The document provides information about Christmas traditions and activities. It discusses how Christmas is celebrated from December 24th to 26th. It mentions preparing the environment and home, buying gifts for loved ones, and having activities like a school sleepover. It also includes a short quiz about Christmas traditions.
In America, Christmas is celebrated on December 25th and often involves families gathering for big meals on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Traditions can include decorating houses and trees, visiting Santa at the mall, leaving out cookies and milk for Santa, caroling, and various treats like eggnog. Celebrations vary depending on cultural background, but many families enjoy decorating, spending time with family, exchanging gifts, and partaking in holiday foods.
Christmas in Mexico spans from December 16th to January 6th and blends indigenous and Spanish traditions. Traditions include Las Posadas, a reenactment of Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem over nine nights. La Piñata involves breaking a piñata to receive candy. Pastorelas are light parodies of the shepherds visiting baby Jesus. Nativity scenes, poinsettias, and a Christmas eve supper with tamales and atole are also celebrated, as well as New Years with a midnight toast of 12 grapes for good luck. Three Kings Day on January 6th honors the biblical Magi with children receiving gifts and eating Roscas de Reyes.
In England, Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, known as Christmas Day. People decorate their homes with lights and Christmas trees, and put wreaths on their doors. They exchange gifts and sing Christmas carols. According to tradition, children leave stockings by their beds on Christmas Eve for Father Christmas to fill with presents, and he also places more gifts under the Christmas tree. Father Christmas lives at the North Pole and has elves help make toys. On Christmas Day, families enjoy a large holiday meal together.
Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. Popular symbols include Christmas trees decorated with ornaments and lights, wreaths hung on doors, and poinsettia flowers. Traditions include sending Christmas cards, shopping at stores and malls in November, hanging stockings by the fireplace, leaving cookies and milk for Santa, and opening gifts on Christmas morning. Families enjoy decorating their homes with lights and decorations.
The document provides information about Christmas traditions and activities. It discusses how Christmas is celebrated from December 24th to 26th. It mentions preparing the environment and home, buying gifts for loved ones, and having activities like a school sleepover. It also includes a short quiz about Christmas traditions.
In America, Christmas is celebrated on December 25th and often involves families gathering for big meals on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Traditions can include decorating houses and trees, visiting Santa at the mall, leaving out cookies and milk for Santa, caroling, and various treats like eggnog. Celebrations vary depending on cultural background, but many families enjoy decorating, spending time with family, exchanging gifts, and partaking in holiday foods.
Christmas in Mexico spans from December 16th to January 6th and blends indigenous and Spanish traditions. Traditions include Las Posadas, a reenactment of Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem over nine nights. La Piñata involves breaking a piñata to receive candy. Pastorelas are light parodies of the shepherds visiting baby Jesus. Nativity scenes, poinsettias, and a Christmas eve supper with tamales and atole are also celebrated, as well as New Years with a midnight toast of 12 grapes for good luck. Three Kings Day on January 6th honors the biblical Magi with children receiving gifts and eating Roscas de Reyes.
In England, Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, known as Christmas Day. People decorate their homes with lights and Christmas trees, and put wreaths on their doors. They exchange gifts and sing Christmas carols. According to tradition, children leave stockings by their beds on Christmas Eve for Father Christmas to fill with presents, and he also places more gifts under the Christmas tree. Father Christmas lives at the North Pole and has elves help make toys. On Christmas Day, families enjoy a large holiday meal together.
Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. Popular symbols include Christmas trees decorated with ornaments and lights, wreaths hung on doors, and poinsettia flowers. Traditions include sending Christmas cards, shopping at stores and malls in November, hanging stockings by the fireplace, leaving cookies and milk for Santa, and opening gifts on Christmas morning. Families enjoy decorating their homes with lights and decorations.
This document summarizes governance models for the sharing economy in Seoul and Milan. In Seoul, the government took a top-down approach, establishing divisions and committees to promote sharing and passing laws to support sharing organizations. Milan took a more bottom-up approach, with the government acting as a connector and enabling collaborations. Both cities opened public spaces for sharing projects, supported social innovations, and aimed to improve citizens' lives through more sustainable consumption. While each city has its own customs, both experiment with co-management and collaboration between public institutions and citizens.
Over the Long Terms: The state of activism on too-long copyright terms (and h...Creative Commons Korea
The document discusses a presentation by Maira Sutton and Parker Higgins of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on the state of activism against overly long copyright terms. It provides an overview of EFF and some of its recent projects, then discusses the history of expanding copyright terms in the US and internationally through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The presentation outlines concerns around provisions for longer copyright durations, restrictions on exceptions like fair use, and increased penalties and censorship powers. It proposes fighting these issues through peer-to-peer activism at both the international and national levels using tactics like awareness raising, pressure on officials, and direct actions. The document advertises an upcoming advocacy training session and invites questions.
This document discusses copyright and creative commons. It notes that creation does not require full copyright and sharing can be good for business. It addresses debates around policy and lobbying, and calls for organizing authors' rights, preventing agreements that lock policies in, and potentially reforming and standardizing copyright within Europe. The overall message is that copyright isn't always better and more balanced approaches that support sharing and creation should be considered.
This document discusses the concept of an "Ecological Internet" and some of the issues involved in developing it. An Ecological Internet would be global social infrastructure that is developed through consensus rather than markets alone, facilitates new Internet users in environmentally sound ways, and harmonizes with human societies and the environment. Key issues include how to incorporate new users and local cultures, move away from market-driven development, maintain innovation, and ensure proper global coordination. The goal is to avoid mistakes made with other infrastructures and shape the Internet's continued evolution in a sustainable manner.
Unpacking an activist toolbox: EFF's tools and tips for effective copyright a...Creative Commons Korea
Maira Sutton
Global Policy Analyst, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Parker Higgins
Activist, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Creative Commons Global Summit 2015, Seoul, Korea
The document outlines a proposed 10-year plan to scale open educational resources (OER) in New Zealand schools. The goals are to have 2,600 schools with a CC policy, all sector organizations using CC, and 50,000+ teachers making, adapting and sharing OERs. Each year provides targets for workshops held, CC schools, and development of implementation resources and cross-sector collaboration to gradually expand OER adoption across New Zealand schools over 10 years.
This document summarizes the 2015 summer camp on Luxi Island organized by the Wenzhou Medical University Volunteering Team in cooperation with CC China Mainland for the third consecutive year. Over 100 primary school students from Luxi Island attended the week-long camp, where they participated in courses and activities led by 32 volunteer teachers. Feedback indicated that 80% of participants were very satisfied with the camp. The volunteering efforts have helped improve school facilities on the island and provide educational opportunities for the students.
The document proposes organizing "Free Music Weeks" in Latin American countries to promote Creative Commons licenses and free culture. The events would include workshops on CC licenses for musicians, free music festivals, and websites. Previous Free Music Weeks in Uruguay and Guatemala achieved success in promoting CC licenses and interactions between artists of different regions. Organizers encourage holding similar events in other countries.
1) The document discusses the city of Amsterdam's initiative to become a "Sharing City" by embracing the collaborative economy.
2) A key goal is to unlock the value of underused assets in the city through sharing and make products, services, knowledge and opportunities more accessible to residents.
3) The vice-mayor of Amsterdam sees the sharing economy as a huge opportunity that fits well with the city's entrepreneurial spirit and supports startups working in this area.
The document summarizes Korea's open data strategy and portal. It outlines the enactment of Korea's open data law to mandate public sectors provide public data and create a new industry. It describes the governance framework including an Open Data Strategy Council and Open Data Center. It provides achievements like releasing high value data through the open data portal. The document also introduces Korea's open data portal to allow holistic public data management and integrated opening as stipulated in the open data law.
This document summarizes governance models for the sharing economy in Seoul and Milan. In Seoul, the government took a top-down approach, establishing divisions and committees to promote sharing and passing laws to support sharing organizations. Milan took a more bottom-up approach, with the government acting as a connector and enabling collaborations. Both cities opened public spaces for sharing projects, supported social innovations, and aimed to improve citizens' lives through more sustainable consumption. While each city has its own customs, both experiment with co-management and collaboration between public institutions and citizens.
Over the Long Terms: The state of activism on too-long copyright terms (and h...Creative Commons Korea
The document discusses a presentation by Maira Sutton and Parker Higgins of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on the state of activism against overly long copyright terms. It provides an overview of EFF and some of its recent projects, then discusses the history of expanding copyright terms in the US and internationally through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The presentation outlines concerns around provisions for longer copyright durations, restrictions on exceptions like fair use, and increased penalties and censorship powers. It proposes fighting these issues through peer-to-peer activism at both the international and national levels using tactics like awareness raising, pressure on officials, and direct actions. The document advertises an upcoming advocacy training session and invites questions.
This document discusses copyright and creative commons. It notes that creation does not require full copyright and sharing can be good for business. It addresses debates around policy and lobbying, and calls for organizing authors' rights, preventing agreements that lock policies in, and potentially reforming and standardizing copyright within Europe. The overall message is that copyright isn't always better and more balanced approaches that support sharing and creation should be considered.
This document discusses the concept of an "Ecological Internet" and some of the issues involved in developing it. An Ecological Internet would be global social infrastructure that is developed through consensus rather than markets alone, facilitates new Internet users in environmentally sound ways, and harmonizes with human societies and the environment. Key issues include how to incorporate new users and local cultures, move away from market-driven development, maintain innovation, and ensure proper global coordination. The goal is to avoid mistakes made with other infrastructures and shape the Internet's continued evolution in a sustainable manner.
Unpacking an activist toolbox: EFF's tools and tips for effective copyright a...Creative Commons Korea
Maira Sutton
Global Policy Analyst, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Parker Higgins
Activist, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Creative Commons Global Summit 2015, Seoul, Korea
The document outlines a proposed 10-year plan to scale open educational resources (OER) in New Zealand schools. The goals are to have 2,600 schools with a CC policy, all sector organizations using CC, and 50,000+ teachers making, adapting and sharing OERs. Each year provides targets for workshops held, CC schools, and development of implementation resources and cross-sector collaboration to gradually expand OER adoption across New Zealand schools over 10 years.
This document summarizes the 2015 summer camp on Luxi Island organized by the Wenzhou Medical University Volunteering Team in cooperation with CC China Mainland for the third consecutive year. Over 100 primary school students from Luxi Island attended the week-long camp, where they participated in courses and activities led by 32 volunteer teachers. Feedback indicated that 80% of participants were very satisfied with the camp. The volunteering efforts have helped improve school facilities on the island and provide educational opportunities for the students.
The document proposes organizing "Free Music Weeks" in Latin American countries to promote Creative Commons licenses and free culture. The events would include workshops on CC licenses for musicians, free music festivals, and websites. Previous Free Music Weeks in Uruguay and Guatemala achieved success in promoting CC licenses and interactions between artists of different regions. Organizers encourage holding similar events in other countries.
1) The document discusses the city of Amsterdam's initiative to become a "Sharing City" by embracing the collaborative economy.
2) A key goal is to unlock the value of underused assets in the city through sharing and make products, services, knowledge and opportunities more accessible to residents.
3) The vice-mayor of Amsterdam sees the sharing economy as a huge opportunity that fits well with the city's entrepreneurial spirit and supports startups working in this area.
The document summarizes Korea's open data strategy and portal. It outlines the enactment of Korea's open data law to mandate public sectors provide public data and create a new industry. It describes the governance framework including an Open Data Strategy Council and Open Data Center. It provides achievements like releasing high value data through the open data portal. The document also introduces Korea's open data portal to allow holistic public data management and integrated opening as stipulated in the open data law.