Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id WAA19849; Tue, 21 Mar 2000 22:46:32 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 22:46:32 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <38D84672.12F0@sympatico.ca> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: elsie petch <elsie.petch@sympatico.ca> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2299] Re: FW: The Digital Divide's New Frontier X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-SYMPA (Win95; U) Status: OR Behroozi, Jaleh wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Children's Partnership > [SMTP:frontdoor@childrenspartnership.org] > <mailto:[SMTP:frontdoor@childrenspartnership.org]> > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 7:21 PM > To: "The Digital Divide's New Frontier mailing list" > Subject: The Digital Divide's New Frontier > > March 13, 2000 > > Dear Colleague > > We are very pleased to let you know about the upcoming release of > our new report "Online Content for Low-Income and Underserved Americans: > The Digital Divide's New Frontier." This "advance alert"comes with our > thanks to many of you who supported this effort in various ways. > > We will formally release the report at a press briefing on > Wednesday, March 15th at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The > event will be held at 9:30, and we welcome your coming if that is possible. > We've been thrilled with the early interest in the report and are delighted > to have an outstanding group of people comment on these findings at the > press event, including Gene Sperling (National Economic Council), David > Cortiella (Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, Inc.), Zoe Baird (Markle > Foundation), Rosalind Hudnell (Intel) and Mario Morino (Morino Institute). > > In the meantime, you can get a peek at the report and press > materials early and download them by visiting > http://www.childrenspartnership.org <http://www.childrenspartnership.org> . > We hope to have these materials online by Tuesday the 14th. Please remember > that the information is embargoed until 9:30 AM on the 15th. > > If you want a hard copy of the report, please email us your complete > mailing address and phone number. > > To refresh your memory, this audit has three purposes: > > 1. To describe who the underserved Americans are in relation to > Internet content, the barriers they face, and what they want in the online > world; > > 2. To analyze content currently available, emphasizing what exists, > chief gaps, and promising building blocks; and > > 3. To provide a roadmap for action -- identifying ways in which the > public and private sectors working with underserved communities can ensure > rich and relevant content for Americans at risk of being left behind. > > We look forward to continuing to work with you and extend our > appreciation once again for lending your good counsel and expertise. > > Best, > > Wendy Lazarus, Laurie Lipper, and Francisco Mora > The Children's Partnership > http://www.childrenspartnership.org > <http://www.childrenspartnership.org> Elsie Petch Health Promoter South Riverdale Community Health Centre 955 Queen Street East Toronto, Ontario,CANADA M4M 3P3 1(416)461-1925 ext.243
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