Comments on: Sabeen Mahmud Profiled by DAWN Review http://www.t2f.biz/sabeen-mahmud-profiled-by-dawn-review/ T2F's Website Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:59:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jawad http://www.t2f.biz/sabeen-mahmud-profiled-by-dawn-review/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Jawad Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:19:29 +0000 http://www.t2f.biz/?p=9348#comment-168 Saad is an old fiend. I wish he had focused less on Sabeen's personal history, and more on the challenges and rewards of building a community in Karachi. For example, why would membership be "anathema to our ethos?" For the general public, I see two models. 1. Consumer. Here we are now, entertain us. Take our money, sell us coffee, send us home. 2. Member. We are ready to make a small investment of time and money to make a commitment to the principles of this organization. I would throw in a small amount of mandatory work as part of the membership requirements, even if you don't need it. Say, an hour a month. Come mop the floor, clean out the coffee machine, even if they are clean. It will make you bond with the org and with civic society. Saad is an old fiend. I wish he had focused less on Sabeen’s personal history, and more on the challenges and rewards of building a community in Karachi.

For example, why would membership be “anathema to our ethos?” For the general public, I see two models.

1. Consumer. Here we are now, entertain us. Take our money, sell us coffee, send us home.

2. Member. We are ready to make a small investment of time and money to make a commitment to the principles of this organization.

I would throw in a small amount of mandatory work as part of the membership requirements, even if you don’t need it. Say, an hour a month. Come mop the floor, clean out the coffee machine, even if they are clean. It will make you bond with the org and with civic society.

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