Write a convincing one page article on what the Edgeryders community does, why it’s so good for individual members and how they can get involved with us.
First stream of conscious concerning task 1.
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Do we want to involve people with money, who could sponsor/finance/support the work of Edgeryders by this post as well? Community is something else than company, but it still does have needs. In this case maybe it would be good to produce two slightly different articles of the same size that would address these groups. Where will they be used? (this will give us a hint).
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I believe this/these article(s) should contain information about “projects” (I hate this word, I need to think of a satisfactory replacement) of Edgeryders- and because the amount of ongoing activities is huge, some of them have to be stressed. I believe that UnMonastery can serve as a great representation of tackling the issue of economical struggle and compromising it with useful work/progress/change. LOTE is extremely important as some kind of alternative to intense meeting based project/funding culture we live in, showing that more effects can be achieved, without wasting money, thanks to better planning and right people included, philosophy involved. And then? I really don’t want to decide just by myself;)
Here comes the first version I’ve drafted. Any comments? Too general, too abstract? Convincing?
Occupy the Edge
Are you tired of scratching the surface? Do you want to take a peak and react to things that exist below it? You might have just found the right place for it.
There are different ideas people are being fed with lately - most of which transform them into passive links of the consumerism chain. We do believe none of us has to be the final recipient of whatever is done wherever else - here your skills are not only an object of a constant improvement, but also a source of a vital change from the bottom, that will emanate and transform the social realm around us.
Edgeryders look for what can be done on the edge of the given - it is a virtual space gathering real actions in any field, from agriculture to hacking, through art and urban planning. It is the political, the social, the economical, and the general human condition that is at the heart of our concern. We want things to become different. We want our world to become better. And no, this time it’s not an empty promise and another waste of time and energy consuming project. We offer you incentive and means to take action in what you see as inevitable, important, enriching.
Living on the edge means you give up some comforts, traditional schemes, routines and replace it with a bigger picture - a view of
What we have for you? An organised space which enables all sorts of communications, exchanges, work, meetings and exchanging - and a space that is not defined and determined, but remains a tool for negotiation, improvement and change. That’s in your hands. Then, we have a serious bunch of dedicated people with backgrounds you didn’t even dream of before - and yes, once you join, you might get them on board, or join them in their struggle. Finally, there is a whole set up of events, actions and research facilitating further involvement, helping shaping the directions and having the potential of bearing new, radical, alternative, strange, important ideas - LOTE, unMonastery, Edgecamp, Spot the Future just to mention a few.
Edgeryders is an operational space of vast possibilities - what is already there is just a starting point. We want you to come by, take a look, think of your interests and priorities, and start collaborating. It is a multinational, diverse incubator of projects, programs, communities who strive for real action and struggle with getting it funded. Your edge-cutting project has big changes to ripe here in all aspects you always expected to be missing, and those you never imagined at all.
People eager to compromise meaningful, important work with sustainable lifestyle - you found the exact place for you. Now start digging up your own meaning of the edge.
Second version
This is the place where we will take you close to the point of the things.
There are different ideas people are being fed with lately - most of which transform them into passive links of the consumerism chain. We do believe none of us has to be the final recipient of whatever is done wherever else - here your skills are not only an object of a constant improvement, but also a source of a vital change from the bottom, that will emanate and transform the social realm around us. You invest, you gain, you grow with us.
Edgeryders look for what can be done on the edge of the given - it is a virtual space gathering real actions in any field, from agriculture to hacking, through art and urban planning. It is the political, the social, the economical, and the general human condition that is at the heart of our concern. We want things to become different. We want our world to become better. And no, this time it’s not an empty promise and another waste of time and energy consuming project. We offer you incentive and means to take action in what you see as inevitable, important, enriching.
Living on the edge means you give up some comforts, traditional schemes, routines and replace it with a bigger picture - a view of
What we have for you? An organised space which enables all sorts of communications, exchanges, work, meetings and exchanging - and a space that is not defined and determined, but remains a tool for negotiation, improvement and change. That’s in your hands. Then, we have a serious bunch of dedicated people with backgrounds you didn’t even dream of before - and yes, once you join, you might get them on board, or join them in their struggle. Finally, there is a whole set up of events, actions and research facilitating further involvement, helping shaping the directions and having the potential of bearing new, radical, alternative, strange, important ideas - UnMonastery, which is an embodied alternative life and space for free creative spirit existing in Matera, Lote - series of edge-cutting events tackling the ways of life on the edge, its sustainability, practicalities and philosophies, Edgeryders platform, a virtual soil for these radical things to happen, Maker Fox - application that allows you to omit the traditional economical system and jump into moneyless transactions. There is the community company, where traditional business is linked with alternatives, and there are experienced public speakers who travel across the globe to spread the news and the ideas.
Edgeryders is an operational space of vast possibilities - what is already there is just a starting point. We want you to come by, take a look, think of your interests and priorities, and start collaborating. It is a multinational, diverse incubator of projects, programs, communities who strive for real action and struggle with getting it funded. Your edge-cutting project has big changes to ripe here in all aspects you always expected to be missing, and those you never imagined at all.
People eager to compromise meaningful, important work with sustainable lifestyle - you found the exact place for you. Now start digging up your own meaning of the edge.
