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Samasource: Internet Jobs for the Marginalized
Leila Chirayath Janah, a friend of GOOD, recently launched a nonprofit venture called Samasource. Samasource aims to connect educated workers in disadvantaged communities in India and Africa with Silicon Valley companies that need people to do small, web-based tasks like data entry. Think of it as Kiva for work. One of her first tests of this concept was in a refugee camp in Kenya. Boing Boing reports: Shortly after launching Samasource, [Leila] read an Oxfam report that… -
John Kerry: A New Green Youth Movement
In John Kerry’s words: “I know the difference a generation of young Americans in motion can make. I was in college at a time of great political ferment and fundamental changes to our social fabric: the Civil Rights Act, the beginning of the counterculture and the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that set us on a disastrous path of deepening involvement in Vietnam. When I came home from war disillusioned, I joined with millions of young… -
Defining Artistry in Modern Times
In response to Patrick James’s article, Three Years of Silent Retreat, I’ve posted some thoughts about mastering artistry in modern times. -
Marissa Mayer: 2009 Glamour Women of the Year
“She has been a powerhouse of creativity and business acumen for one of the world’s most innovative companies. Marissa Mayer is leading the way in keeping America number one.” —Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Original article: Marissa Mayer: The Visionary: Women of the Year: glamour.com
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Suing the State Over Crappy Education
Only the ACLU would think of this: They have banded with parents and student of Palm Beach County and mounted a trailblazing class-action lawsuit, the only of its kind (ever?), claiming that students’ constitutional rights are being violated by the incredibly horribly awful schools there, which result in low graduation rates, particularly among blacks and Latinos. The county, for its part, says it’d doing a fine job, of course. So let’s look real quick at the numbers. According… -
AYM ’09: Moldova’s “Twitter Revolution”
Interviews from the Alliance of Youth Movements summit: Natalia Morari. On the 6th of April of this year, 15,000 Moldovans rallied in the streets the day after their national election to protest the Communist Party’s rigged victory. It might have looked like any post-election protest in an emerging democracy but there was an important difference: This protest was organized entirely through new media—Twitter, email and text messages, and social networking sites. The number of peaceful protesters continued… -
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Jonathan Safran Foer’s Compelling Case for (Not) Eating Animals
If we don’t eat dogs, should we eat any meat? Should you care about the vegetarian author’s latest provocation? I do. Almost everything intersects with animal agriculture. Almost everything we talk about and care about: whether it’s the environment; whether it’s what it means to be human; whether it’s how we treat people; how we treat animals; consumption; America’s place in the world. Basically, animal agriculture is the most important example of each of these things… -
Meet the Artisans of El Salvador
People of Hope Crafts’ coordinator travels to El Salvador every year to work with our artisan groups on product development. This is a brief description of part of her visit last January, when she traveled to Guarjila. There I was, sitting on the plane anticipating yet another exciting visit with the artisans! The sunset from the window was just amazing. What a way to start yet another exciting journey! I was looking forward to spending one-on-one time… -
AYM ’09: A STAND Against Genocide
Interviews from the Alliance of Youth Movements summit: Daniel Teweles. STAND, the student-led arm of the Genocide Intervention Network, began in 2004 as an effort to end the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Now STAND works not just to end mass atrocities in places like Sudan, Burma, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but to prevent them, and has grown to include 800 active chapters in high schools and colleges nationwide, making it one of the largest… -
Facebook for Good
Facebook has created an official group called Facebook for Good. They are asking their +250M members to share stories about how Facebook has helped give back to their community or effect change. I am curious to hear what people think of this initiative (cool v. lame) and how we could improve it? Original article: Facebook | Facebook for Good
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