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Todd Lester is a founding member and currently serves as the Executive Director of freeDimensional (fD). Todd recently completed a fellowship in Forced Migration & Refugee Studies at the American University of Cairo (AUC) and a term as Young Scholar with the Organization of American States (OAS). He is currently a fellow at the Gerhart Center for
Philanthropy and Civic Engagement in Cairo. Previously, Todd has worked with Reporters Without Borders to establish its New York City communications desk and as Katrina Relief Project Manager for FilmAid International, for which he designed and implemented the organization’s first domestic and natural disaster response intervention. Before that, Todd was Information & Advocacy Manager for the International Rescue Committee in Sudan. He holds a Masters of Public Administration from Rutgers University and is candidate for Doctorate of Public & Urban Policy at the New School for Social Research from which he received a Film Production Diploma and where he is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Media Studies. Todd is a graduate of the Refugee Studies Centre's Summer School in Forced Migration at Oxford University. He is a Project Leader at the World Policy Institute and serves in the Experts Network of the Jerusalem Inter-Cultural Center's Community Dialogue Project. Todd is a member the 21st Century Trust and Think Tank 30 of the Club of Rome. In 2006, Todd received the Peace Corps Fund Award for his work starting freeDimensional and was named 'Architect of the Future' by the Waldzell Institute in 2008.
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freeDimensional
Title / Profession
Network Coordinator - Founding Director
Blog or Website
http://www.freedimensional.org
ShapeShifters Profile Link (Complete web address please)
http://www.shapeshifters.net/users/freedimensional/
How I heard about fD and why I'm here
I am one of the founding members.

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New York City
Telephone: +1 (917) 952 4933

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Todd Lester

Festival Against Censorship in Bilbao

freeDimensional is a key partner to the Festival Against Censorship in Bilbao, now in its fourth year. I am currently attending the Festival, which happens in late October or November and was created by Producciones Serrano.

I am here with Ole Reitov of… Continue

Posted on November 29, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Todd Lester

Been hearing about some progressive academic programs on themes you might like ...

If only I were younger and picking a university program ... here are some that have caught my eye:

(1)
History of Consciousness @ UC Santa Cruz

History of Consciousness is an interdisciplinary graduate program centered in the humanities with links to the social sciences, natural sciences, and the arts. It is concerned with forms of human expression and social action as they are manifested in specific historical, cultural, and political contexts.

The program stresses flexibility and originalit… Continue

Posted on November 24, 2009 at 7:55pm — 5 Comments

Todd Lester

fD video resources influence policy + aid training

fD made several videos during a recent meeting on Wasan Island in Canada hosted by the Breuninger Stiftung.

Our signature film, Hosting Activism in Art Spaces was sent to the Commonwea… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2009 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Todd Lester

Seeking ideas :: Artist-in-Community (AiC)

Hi all,

I just got some pictures of Niki Singleton's presentation / exhibition at The Other Sudan festival. Niki is the first international Artist-in-Community that fD helped to find a residency program and supported her on the journey toward publishing… Continue

Posted on November 11, 2009 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

Todd Lester

Res Artis regional meeting in Korea

From October 30 to November 1, the Gyeonggi Creation Center was launched in the Gyeonggi Province of Korea. On the occasion of its launch, Res Artis held a regional conference on the theme 'The 21st Century Art Residency & New Institutional Collaborations'.

Res Artis is a worldwide network of… Continue

Posted on November 8, 2009 at 6:30am —

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At 2:36pm on November 18, 2009, David Evan Harris said…
Thanks Todd! We're putting together info on the exhibit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts right now and once it's online, I'll post here for sure!
At 1:32am on August 18, 2009, Manohar.Chiluveru said…
H!

Glad to meet you, add me a friend.

Thanks
At 5:42am on August 16, 2009, farhad foroutanian said…
This is sunday noon i saw your comment, I love to be there and see you but I am not sure that I can make it, but i will try. Let me know if you stay longer in Holland or even koming to south, maybe even Rotterdam, then we can meet each other. good luck.
At 5:49am on July 2, 2009, Jenifer Evans said…
Hello Todd,
Thank you! fD seems a brilliant organisation to be a part of, and thank you also for suggesting people to get in touch with.
What I'd like is simply to meet people involved in arts in Cairo and to get an idea of what's happening so I can go and see and at some stage become involved, so the introductions you have given me are a great start. (Obtaining a source of income and a space to work in are also on my to-do list, but I figure I'll work out how to achieve these things once I'm there and get a picture of how things work.)
Thank you again! I hope we continue to keep in contact via this network.
Jenny
At 2:26pm on June 2, 2009, Bassem Yousri said…
Hi Todd,
Aida told me about the residency before and I think it's a very exciting opportunity. I checked out their website before. I could actually come to meet you next weekend if you are free. There's not much to do in Ephrata and I am planning on spending the weekend in Philadelphia anyways. Let me know what day/time works for you best. I look forward to meeting you.
At 12:04am on June 1, 2009, Bassem Yousri said…
Hi Todd!
Thank you so much for inviting me to the website. I think it's great. I come to nyc pretty often. I wish you contacted me earlier because I came to nyc 4 times in May. I am now getting ready to go to Ephrata ( a little town near Lancaster PA) to work on designing and excecuting a mural. I will be there for 10 weeks but I am free after August 7th. Would you be around? I might come to nyc sometime in July. Can you tell me more about the residency? I will post my work to the website soon but for now you can check out my work in through this link: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513058756#/pages/Bassem-Yousri/21498602256
Looking forward to hearing from you!!
At 2:43pm on May 20, 2009, Heather Metcalfe said…
Thanks Todd!
At 12:20am on May 19, 2009, Heather Metcalfe said…
That was you...now I am embarrassed that I didn't say 'hello.' Yeah, I live down the street from there.

No, it does not have to be in Bulgaria. I started out there and so became determined to make the project work there; however, if there is another country w/ interested parties to work w/ then it makes sense to modify my plan. That would be great if you could foward the plan to your friend.

Thanks so much and hope to see you at Outpost again.

Heather
At 2:01pm on May 15, 2009, Heather Metcalfe said…
Hi Todd,

My two contacts in Bulgaria both left the non profit I was going to partner with. I am back to square one on the project. Can you clarify who Jo/Turbulence is? You suggested he might be a good contact for this project. I can't locate him.

Best regards,
Heather

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