Tag: "Container Project"

Don’t reach out, go out

Don’t reach out, go out

People often talk about reaching out to the youth, usually about how difficult it is. Changing people’s behaviour is always difficult, and the metaphor of ‘reaching out’ implies that you’re reaching out to lasso people and pull them where you want them to be. If people really wanted to communicate with young people, I’d think [...]

mervin Jarman’s projects at The Edge

mervin Jarman’s projects at The Edge

International resident mervin Jarman arrives Tuesday 27 April 2010. He’s running a few projects and the events described below. We’d love to see you there! You can also check out his blog on our webspace and another on the iStreet Lab blog site. 2700-Second Challenge In late April and early May, a group of homeless [...]

Great minds

Great minds

People are always breaking the news to us at The Edge that there is a project similar to The Edge happening somewhere. (We’re also often told about projects with ‘the edge’ in their name but that’s fairly expectable; just ask Google.) People are often concerned for us that there are other projects exploring digital culture, [...]

Coming soon from a Jamaican shipping container

Coming soon from a Jamaican shipping container

World-leading social entrepreneur mervin Jarman is on his way from Jamaica to Australia to tour Adelaide, Sydney, Darwin, and Brisbane. And he’s coming to visit us! In conjunction with the Australia Council for the Arts and d/lux media arts, The Edge is hosting mervin’s national tour. Keep an eye on the website and enews for [...]