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Barre Open Systems Center Of Research and Education

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From flint@flint.com Mon Mar 2 12:48:37 2015\nDate: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 12:48:37 -0500 (EST)\nFrom: Paul Flint <flint@flint.com>\nTo: tlauzon@salvadorandbabic.com\nBcc: chip@barrehousing.org\nSubject: Educational Institution for Barre\n\nDear Mayor Tom Lauzon,\n\nDo you remember, several years ago you came to Hedding United Methodist \nChurch after the tragic death of two young people, you met with the \nCommunity, and asked for the creation of some sort of Teen Center. I was \ninspired at the meeting you held that day in the Church to set up the \nBarre Open System Institute (BOSI) "Adult Swim", a meeting for the \nunder-served of Barre City that has, for the last seven years, attempted \nto bring technical education in the field of Free Open Source Technology \nto Barre City. We meet again today, between 5 and 7 PM in the basement of \nHedding UMC, where your first suggested we start a teen center.\n\nI noticed in the paper that the old Ward 5 school at 4 Humbert Street, now \nthe old Barre Housing Authority building might be available for an idea \nthat I would share with you. While a bit quixotic, I would be happy to \nget your opinion on a great civic weakness, the fact that Barre City \nalmost distinguishes itself by being one of the only major cities in \nVermont without any institutions of higher education. The last time Barre \nCity had any College level institution was in July 1938 when the \nUniversalist Seminary, which became Goddard College, left for Plainfield.\n\nIn a way the BOSI Adult Swim is my meager way of compensating for this \nsingular lack of any institutions of advanced technology higher learning. \nGo over to Northfield, Randolph or Montpelier and see what the fringe \nbenefits of having a institution of higher learning include in terms of \nurban development. I am interested in knowing if there is any way that \nBOSI, now in partnership with the Reynolds Community Development \nCorporation (RCDC) could somehow participate in the development of of a \n"maker" space here in Barre City similar to the Burlington Generator.\n\nhttps://generatorvt.com/\n\n...but with way more of an academic flavor...note they they do not need \nthe whole institution of higher learning thing in Burlington as they have \nplenty of them up there.\n\nWhat do you think of a renovated Humbert Street as an advanced technical \ninstitution of higher learning? I believe that we could start with an \nenlightened version of the Burlington "Generator", adding many other \nfacilities in order to develop a highly technical workforce here in Barre \nCity.\n\nBOSI maintains a "wish list" of courses that we would like to have taught \non the BOSI web site (http://bosivt.org/classes), and I have written some \nproposals related to this if you are interested I can supply you with \ndrafts.\n\nYou might think this kind of undertaking too ambitious for consideration, \nbut I would value your opinion on the development of an advanced \ntechnology college here in Barre City. I would very much like to hear \nyour thoughts on this, and will be available tomorrow at the Auditorium as \nI have JP duties there.\n\nThanks and...\n\nKindest Regards,\n\nPaul Flint\n\n

The Barre Open Systems Institute of Vermont (BOSIVT) is an educational community dedicated to the promotion of the development of open source practitioners. open knowledge/learning and open community and youth initiatives that will enable Barre Vermont and its citizens to grow and develop open source as a local community resource.\n\nThere is currently a trend in the economy, society and industry to privatize, compartmentalize, classify and restrict many areas of civic life - everything from genes, file formats and research to educational opportunities and public services. This is not to say that this is a prevalent trend in Vermont or that all restriction and private action runs counter to community well-being. However, in many cases, privately-developed and copyrighted software, information and knowledge places individuals, organizations and communities like Barre in a precarious position - as life-cycle consumers of expensive and ill-adapted solutions for communication, data, education, local administration, professional collaboration and for civic action. In some societies, closed technologies, information and knowledge-sharing policies can run counter to community development itself.\n\nAs in other communities, a digital divide runs through Barre. Inaccessibility to technology - the art of technology development, as opposed to appliance usage makes it somewhat difficult for our citizens to economically adapt new organizational administrative and education systems. While great strides have been made to improve technology access, the price tags are always high -- and social inclusion has been less than complete.\n\nMany Vermont organizations, small businesses, schools, and local administrations face difficult decisions as to how to upgrade their older technologies, databases, communications and management systems. They seek new, more efficient modalities for teaching, learning, collaborating, managing and organizing collectively. Many transitions are difficult to make. Newer systems often run in parallel with older systems. In some cases, the pool of fixed capital assets is discarded, when in fact, some assets could be put to alternative uses or recycled. And in transition, citizens and employees may need resources, training and differential levels of support.\n\nIn all instances, the challenges are not simply technological. Ultimately, they are about how the citizens of Barre and Vermont want to build community.\n\nBOSIVT supports a three-fold community development ideal: that technologies be open-source, that the Barre community open itself to other communities worldwide by mobilizing its cultural diversity and by employing technology and that teaching and learning be open and knowledge shared.\n\nBOSIVT operates with the core belief that an education in open source technology development is fundamentally different from being educated to use appliances. We believe in objectification and abstraction are tools to reveal not weapons to obscure for control and power.\n\nBarre has always had the reputation for independent artistry and craftsmanship. This tradition is manifest in the customized engines of Thunder Road as well as the granite artistry that adorns the country emanating from Barre. Imagine how fast that stock car could go if when it was delivered to the team the hood was welded shut?\n\nBOSIVT also maintains that youth is where this philosophy of open system development begins. Not everyone is destined to become a developer of Open Source Software, but understanding the communion of thought necessary to cause this to happen is the goal and purpose of this institute. This indeed may be the conceptual the key to building an "Open Barre," in which all capable of innovation and invention\n\nPlease join BOSIVT in this community education initiative. Transit to Barre Libre. It's just past Monopoly. And thanks for visiting our site.

Dear Editor,\n\nLast march I began to research and discuss the future of the old Ward 5\nschool at 4 Humbert Street, now the closed Barre Housing Authority\nbuilding publicly inquiring if it might be available to address a Barre\nCity civic weakness, the fact that Barre City almost distinguishes itself\nby being one of the only major cities in Vermont berefed of institutions\nof higher education. The last time Barre City had any College level\ninstitution was in July 1938 when the Universalist Seminary, which became\nGoddard College, left for Plainfield.\n\nIf you travel to Northfield, Randolph or Montpelier you see the fringe\nbenefits of having a institution of higher learning included in terms of\nurban development. initially, I am interested in knowing if there is any\nway that a partnership might be developed that could initially develop a\n"maker" space here in Barre City similar to the Burlington Generator.\n\nhttps://generatorvt.com/\n\n...but with far more of an technical occupational development flavor.\n\nWhat do you think of a renovated Humbert Street as an advanced technical\ninstitution of higher learning? I believe that we could start with an\nenlightened version of the Burlington "Generator", adding many other\nfacilities in order to develop a highly technical workforce here in Barre\nCity.\n\nYou thoughts on this topic, as ever would be appreciated.\n\nSincerely,\n\nPaul Flint

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[[Old Ward 5 school at 4 Humbert Street|https://www.google.com/maps/place/4+Humbert+St,+Barre,+VT+05641/@44.201988,-72.5125429,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cb506e738fcc4bb:0x287c044d8bd791c]]\n\n* Building last hsed as Barre Housing Authority\n* Building is in very bad condition\n* Building likely contains Asbestos\n* Never inspected by BOSCORE planners.\n* Due to Housing and Urban Development involvement clearing title will be difficult\n\n