Tech collective

Some of What we've done

• Assembled 50+ computers with open source operating systems from parts
• Setup laptop computers for common ground organizers
• Provided technical and software support to the computer labs, media, administrative, and legal offices at the House of Excellence now at 215 N. Jefferson Davis Parkway
• Setup and maintained office labs at Kone's office, Sharon's, the administrative offices at the Woodlands, St. Mary's and the Lighthouse
• Troubleshot computer and other technical problems for organizers, volunteers and residents, in addition to providing continuous technical support through our tech support hotline
• Setup other local activist organizations with computers; food and farm network, critical resistance, and other groups
• Setup 5 free voip internet phones in the House of Excellence and St. Mary's.
• Assisted websites:
  nolahomefortheholidays.org
  rebuildgreen.org
  cgctechs.com

Some things we are in the process of doing

• Setting up a project communication online database for common ground collective
• Teaching introductory computer literacy classes at the house of excellence
• Setting up a system where computers are available to residents through volunteering and/or sliding scale donations
• Setting up free VOIP phones at all of the common ground sites with broadband internet access Our long-term vision
• Setting up the infrastructure to provide long-term technical and software support to the recipients of donated computers
• Setup open source computer labs throughout the city while installing Microsoft programs on our own machines.
• Setup an open source collaborative web site for residents of New Orleans
• Setup full wireless network access at the woodlands housing project
• Reestablish the city-wide New Orleans Mesh Network

You can contact the Tech Collective Project at www.cgctechs.com, or 504-208-3913.