Hi neighbors,
This is some happy news.
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https://makezine.com/2022/04/12/maryland-makerspace-initiative-program-on-its-way-to-governers-desk/
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https://makezine.com/2022/04/12/maryland-makerspace-initiative-program-on-its-way-to-governers-desk/
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Makerspaces, as some of you might know, are creativity/social spaces where
people gather together to tinker, build, socialize, learn from each other.
I'm a member of the HacDC makerspace, located at St. Stephen and the
Incarnation Episcopal Church, on 16th St NW, in DC.
[ https://www.hacdc.org/ ;| https://www.hacdc.org/ ] ;
https://www.saintstephensdc.org/ ;
Makerspaces had their origins in the 1990's with "hackerspaces" (a related
concept) in Germany. The maker movement took off, here in the United States,
with the launch of MAKE magazine in 2005. (I write for MAKE -- for their web
site and their print publication.)
phil
And here is a short video interview I did with Dan Schneiderman, who wrote the
above article for MAKE magazines.
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbpFF5d11FM ;|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbpFF5d11FM ] ;
Makerspaces are well worth a family visit. Most of the time the people there
are very welcoming. You do not need to be a member of a makerspace
to visit one. Membership dues help to pay the rent and otherwise keep the
makerspace running.
--
Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@xxxxxxx
http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/briefbio.html ;
http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro ;
[ http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html ;|
http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html ] ;
He/Him/His
"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates
"Learning happens thru gentleness."
"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real
options." David Suzuki
