Back... For Now

It's been a week since we returned to Canada, and I am writing this to thank everyone for their support. The trip went extremely well, and we will be wrapping up and debriefing for the next few weeks, so there won't be much news for a while.

In general, I'm extremely hopeful for the future, especially after seeing open source software and cell phones in action. Such technologies have huge potential in developing nations, especially ones having trouble with freedom of expression. Over this past week, Nepal has been in the news a great deal, and I'd just like to mention that the government has shut down the cell phone networks there. There's a good reason for this -- with phones being so prevalent, it's easy for people to use them to organize politically. It's a threat to governments that do not respect human rights. I'm happy to say that Five Minutes to Midnight is now gaining the expertise to use such technologies to help organizations and groups make media and promote human rights.

This was the first of hopefully many international trips for Five Minutes to Midnight, and we will be updating everyone as time goes on. To keep updated, subscribe to the FMM newsletter.