Gloria Ferris

Sunday, June 25th at 2 p.m. you are all invited to The Ugly Broad at 3908 Denison Avenue to find out.  Bill Callahan of Brooklyn Centre and Steve Goldberg of Tremont will be on hand to explain the operation of wifi neighborhood and how a group of us committed to bringing it to our neighborhood can do that very thing. 

If any of you haven’t ever heard me speak on this issue, here is what I think. You may think differently, but please feel free to dream a bit and see where you think WIFI can take us.  We are entering an age of a knowledge economy where many of us will be left behind.  Specifically, young people in urban neighborhoods because they do not have the opportunities afforded to other young people.  CJ Prentiss in her interview with Meet The Bloggers talked intelligently and passionately about this very topic.  Those of you reading this post can now very easily click your mouse and go to that site and become better informed.  Knowledge is power.

Many of our community do not have that option.  By becoming involved in creating an environment of a connected community, you will gain something too.  Faster internet access, cheaper rates, and the ability to help others to gain accessibility are only a few of the advantages.  Come to our meeting and discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of becoming a connected community. Needless to say, I am having a hard time identifying

Once we set up our grid of charter members, we will then be able to widen the net of our grid and include more people.  I see elderly people who will feel more connected to each other and to us.  I see students with opportunities that they didn’t have before.  If any of you have ever seen the line of students waiting to use the computers at our local libraries, you know what I mean.  

Remember: A WiFi neighborhood gives a connected community the opportunity to be part of the knowledge economy.