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Koumbit 5@7: Oxfam-Quebec - Campaigning and Fundraising on the Web

Submitted by Koumbit on Tue, 16/03/2010 - 14:55
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On Friday, March 26th, we will be hosting Oxfam-Québec for our next 5@7. Myriam Antaki will be presenting Oxfam-Québec's web-based campaigning and fundraising strategies. We are hoping to inspire other groups to adapt these strategies to their own use, and will be exploring Koumbit's contributions to this work using Drupal, CiviCRM and Übercart.

Koumbit gets the Drupal community involved in the first Montreal Drupal 7 code sprint

Submitted by Koumbit on Thu, 25/02/2010 - 22:33
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Last Friday, in a friendly atmosphere complete with free snacks, drinks, beer, and pizza, Koumbit welcomed participants to the first ever Drupal 7 code sprint in Montreal.

Koumbit 5@7 : Free & Open-Source Software Adoption in Government

Submitted by Koumbit on Wed, 17/02/2010 - 18:22
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On Friday, February 26th we will be hosting FACIL, an advocacy organisation that promotes software freedom and open formats, for our next 5@7. FACIL will be filling us in on the initiatives underway to promote the adoption of Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS): the status of FLOSS within the government of Quebec, ACTA, tou.tv.

Thank-you Media Co-op for an Exciting Happy Hour

Submitted by Koumbit on Fri, 12/02/2010 - 19:17
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The last "5 à 7" was yet another inspiring and exciting event for all involved. We got to meet members of the Media Co-op, an innovative and alternative model to the flagging, advertising-funded mass media that has lost relevance for so many of us.

Koumbit Happy Hour: Web-based Independent Journalism on the 2010 Olympics

Submitted by Koumbit on Fri, 29/01/2010 - 21:19
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We have invited members of the Media Co-op to come fill us in on how they've used the web, and particularly Drupal, to coordinate the production of an alternative independent news source. We'll also get a glimpse at the reasons behind the ongoing resistance to the 2010 Olympic Games.

Koumbit offers assistance to the Haïtian community

Submitted by Koumbit on Thu, 21/01/2010 - 19:10
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Update: Koumbit has gotten in touch with several associations and individuals within the Montreal Haitian community in order to discuss the way in which our organisation could assist the victims of the recent quakes. Following these exchanges, we have decided to postpone our meeting on this theme, which we originally planned for January 29th.

Bills C-46 and C-47: New Threats to Privacy on the Net

Submitted by Koumbit on Wed, 23/12/2009 - 14:00
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The conservative government, supported by the liberal opposition, is presently working hard to pass two laws which greatly expand telephone and electronic surveillance. Bills C-46 and C-47 are amendments to the Criminal Code and Criminal Records Act, respectively.