I think many cheered when Ms. dePape flashed her Stop Harper sign during the throne speech. It was an act that was inspirational and most likely a taste of what’s to come over the next 4 years. There are two reasons for this: first, young people are now represented in our government like never before…
It has always been my belief that the best way to test anything is to go into the most challenging conditions and see if it works there. I used this philosophy in my youth work – moving with my agency from the more affluent west side of Vancouver, to the east side, and then to…
You would think that the most prominent words in this word cloud would be the names of the party leaders, the parties, or even a reference to Canada. But no, the most prominent words are Mr and GOVERNMENT – which says it all as it was a debate with all male MPs, a male moderator,…
In June of 2006 Vancouver held the World Urban Forum, a biennial event sponsored by UN-Habitat and selected prominent host cities. The World Urban Forum is a showcase of the most cutting edge urban policies and practices globally. Vancouver was chosen as one of the prominent cities to host this conference, along with Barcelona…
Mr. Ghonim says it all – the internet and social media facilitated the coming together of the revolution. It broke down the feeling of isolation that the Egyptian regime banked on. Social capital was created. Enough said by me, Ghonim says it better. For other posts on the role of social media in affecting change…
Pradically All the Time is out! http://bit.ly/cb0ShI ▸ Top stories today via @maguimartinez @sdv_duras # Al Jazeera: Kenyan youth map their home (another amazing MapKibera video). http://ow.ly/3R3GR # Sunday Nation (kenya): Youth unemployment and Egyptian lesson http://ow.ly/3R7YS # The Standard: We ignore Egypt’s chaos at our own peril. http://ow.ly/3R3jG # Pradically All the Time is…
Slums are one of the fastest growing forms of human settlement in the world. They as well have one of the youngest demographics. We cannot move forward sustainably as a planet without engaging the people of these communities. They are our hope, and, if ignored, our despair. Here are a series of aerial shots of…
Generation Green launches. Cash awards up to $12,500 for “young” ideas for greening Vancouver. http://ow.ly/3GOFs # Pradically All the Time is out! http://bit.ly/gAKp0r ▸ Top stories today by @andrewsimms_nef @virtualactivism # I ♥ the next web @TNW … awesome site. # Parking with the dead .. http://ow.ly/3INz1 # @samroddick good luck! will we be able…
as this is no long available here … you must click here: I Want to Be an Aid Worker … Really really!! — sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks to Eugenia Capalbo via Sonya Silva for passing this on. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
I have given the cards made by Kibera Paper over the years … they are beautiful, well-designed, and socially and environmentally sustainable to boot! Sorry I wasn’t able to post this pre-xmas … but maybe next year people could order from them. Or, if you want, please send me an email and I can pick…