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This is one of those simple, but genius ideas that the world needs more of. The ‘Do Good Bus‘ is a service that encourages people to get on a bus and do good. The best part about it? Where people are going, and what they’ll get up to is always a secret. People can sign… Continue reading Get on the Bus Already!

When I first started working with Green Thing back in April, there was talk of Saved. There were sketches and ideas, photos and anecdotes of personal T-Shirt stories. Quite a few months later, after a few trial festivals, lots of help and countless volunteer hours, Saved is now live and free for the world to… Continue reading Green Thing’s Next Big Thing

This is a brilliant TED talk by Jessica Jackley, the co-founder of Kiva.org. Kiva is a platform that allows individuals to donate to entrepreneurs around the world. Kiva uses micro-finance and the internet to support people around the world set up projects that help improve their lives. I like how she talks about ‘buying our… Continue reading TED talk about Kiva

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water from Blog Action Day on Vimeo. Today is Global Blog Action day, where 4,439 blogs in 133 countries will be publishing stories about water. It’s about awareness, but also about action. It’s widely recognised that there is a global water crisis. You read about it in the news, see programs… Continue reading Water Water everywhere?

Due to a series of unfortunate events this month, I have found myself on crutches. I have a broken leg. For the first time since getting the break, I decided today was the day to venture out of the house and attend an event for work. The event was called ‘Meet the Communities’ and was… Continue reading A note about etiquette on public transport

I just spent some time back in my hometown Hamilton, Ontario and I saw these adverts all over the bus stops and on billboards around the city. Last month, I helped design World Tap Water Week with Green Thing, so was very cool to see tap water adverts all over. In March 2009, the Federation… Continue reading I grew up drinking Hamilton Tap Water

At the end of July, world leaders attended a historic summit on the Human Right to Water. In 1948, when the Declaration of Human Rights was written, there wasn’t a bit that included water as a human right. Why? Maybe because in 1948 few people would have imagined some 60 odd years later countries would… Continue reading Water as a human right

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for…. The first annual Islington Borough FC tournament. It’s your chance to try and beat the IBLFC team. We’re pretty good, you probably won’t beat us. But we welcome you giving it your best shot. Here are the details: Date: Tuesday August 17th, 2010 Location: Holloway School, N70JG… Continue reading Charity Football Tournment

On a beautifully sunny afternoon a couple weeks a go, some of the SI Camp team, alongside students, service designers, web developers and creative types ventured to Downham Market for a day of social innovation. The purpose of the day was to create and develop new ideas for the Downham area that would make it… Continue reading Get Wired Roundup