"Don't be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done." ~ Paul Hawkens
By Reid on 01 November 2009
Invisible Children is my favorite kind of organization Created by three filmmakers in 2003, they use film to bring attention to the war in Northern Uganda. Lots of people head to africa and make documentaries. Don’t get me wrong, that’s good work and we want to encourage it. But these guys go a step [...]
By Reid on 30 September 2009
The industry that helped bring us sweatshops and fur pelts is getting a hand recreating itself from the Ethical Fashion Forum. They’re focused on promoting Social and Environmental sustainability within the fashion industry. It’s great to see an organization that is open to looking at a problem from multiple facets. Too many people gravitate towards [...]
By reid on 27 September 2009
The Global Citizen’s Network is a really interesting organization that takes normal people out of their very normal lives and gets them immersed in indigenous cultures all around the world. Folks travel to Africa, Asia, and Latin America and help on grassroots projects that local people are running to meet their communities needs. Teams of [...]
By reid on 20 November 2008
Check out this crazy awesome video of some kids doing spoken word. Normally I'm iffy on teen poetry. Ok truth? I'm always iffy on teen poetry - but this stuff is pretty great.
By reid on 20 November 2008
So thanks to my brilliant mom - I've been hip to microfinance and following it's growth for the last 10 years. The Grameen Bank is certainly brilliant - but Kiva is paving the way for the future of development finance.
By Reid on 20 November 2008
We strive to be an affordable, accessible, respectful, supportive leader in the provision of reproductive and sexual health care. Located in the heart of St. Paul, Family Tree Clinic has provided low-cost, patient driven health care and education services to men, women and teens since 1971. In addition to our medical clinic, we provide innovative community [...]
By reid on 20 November 2008
The Lab is fantastic youth arts and empowerment program being run out St. Paul Public Schools. It’s the brainchild of Mary Tinucci, a school social worker that is changing the way that we think about working with youth. The Lab began as The Poetry Lab, a writing program that Tinucci used to encourage students [...]
By reid on 19 November 2008
Avalon School is a charter school located in the heart of St. Paul. They’ve taken a revolutionary new look at how we educate our kids. They focus on project based learning. Students make proposals of things they’d like to examine, and work with teachers and community members to carry out their plans. They’ve got [...]
By reid on 19 November 2008
You might think there’s nothing hip happening on the middle coast, but Burlesque of North America is here to prove you wrong. They’re a design, printing, art gallery owning collective out of NE Minneapolis. They’ve designed posters for most of the great bands making music right now. Their gallery First Amendment is home to [...]
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