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Carol Petersen commented on DYC Francisco Grant Violich's video 'Native Love'

This made me smile and then laugh I can't believe you put snags...hehehehehe this was very nice to give to us! and much needed too! Love Carol

February 16

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Native Love

Its belated. Valentines Day is past. So chock it up as Indian Time. hehe. This is a short video showing love and recognition to all Native women in our lives...

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How can the internet be a positive attribute to our Indigenous youth?

Today as I was checking out a few of the different deep social networks Four Directions and Forum Asia have helped created over the past year I stumbled across a very interesting and inspiring forum discussing the use of internet and Indigenous yout…

January 19

Carol Petersen commented on DYC Francisco Grant Violich's blog post 'Letter home regarding the huge success of the development of 13 Deeper Social Networks in the Philippines....'

Hey Francisco, This work you and Deloria are doing is FANTASTIC. I have looked at a few of the websites...truly amazing keep up the good works and I am so happy the deep social networks are bringing their stars to us!! With warm greetings Carol

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How can the internet be a positive attribute to our Indigenous youth?

January 13

Greg Jackson commented on DYC Francisco Grant Violich's video 'Did You Know 4.0?'

A wonderful synopsis and summary of the changes that are now and will be coming. Thank you for sharing.

January 10

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This link provides members with a place to submit designs for different competitions that aim to provide shelter for the 5 billion people that don´t have decent housing...it was created by TED prize winner Mr. Sinclair here is the link
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org

On Jan. 20th our world will enter a new era where anything is possible and there are no boundaries, no barriers and no division....we will say farewell to a president that will be remembered for killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people and responding only with goofy facial expression.....but what goes down must come up....so hello Mr. President Obama brings us a bright beautiful GREEN SUSTAINABLE future!!!!!!

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Letter home regarding the huge success of the development of 13 Deeper Social Networks in the Philippines....

I wanted to share this letter I wrote to my dear Mama and Papa. I believe sometimes a letter to a loved one provides a much more intimate and heartfelt description of the places and experiences one has! Hope you enjoy sharing my encounters in the Philippines! Much Respect and happy reading to you all! -Francisco Violich
Nov 30, 2009

Hello Hello!!!!!!!
We have been having a wonderful time here in the Philippines!!! The program was a huge success, so much that the President of MPSPC colleg… Continue

Posted on December 2, 2009 at 4:00am — 1 Comment

Digital Social Networking Workshop in the Cordillera Mountains of the Philippines!!!!

It has been an incredible experience teaching these smart, young, talented, Indigenous Students of this small yet powerful town of Bontoc, Philippines. We started the social networking workshop on Saturday with a powerpoint explaining the power of social networking and open source media. There were 45 Indigenous Peoples or IP's as they refer to themselves here, with numerous NGO's represented as well, all with one common goal: Creating their own Social Network! We used Ning as our platfor… Continue

Posted on November 23, 2009 at 3:30am — 2 Comments

Ciudad Bolivar Housing Restoration

This week I wanted to focus on the importance of Restoration Architecture and the need to preserve buildings, especially in colonial and historical places. One historically important place for colonial architecture is my hometown of Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela. Designed as a model for the world of what a colonial city should be like it has a main plaza with a cathedral on one side and key political buildings wrapping around the square. This provided the buildings with direct access to the plaza/sq… Continue

Posted on August 13, 2009 at 1:25pm —

Biography and DYC answers

My name is Francisco Violich and I was born in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela which was originally named Angostura and was built on top of a large black granite formation carved out by the giant Orinoco River that winds around the city centre on three sides. It has a long history as a military stronghold for the Spaniards since the Orinoco River runs from the west of Venezuela all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Simon Bolivar surprised the Spaniards with his rebel army by attacking by land from the so… Continue

Posted on July 30, 2009 at 2:30pm —

The importance of humanitarian architecture

I´m posting this blog to discuss the importance of providing architecture for all those that especially need it, those 5 billion people that really need our services so that they can live in a dwelling that provides the necessary to stay dry, warm/cool, and to feel safe. There is a great book that covers this aspect of architecture and it is called DESIGN LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN by Cameron Sinclair. He goes all over the world using vernacular techniques and cheap but durable materials in order to d… Continue

Posted on July 30, 2009 at 2:22pm — 1 Comment