Dan, from the Sunshine Coast, will be building as many robots out of old computer equipment as possible, in Free Geek's first Robothon. All are welcome to watch and learn about robotics as Dan works his magic! Watch CD-ROMs and old printers become robots!! For more about robitcs in Vancouver, click here.

Free Geek will have a geek booth at this year's Media Democracy Fair. Come say hello! Free movie & talk as well.

SFU Harbour Centre Foyer, 515 West Hastings

Friday Oct. 26th, 4:30-7pm

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What's a media democracy fair?

Article about Media Democracy Day in the Tyee

Excerpt from the Tyee article: The day was inspired by Earth Day and has three themes, said organizer Steve Anderson:

• Education -- understanding how media shape our lives.
• Protest -- speaking out against commercialized media.
• Change -- calling for media reform in the public interest.

Anderson, a grad student in communications at Simon Fraser University and the coordinator of Canadians for Democratic Media, said part of the aim of Media Democracy Day is to make people aware of media options that exist outside of the corporate mainstream.

More than 30 groups will have tables at a Media Democracy Fair Friday afternoon at SFU's Harbour Centre campus.

There will also be a screening of A Little Bit of So Much Truth, a movie about the Oaxaca uprising, in which Mexican protesters took over 14 radio stations and a TV station.

The day will also feature a talk by sociologist Saskia Sassen, author of The Global City: New Frontiers/Strategic Sites.