project describes itself as a “grassroots cultural organizing, media justice and economic development initiative working to help rural and urban communities face today’s realities with hope.” The project “provides creative and practical tools to give people of all ages, cultures, economic and immigration status the opportunity to more fully participate in all aspects of community life.”<\/p>\n

Steven said that Main Street Project’s tools to work with communities, in both Spanish and English, include:<\/p>\n