Neat!
Hey @katalin,
Thanks for sharing this proposal! I am actually preparing a proposal with Marrakech, Morocco as the destination for LOTE5 and this was really helpful for me to grasp the main points to be made.
Although for the moment I am the only Edgeryders member from Morocco, I do hope to have more people to support my idea of having LOTE5 in Marrakech with the time.
Just an overview of my thinking about Marrakech for LOTE5:
- Background: Morocco is a melting pot of cultures and civilizations and only 10 kms away from mainland Europe. I've travelled in Middle East and MENA and I can say for sure there is no place like Morocco - it's vibrant and multicultural, traditional and progressive, lots of innovative projects and community based initiatives take place and the life here has a different rhythm that you need to experience to understand :-)
- Accessability: Morocco is only 3 hours flight away from Europe and there are cheap carriers from most of the European airports to Marrakech
- Morocco is in the spotlight @Edgeryders: this will be the perfect chance to get to know the stories of Moroccan activists trying to change the things for the better in a society with less than 50% literacy level and a useless government. You may not believe, but activists here are going through similar but tougher battles here than in Europe. We might be able to teach and share a lot!
- I am a travel advisor for Morocco(meaning i know the country well - it's used to be my full time job for years but i'm quitting now) and I've learnt the country specifics and its needs. I have lots of contacts with people who are making actual changes in the society - I am sure they will be happy to participate and volunteer for LOTE5, some by providing funds(space, accommodation, food, etc) and others by helping spread the word,etc. I feel I may be able to coordinate this event but I would definitely need help(which I am sure if available from recent various posts by members)
- Last but no least, LOTE5 to me is supposed to help us to restructure and move to a new level of organisation. An insight of the Moroccan reality could be a wake up call for @Edgeryders!
@emkay I also agree that “Them that does the chopping, eats the dinner.” and “them that builds the infrastructure calls the shots.” is not quite the way to go. We need to be open to share and learn!
I will create a separate post later and will be looking forward to feedback from you all 