kapreng litratista: Social Artistry of Social Networking

Social Artistry is the art of enhancing human capacities in the light of social complexity. It seeks to bring new ways of thinking, being and doing to social challenges in the world – Jean Houston

“A social artist connects people and encourages participation, which in turn leads to reciprocity, reification of ideas and developing a shared history.” (Mary Ann Fernandez-Mendoza)

Etienne Wenger defines social artist as a person “enabling social learning spaces”. But, can we as a group can become social artist?

I believe yes.

Social artistry can be a communal participation, it can be an art of creating space for learning through collaboration - the use of modern technology like social networking site to create virtual space for shared knowledge and learning.

If Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio were alive today, they will use social networking site like Facebook to show the truth and suffering of the Filipinos from the Spanish. Or maybe Rizal can publish his Novels, in parts, in Facebook, or Bonifacio can use FB to recruit Katipunan members.

Social artistry is all about creating learning space and today’s technology is a good place or space to work and unite people and create organizations with common values to affect change.

I can site an example of virtual space, a social networking site that unites and bring people for collaboration to contribute personal knowledge and experience, data and information to solve problems and find solutions.

In protecting our environment, social artistry through the use of virtual space or social networking site can be considered as today’s norms.

Mt. Banahaw as protected area can be properly protected if it can be properly manage. It can be properly manage by means of a good and sustainable management plan.

So how can we gather all the information needed? By creating an FB site where all stakeholders and any individual can participate and contribute.

(here’s the link:

Banahaw Plan Revision - https://www.facebook.com/groups/390300514356666/

Mt Banahaw San Cristobal Mgt Plan Crowdsourcing - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mt-Banahaw-San-Cristobal-Mgt-Plan-Crowdsourcing/373071212774900 )

Mt. Banahaw Plan Revision and Mt. Banahaw San Cristobal Management Plan Crowdsourcing sites formulate new solutions on how Mt. Banahaw should be manage more properly and effectively. Year 2015 will be the end of PAMB (Protected Area Management Board) order of closure. A new management plan should be formed through proper consultation with different stakeholders. And everybody has the chance to make that change to protect and manage their environment.

Everybody has the chance to be a contributor and to participate and express his/her ideas and concerns on how Mt. Banahaw should be properly manage.

“Social artists are people who use creative skills to work with people or organizations in their community to affect change.” (Mary Ann Fernandez-Mendoza)

Yes, we can all be social artist.

(Here are some of the pictures that I contributed to the site:)