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Robots And Monsters: A Charitable Menagerie
RobotsandMonsters.org is an effort started by Joe Alterio to trade original commisioned art for donations to a good cause. Everybody wins.
Students Against Closures <saveedinburghschools>
Students use a Bebo group to successfully coordinate their mission to keep 22 schools open.
The UnConvention » home
The UnConvention is a non-partisan collective of citizens (based in the Twin Cities) who have come together to create a forum in which to promote the democratic and free exchange of ideas on important issues . . .
My Yard Our Message | About
My Yard Our Message is a user-created yard sign project, launched in conjunction with the United States presidential election. (possible design project?)
vigilant tv
Vigilant TV is an archive of news and commentary about the relationship between liberty and technology. It is written and edited in Australia by an anonymous conspiracy of cypherpunks and crypto-anarchists.
Freekibble
Mimi Ausland, a 12 year old girl Mimi Ausland wanted to help feed the hungry dogs at her local animal shelter. . . . Say hello to freekibble.com!
Kiva - What We Do
Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Carrotmob Makes It Rain on Vimeo
Using collective buying power to affect social change. What a great idea!
YouTube - Buckminster Fuller Clip
Buckminster Fuller's give his outlook on what can be achieved in the future, in just a few words.
Vegan Art Teacher Draws New Round Of Controversy
A Fox River Grove art teacher who was fired last year for telling his students about veganism, is still causing controversy.
CBC - Make Some Noise
Video on Taking It Global (shown at necc 2008)
YouTube - The Girl Effect
The powerful social and economic change brought about when girls have the opportunity to participate in their society. More Info Here -> http://www.girleffect.org.
Big Picture- Provisions for the Arts of Social Change
This exhibition is a survey of artists who engage social issues in their art and who were previously exhibited at Provisions Library between 2001 and 2006.
HighWaterLine - visualizing climate change
HighWaterLine was a public artwork by Eve Mosher on the New York city waterfront that created an immediate visual and local understanding of the affects of climate change.
Groundswell Community Mural Project
Groundswell is a NYC based nonprofit that brings together communities, professional artists and grassroots organizations to use art as a tool for social change.
The Vision Thing -- Social Design Notes
The stories below are shining examples of design as populism. The designers of these projects – amateurs and professionals – have moved beyond a passive relationship to the world, beyond the daily pattern of serving clients, responding to assignments,
Design Can Change :: Graphic designers unite to address climate change
Design Can Change is an effort to bring together the world’s graphic design community to address the issues surrounding climate change.
DESIGN 21: Social Design Network
Social Design Network's mission is to inspire social activism through design. We connect people who want to explore ways design can positively impact our many worlds, and who want to create change here, now.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Home page --
Mission: to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
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