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• BOOKS / The Great Turning : From Empire to Earth Community

  
  The Rag Blog — Authority: 562
  The Great Turning: Moving in a radical new directionBy Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 25, 2009We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and great promise. To ...
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• Update: Sydney Same Sex Marriage Rally, November 28th

  
  Hoyden About Town — Authority: 139
  Just a reminder that Sydney Hoydenizens will be meeting this Saturday, November 28th, in order to attend a rally in support of same-sex marriage . The rally begins at 1pm, and we will meet at Cafe Rosso, on the ground floor of the Galleries Victoria (opposite the QVB on George St) beforehand. I will be there from ...
  19 hours ago

• To Create a Humane World We Must Understand People

  
  Humane Connection — Authority: 130
  We humane educators and concerned citizens know that the challenges of the world -- poverty, cruelty, suffering, destruction, hatred, oppression, etc. -- are enormous, and cant be overcome by any one person or small group of people. It will take the voices and actions of many to change enough habits and transform ...
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• Useful Sites for Students: The Covenant with Black America website

  
  racismreview.com — Authority: 541
  Since the 1980s black leaders have held several State of the Black Union overview conferences. In 2006 a document, “ The Covenant with Black America ,” was presented to eight thousand attendees at the seventh conference in Houston, a book-length statement of strong recommendations to policymakers that would ...
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• It was ten years ago today

  
  The Social Business — Authority: 115
  Well, it was ten years ago yesterday in fact, but even I tend not to blog on a Sunday, although I do tweet . 22nd November 1999 was the day that the fair trade shop where I cut my socially entrepreneurial teeth opened in its shiny new high-street premises. Wed previously been hidden in the basement of a Christian ...
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• Nudes for the Holidays

  
  Body Impolitic — Authority: 117
  Laurie and Debbie say: We had a such wonderful response to last year’s holiday sale of Laurie’s books of photography (with Debbie’s text), that we thought we’d offer the same price again this year. It means a lot to us that Nudes for the Holidays pleased so many people. Women En Large: Images of Fat Nudes ...
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• How ego saved the world one game at a time

  
  thomas knoll — Authority: 125
  Like any reasonable thinking human, the topic of most interest to me is myself. But, I guess it is that understanding of my own ego that makes all of this “being human” think work? With that in mind, I will redirect my attention towards my own little obsession with understanding others focus on themselves. Which ...
  3 days ago

• Lupe Fiasco, Darryl McDaniels encourage the people to speak

  
  The Temple News — Authority: 563
  As students gathered in the University of Pennsylvania’s Irvine Auditorium, they were encouraged to change the world by cast members of The People Speak. On November 17, Lupe Fiasco and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run DMC, along with executive producer Chris Moore came to the University of Pennsylvania as part of ...
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• The Manhattan Declaration

  
  Thinking Christian — Authority: 422
  I am pleased to have had my signature on the Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience when it was released today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. You are encouraged to sign it as well.It is a 4,700 word statement calling for justice and ethics in government and society, especially with ...
  5 days ago

• Shop and Help the Children’s Aid Society

  
  Mom on the Rise — Authority: 127
  I received this by email and because I absolutely love the Children’s Aid Society , I wanted to share This holiday season, we all want to treat ourselves to something special — maybe some new jewelry, a chic pair of shoes or that “must-have” toy for the kids… But what if your wishes could make a REAL ...
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• User-driven innovation in Denmark – an update

  
  Putting people first — Authority: 432
  Some English language websites, blogs, articles and publications updating on what Denmark is doing on user-driven innovation: Is Denmark a lead user of user driven innovation? You might think so since the world’s first government sponsored user driven innovation program is to be found in Denmark. The program ...
  5 days ago

• Live coverage of Shark Truth’s inaugural fundraiser at Wild Rice Restaurant

  
  Tiny Bites Consulting — Authority: 116
  Are you here between 8-10pm on Thursday, November 19, 2009? If so, keep coming back over the next few hours as we bring you commentary and photos as they happen at Shark Truth’s first fundraiser to “Stop the Soup.” 8pm: the fun begins It’s just after 8pm and I’ve already been buzzing about Wild Rice ...
  5 days ago

• UCLA students protest fee hikes

  
  Psyche, Science, and Society — Authority: 430
  UCLA students have been protesting huge 32% fee hikes this week that will the cost of an education (not counting books and living costs)  above $10,000 for the first time. Students are concerned that these increases will increase the inaccessibility of higher education to poorer students. As has happened so often at ...
  6 days ago

• How understanding the human mind might save the world from CO2

  
  Putting people first — Authority: 432
  What will solve climate change? Will it be technology? Policy? A growing number of researchers and activists say it’s what’s behind it all: people. And understanding them is vital to addressing climate change, argues Annie Jia of ClimateWire in The New York Times. “Participants at the three-day third annual ...
  6 days ago

• Angel Entrepreneurs

  
  The Social Business — Authority: 115
  Its Social Enterprise Day today.  So, for 24 hours at least, Ill put my default setting of sceptical enthusiast on hold and tell you a bit about my favourite social business - Angels Housekeeping. (I wont even mention that I cant wait to look at the detail of the Coalitions research - published today - that social ...
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• Abundance greater than Scarcity

  
  thomas knoll — Authority: 125
  Charitable Giving by Household Income, based on IRS data: Income Class Entrepreneurs Non-Entrepreneurs $65,480+ $37,381-$65,480 $21,661-$37,380 $10,661-$21,660 $0-$10,660 3.23% 3.47% 3.29% 2.25% 1.55% 2.42% ...
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• Humane Issues in the News...

  
  Humane Connection — Authority: 130
  Each week we post links to news about humane education & humane living, and items connected to humane issues, from human rights to environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media, consumerism and culture. Quebec government contemplating banning food & paper waste from landfills - EcoWorldly ...
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• Sydney Opera House Accessibility Upgrade

  
  Hoyden About Town — Authority: 139
  It’s an amazing improvement from the previous wheelchair access through the kitchens and utility tunnels, and it’s good to finally see it happen since it was planned in 2003 . Major architectural changes to landmark buildings aren’t built in a day, I guess. This news story focuses only on wheelchair ...
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• Five Problems with How We Measure Social Change

  
  Entry Level Living — Authority: 403
  For this month’s Nonprofit Millenial Bloggers Alliance post, we are tackling defining and measuring social impact. I think we talk about social change so much that we underestimate what it takes to bring it to fruition.  Social change is inherently a societal concern with multiple layers and intersections, ...
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• Take Me To Your Interviewer

  
  Me Like The Interweb — Authority: 100
  Apparently, when I get interviewed, I look like I’m being hypnotized for cult activities: Click above or here to see an interview I did in Toronto with Get Involved about Social Media and Social Change. Posted in nonprofit, social media Tagged: crowdsourcing, get involved, internet, interview, Me Like the ...
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