The Elastic Mind Project

The United States acquired its land by stealing it from the native Americans, through tricks, subjugation, and outright slaughter; read "Black Elk Speaks" or research Wounded Knee Massacre, to get a taste of that era. We then grew our economy by the use of subjugated African Peoples to plow our fields and pick our cotton, read Uncle Toms Cabin to understand more. Then we used jim crow laws to undermine the liberties that black Americans had to that point achieved post-1865, read "Devil in the Orage Grove", it will blow your mind.

As the country became more racially mixed towards the middle of the 20th century the prison system and set of laws targeting minorities took the place of jim crow and slavery. In the ultimate coup d'etat the white majority spearheaded by the republican party subjugated entire minority generations to a "legal" prison system, robbing innumerable children of their fathers and locking in generational poverty along with the deleterious knock-on effects such as violence and drug use, which were then used to justify their law and order policies. More recently the prison system has been going private, again with mainly republican support along with laws being written to ensure the prisons stay full and profitable, with prisoners being referred to as "honey pots".

The struggle for equal rights for all people will go on long after these protests fade into our memories. The change which we strive might still take generations, yet one way to expedite that change is to VOTE and vote with knowledge and information. Vote in the midterms and vote in the general elections. VOTE

La importancia de la lectura y los profesores de alto nivel.

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Una conferencia para reflexionar y un pequeño reconocimiento a los excelentes maestros que nos han ayudado en este proyecto maravilloso.
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A small acknowledgment to the excellent teachers who have helped us in this wonderful project.

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Gracias a las donaciones de Laura Piñeros en el mes de Septiembre de 2018 pudimos llevar una sonrisa a las comunidades de lomitas y la Capilla. Thanks to the donations of Laura Piñeros in september we were able to bring a smile to the communities of Lomitas and the Chapel.

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Gracias a las donaciones de Laura Piñeros en el mes de marzo pudimos llevar una sonrisa a las comunidades de lomitas y la Capilla.

Thanks to the donations of Laura Piñeros in March we were able to bring a smile to the communities of Lomitas and the Chapel.

https://www.facebook.com/laura.pineros.7
https://www.facebook.com/esteban.pisa

As the CEO of the Elastic Mind Project I have taken a few years off to start a family. Now that we have a beautiful young son it is time to get our feet back into using the EMP to further the elevation of poverty and suffering around the world.

This year we are launching a joint venture with Fundación Proyecto Fábula based in Colombia. It is run by a women who uses technology to the fullest extent by reading to children in schools around Colombia. In many of these town the children do not have access to books and this is the only time they can get access to stories and the invaluable reading time that comes along with that. This program dovetails exactly with the fundamental goals of the EMP and we look forward to helping her to expand her project.

We will begin to fundraise this year for the Fundación Proyecto Fábula so stay tuned!

Como CEO del EMP, he tomado unos años para iniciar una familia. Ahora que tenemos un hijo joven hermoso es hora de conseguir nuestros pies nuevamente en usar el EMP para aumentar la elevación de la pobreza y del sufrimiento alrededor del mundo.

Este año lanzamos una empresa conjunta con la Fundación Proyecto Fábula con sede en Colombia. Está dirigido por mujeres que usan la tecnología en su máxima medida leyendo a sus hijos en colegios alrededor de Colombia. En muchos de estos pueblos los niños no tienen acceso a los libros y esta es la única vez que pueden tener acceso a las historias y el tiempo de lectura invaluable que viene junto con eso. Este programa encaja exactamente con los objetivos fundamentales de la EMP y esperamos ayudarla a ampliar su proyecto.

Comenzaremos a recaudar fondos este año para la Fundación Proyecto Fábula, así que estad atentos!

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/business/small-factories-emerge-as-a-weapon-in-the-fight-against-poverty.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

One of the questions that always came to our mind when we were working in Colombia, is would it be better to just give the money away instead of going through all the trouble to develop the programs. Without a question there are some real benefits to developing pedagogic programs focused on one aspect of life, but growing research is showing that simply giving money away actually improves their lives potentially more. Check out this podcast by planet money to learn more about the idea.

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/11/08/243967328/episode-494-what-happens-when-you-just-give-money-to-poor-people?sc=pmapp&f=93559255

Episode 494: What Happens When You Just Give Money To Poor People? A study discovers what happens to farmers in Kenya after they get a windfall. Also: giving money to thieves and drug addicts in a country that's much worse off than Kenya.

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/05/04/403575638/where-poor-kids-grow-up-makes-a-huge-difference

"In two new studies, Harvard economist Raj Chetty and his colleagues found that where poor kids grow up has a huge effect on how much money they earn as adults."

Where Poor Kids Grow Up Makes A Huge Difference Poor kids who moved to neighborhoods with less poverty did much better than those who didn't move.

wonderful!

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