Michael Downey  

@downey

Director of Community, Center at . steering committee & advisory board. Formerly OpenMRS. He/him.

Portland, OR
digitalimpactalliance.org
Joined October 2007
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    17 Jun 2014

    "I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened by the old ones." - John Cage via

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  2. 2 hours ago

    "If your project isn’t comprised of people who are nice to each other, it’s not going to be very sustainable." -

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    2 hours ago

    FACT: The US already has a thorough refugee resettlement vetting process. How it works:

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  4. 2 hours ago

    "Surveillance is the business model of the Internet." -

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    11 hours ago

    Science is powerful - and it’s most powerful when we join together! Learn more about 🔬

    #TogetherScienceCan
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    Sep 22

    I used to wonder how FOSS repos ended up with 10s or 100s of open PRs.... Now I know.

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    Sep 26

    Call for an end of use of nuclear weapons in war - Tuesday is Int'l Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

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    Sep 24

    My grandpa is a 97 year-old WWII vet & Missouri farmer who wanted to join w/ those who : "those kids have every right to protest."

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  9. Sep 22

    "Compassion is a verb." - Thich Nhat Hanh

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  10. Sep 21

    "Peace is not a gift. Peace is something we must all work for, every day, in every country." - Ban Ki-moon

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    Sep 20

    With the captured by the copyright industry, who will step up to lead web development next?

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    Sep 20

    Excited to announce new partners for Practicing the : & ! Learn more+get involved:

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    Sep 19

    UN Foundation Pres & CEO introduces housed data alliances at the Foundation: , , .

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    Sep 19

    "Solutions are staring us in the face. Leadership needs to catch up." - highlights at

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  15. Sep 19

    Destruction, even of our "enemies", will never lead to enduring peace.

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    Sep 19

    Neither peace nor development can take place without human rights. - Miroslav Lajčák

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  17. Sep 18

    52% of the world does not have internet access:

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  18. Sep 18

    "Let’s not turn our backs on the world" -- Why Ted Turner gave $1 Billion to support the :

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    Sep 18

    ODK Collect v1.10 is out! We've added better barcode scanning, searching/sorting of form lists, and so much more.

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    Sep 18

    DIAL board member spoke at the Summit about the African tech revolution & the importance of women in tech.

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  21. Retweeted
    Sep 17

    Happening now! DIAL board member Juliana Rotich is speaking at the Summit. ________ Watch live:

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