Posted on October 26th, 2007 by inspiredpractice
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoRjz8iTVoo] This is a very interesting discussion about environmental design by William McDonough - an architect and designer who champions “cradle to cradle” design that considers the full life cycle of a product, from its creation with sustainable materials to a recycled afterlife. He and his colleagues start their design with this question: “how do we love all children [...]
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Posted on October 25th, 2007 by inspiredpractice
If you have a few minutes and want to play an educational game, check out Consumer Consequences. How sustainable is your lifestyle? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by inspiredpractice
I have always loved feeding people. My grandmothers have been excellent role models in this respect. There is something very wholesome about the act of baking or cooking for those you care about. So last week’s We Are What We Do action was Bake Something for a Friend. I have actually done quite a bit of [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by inspiredpractice
[youtube=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C0bKe0UBT0c] This is a little animated short from Alan Wagenberg and the folks at GoodBrand & Company in celebration of their 10th Anniversary. I met Alan at the Hub in London this past August. GoodBrand & Company helps members of the private sector become model corporate citizens. This video is a great teaching tool for anyone [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by inspiredpractice
In keeping with my commitment to implement We Are What We Do actions, I elected to write about Action 020 - find out how your money is invested - featured in Change the World for a Fiver. This was largely prompted by 1) a recent New York Times article Gas Emissions Rarely Figure in Investor Decisions and 2) [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2007 by inspiredpractice
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zORv8wwiadQ] If the fate of the world rested solely in my hands and it comes down to guessing at ‘rows’ or choosing between ‘columns’, which would you want me to choose? As it turns out, the fate of the world is in my hands and yours, so what do you feel is the responsible choice? [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2007 by inspiredpractice
October 31st is nearing and you know what that means – Halloween! It is my favourite holiday - dressing up in costume, carving pumpkins, decorating your home with creepy crawlies and candy! But when it comes to Halloween candy, there is nothing scarier than impoverished cocoa farmers and child labourers. Halloween is one of those holidays when children (in [...]
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Posted on October 16th, 2007 by inspiredpractice
One of my passions is children’s environmental health and I have been working with this Committee since last fall on their efforts to protect children’s health and development. I encourage everyone to attend this film screening! ———- The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg – Environment Committee invites you to the screening of Toxic Trespass, a [...]
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Posted on October 16th, 2007 by inspiredpractice
In 1989, the year my little brother was born, there were two important events aimed at entrenching the basic right of children to an adequate standard of living. The first occurred on November 20 of that year and was the international agreement known as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The second was [...]
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Posted on October 9th, 2007 by inspiredpractice
(Appropriately timed for Thanksgiving which was celebrated yesterday…in Canada) Excerpt from Change the World 9 to 5: “Thank you. They’re quite possibly the nicest two words in the language. Because, like praise, gratitude is its own virtue. It just works.” There are so many things to be thankful for this year starting with the birth [...]
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Posted on October 9th, 2007 by inspiredpractice
Don’t you agree? I certainly do. I was introduced to this wonderful project, We Are What We Do, earlier this year through a fellow Pioneer (read: member of the Pioneers of Change network). While in London in August, I picked up a copy of their book – Change the World 9 to 5. It contains [...]
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Posted on October 9th, 2007 by inspiredpractice
i-genius is an online global community of social entrepreneurs. It seeks to offer resources and serendipitous interaction to a new generation of social innovators, social business and social enterprise. If nothing else, it will provide you with insights into the exceptional work being done all over the globe. In 2008, i-genius will host its first [...]
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