After I posted a blog about my TEDxCanberra experience one of the organisers, Stephen Collins (better known in the twitterverse as @trib), set forth a challenge in the form of a comment posted on mediakult.
It read:
I’m so glad you found TEDxCanberra inspiring. Now, while we all still have that TED-ache, it’s time to get out there and do something, anything, that makes a little bit of difference.
Now I have been thinking a lot about his comment and how I might make a difference. Most of my ideas are linked to my interest in human rights, the environment, sustainability and social inclusion as well my passion for accessible, flexible and usable online environments. In particular, as I have been doing some research into the uptake of 3G mobile technology in remote Indigenous communities, I have been thinking about how I could make a difference to the access that young people have to the Internet via mobile devices. I am especially interested in how this form of communications could have a beneficial effect on literacy and education.
Another event I recently attended also further triggered my interest in collaborating with young people in remote communities. Earlier this week, I was very lucky to have attended the Iconic Songs book launch where Neil Murray and Shane Howard also performed. The Warumpi Band and Goanna both made a big impression on me as a teenager, as I had spent many formative years in Darwin. Through my love of the natural environment I learnt a lot about the connectedness of everything in Indigenous cultures. To understand that family, community, land, spirit, ancestors and ceremony were all linked as aspects of identity was a tranformative and awakening experience for me as a young person trying to understand the world from a bigger perspective.
Well, I guess my ideas at this point are a bit vague, but today I am making my first baby step – by registering to be an Indigenous Community Volunteer.
Anyway – I will keep you informed of my progress in this area -so watch this space 
