1 3 6 11 15 19 28 23 26 7 16 8 12 27 24 17 4 2 5 10 13 14 20 21 9 18 25 22 19 1 3 6 11 15 19 28 23 26 7 16 8 12 27 24 17 4 2 5 10 13 14 20 21 9 18 25 22 19 1 2 5 4 3 6 PLANS FOR A W H i T T i E R NEiGHBORHOOD M E S H N E T W O R K : ) WHAT ARE MESH N E T W O R K S AND WHAT DO THEY DO? W H Y W H I T T I E R ? HOW WOULD IT WORK? Q U E S T I O N A N S W E R A MESH NETWORK iS A WiRELESS NETWORK WiTH MULTiPLE CON- NECTiON POiNTS. EACH POiNT CAN SPREAD THE WiRELESS CONNECTiON TO OTHER POiNTS, CREATiNG A MESH OF CONNECTiONS THAT CAN PROViDE iNTERNET CONNECTiON FOR A LARGE AREA. IN THIS CONTEXT, iT’S A NEiGH- BORHOOD-WiDE WiFi NETWORK. WHiTTiER iS A NEIGHBORHOOD HOME TO MANY BUSINESS AND INSTITU- TIONS WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE A COMMUNITY WIRELESS NET- WORK. WITH THE HELP OF THESE PART- NERS, WE COULD GIVE FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO THOSE LIVING IN WHITTIER. CREATING MESH NETWORKS TAKES A LOT OF WORK. THIS PAMPHLET IS A BASIC PROPOSAL / MODEL FOR A PROJECT WHICH COULD PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS OF WHITTIER EQ- UITABLE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. 3 TYPES OF ROUTERS + KEY DIGITAL JUSTICE P R I N C I P L E S THE FIRST KIND OF INFRA- STRUCTURE ARE SMALLER BATTERY POWERED ROUTERS WHICH CAN LIVE ON THE GO! THE 2ND TYPE OF INFRASTRUC- TURE IS A LOW POWER OMNI- DIRECTIONAL ROUTER, WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS IN A HOME OR BUILDING WITH A CONNEC- TION DISTANCE OF 100 METERS. A C C E S S - DIGITAL JUSTICE ENSURES THAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY, AS PRODUCERS AS WELL AS CON- SUMERS. - DIGITAL JUSTICE PROVIDES MULTIPLE LAYERS OF COMMUNICATIONS INFRA- STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING EMERGENCY INFORMATION. - DIGITAL JUSTICE VALUES ALL DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, DIALECTS AND FORMS OF COMMUNICATION. P A R T I C I P A T I O N - DIGITAL JUSTICE PRIORITIZES THE PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY EXCLUDED FROM AND ATTACKED BY MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. - DIGITAL JUSTICE ADVANCES OUR ABILITY TO TELL OUR OWN STORIES, AS INDI- VIDUALS AND AS COMMUNITIES. - DIGITAL JUSTICE VALUES NON-DIGITAL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION AND FOS- TERS KNOWLEDGE-SHARING ACROSS GENERATIONS. - DIGITAL JUSTICE DEMYSTIFIES TECHNOLOGY TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN NOT ONLY USE IT, BUT CREATE OUR OWN TECHNOLOGIES AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISIONS THAT WILL SHAPE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE. COMMON OWNERSHIP - DIGITAL JUSTICE FUELS THE CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS AND TECHNOL- OGIES THAT ARE FREE AND SHARED OPENLY WITH THE PUBLIC. - DIGITAL JUSTICE PROMOTES DIVERSE BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING: COOPERATIVE BUSINESS MODELS AND MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - DIGITAL JUSTICE PROVIDES SPACES THROUGH WHICH PEOPLE CAN INVES- TIGATE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS, GENERATE SOLUTIONS, CREATE MEDIA AND ORGANIZE TOGETHER. - DIGITAL JUSTICE PROMOTES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, RECYCLING AND SALVAG- ING TECHNOLOGY, AND USING TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS. - DIGITAL JUSTICE ADVANCES COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY ACCESS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND OTHER ENTREPRENEURS. LIST OF P O S S I B L E C O M M U N I T Y PARTNERS + KEY 1 - CVS 2 - BP 3 - SOMALI MAI COMMUNITY & XIITO ACADEMY 4 - BLIND 5 - HENNEPIN SCHOOLS 6 - LEARNING IN STYLE 7 - MINNEAPOLIS SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 8 - NUWAY HOUSE 9 - WASHBURN FAIR OAKS PARK 10 - ST. STEPHENS CATHOLIC CHURCH 11 - CITY OF LAKES WALDORF SCHOOL 12 - SPIRIT OF ST. STEPHENS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY 13 - WAYSIDE FAMILY TREATMENT CENTER 14 - ST. STEPHENS SHELTER 15 - MCDONALD’S 16 - HARK’S GROCERY 17 - MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL 18 - MIA / MCAD 19 - WEDGE TABLE 20 - HENNEPIN HISTORY MUSEUM 21 - ST. STEPHENS & WHITTIER COMMUNITY GARDEN 22 - CLINTON FIELD PARK 23 - PARK AVENUE MEN’S PROGRAMS 24 - WHITTIER ALLIANCE 25 - ICEHOUSE 26 - ORANGE WHIP 27 - EAT STREET SOCIAL 28 - LIGHT GREY ART LABS THIS IS THE 3RD TYPE OF INFRA- STRUCTURE USED IN THE MAP -- A HIGH POWER OMNIDIREC- TIONAL ROUTER, WHICH WORKS WELL OUTDOORS AND HAS A 300 METER CONNECTION DISTANCE. 1 2 5 4 3 6 PLANS FOR A W H i T T i E R NEiGHBORHOOD M E S H N E T W O R K : ) WHAT ARE MESH N E T W O R K S AND WHAT DO THEY DO? W H Y W H I T T I E R ? HOW WOULD IT WORK? Q U E S T I O N A N S W E R A MESH NETWORK iS A WiRELESS NETWORK WiTH MULTiPLE CON- NECTiON POiNTS. EACH POiNT CAN SPREAD THE WiRELESS CONNECTiON TO OTHER POiNTS, CREATiNG A MESH OF CONNECTiONS THAT CAN PROViDE iNTERNET CONNECTiON FOR A LARGE AREA. IN THIS CONTEXT, iT’S A NEiGH- BORHOOD-WiDE WiFi NETWORK. WHiTTiER iS A NEIGHBORHOOD HOME TO MANY BUSINESS AND INSTITU- TIONS WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE A COMMUNITY WIRELESS NET- WORK. WITH THE HELP OF THESE PART- NERS, WE COULD GIVE FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO THOSE LIVING IN WHITTIER. CREATING MESH NETWORKS TAKES A LOT OF WORK. THIS PAMPHLET IS A BASIC PROPOSAL / MODEL FOR A PROJECT WHICH COULD PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS OF WHITTIER EQ- UITABLE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. 3 TYPES OF ROUTERS + KEY DIGITAL JUSTICE P R I N C I P L E S THE FIRST KIND OF INFRA- STRUCTURE ARE SMALLER BATTERY POWERED ROUTERS WHICH CAN LIVE ON THE GO! THE 2ND TYPE OF INFRASTRUC- TURE IS A LOW POWER OMNI- DIRECTIONAL ROUTER, WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS IN A HOME OR BUILDING WITH A CONNEC- TION DISTANCE OF 100 METERS. A C C E S S - DIGITAL JUSTICE ENSURES THAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY, AS PRODUCERS AS WELL AS CON- SUMERS. - DIGITAL JUSTICE PROVIDES MULTIPLE LAYERS OF COMMUNICATIONS INFRA- STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING EMERGENCY INFORMATION. - DIGITAL JUSTICE VALUES ALL DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, DIALECTS AND FORMS OF COMMUNICATION. P A R T I C I P A T I O N - DIGITAL JUSTICE PRIORITIZES THE PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY EXCLUDED FROM AND ATTACKED BY MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. - DIGITAL JUSTICE ADVANCES OUR ABILITY TO TELL OUR OWN STORIES, AS INDI- VIDUALS AND AS COMMUNITIES. - DIGITAL JUSTICE VALUES NON-DIGITAL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION AND FOS- TERS KNOWLEDGE-SHARING ACROSS GENERATIONS. - DIGITAL JUSTICE DEMYSTIFIES TECHNOLOGY TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN NOT ONLY USE IT, BUT CREATE OUR OWN TECHNOLOGIES AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISIONS THAT WILL SHAPE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE. COMMON OWNERSHIP - DIGITAL JUSTICE FUELS THE CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS AND TECHNOL- OGIES THAT ARE FREE AND SHARED OPENLY WITH THE PUBLIC. - DIGITAL JUSTICE PROMOTES DIVERSE BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING: COOPERATIVE BUSINESS MODELS AND MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - DIGITAL JUSTICE PROVIDES SPACES THROUGH WHICH PEOPLE CAN INVES- TIGATE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS, GENERATE SOLUTIONS, CREATE MEDIA AND ORGANIZE TOGETHER. - DIGITAL JUSTICE PROMOTES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, RECYCLING AND SALVAG- ING TECHNOLOGY, AND USING TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS. - DIGITAL JUSTICE ADVANCES COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY ACCESS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND OTHER ENTREPRENEURS. LIST OF P O S S I B L E C O M M U N I T Y PARTNERS + KEY 1 - CVS 2 - BP 3 - SOMALI MAI COMMUNITY & XIITO ACADEMY 4 - BLIND 5 - HENNEPIN SCHOOLS 6 - LEARNING IN STYLE 7 - MINNEAPOLIS SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 8 - NUWAY HOUSE 9 - WASHBURN FAIR OAKS PARK 10 - ST. STEPHENS CATHOLIC CHURCH 11 - CITY OF LAKES WALDORF SCHOOL 12 - SPIRIT OF ST. STEPHENS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY 13 - WAYSIDE FAMILY TREATMENT CENTER 14 - ST. STEPHENS SHELTER 15 - MCDONALD’S 16 - HARK’S GROCERY 17 - MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL 18 - MIA / MCAD 19 - WEDGE TABLE 20 - HENNEPIN HISTORY MUSEUM 21 - ST. STEPHENS & WHITTIER COMMUNITY GARDEN 22 - CLINTON FIELD PARK 23 - PARK AVENUE MEN’S PROGRAMS 24 - WHITTIER ALLIANCE 25 - ICEHOUSE 26 - ORANGE WHIP 27 - EAT STREET SOCIAL 28 - LIGHT GREY ART LABS THIS IS THE 3RD TYPE OF INFRA- STRUCTURE USED IN THE MAP -- A HIGH POWER OMNIDIREC- TIONAL ROUTER, WHICH WORKS WELL OUTDOORS AND HAS A 300 METER CONNECTION DISTANCE.