I know that we have been away for a while…both of us are working on other projects (Mel’s busy with Lady Atelier , CrisisCommons and her new job at AWID, and I’m busy with HealthyHousing.ca and blogging for the Because I am a Girl Campaign). So, if you’ll forgive us for being a bit absent, we’d like to ask you to help us out with something close to our hearts:
Our friend Zahra over at archiTEXT, a design think tank dedicated to social change, is in the running for two Pepsi …
Weekly updates of events happening around Toronto related to international development, social justice, awareness, fundraising, global health, environment, human rights and non-profits.
Commentary on global health issues and perspectives, with a focus on HIV/AIDS and technology.
We get pretty excited about new ways technology is applied to international development and global health. And then we talk about it here.
Have you ever wondered what all the statistics you read mean? I’m a very visual learner, I appreciate learning from books that balance text with images, graphics, tables and other visual representations of information. A friend of mine recently pointed out this amazing graphic created by David McCandless at Information is Beautiful.net.
Click on the image above to see the full graphic on McCandless’s website. This visual breaks down the amount of money that the world has given to the disaster relief in Haiti, updated as of January 24, 2010. The …
There are some new events that have been added to the Unpacking Development Events listing and Calender! The Featured Event of the Week is the The 7th annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival which takes place from February 24 to March 6, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. http://humanrightsfilmfestival.ca/schedule/
Kate J has been hard at work for the past few months for Fife House on preparing for the launch of HealthyHousing.ca, a National HIV/Housing Portal, which is a space for people living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs), service providers and researchers to learn more about issues related to HIV/AIDS and housing. The website is the result of a community partnership between Fife House, a supportive housing provider located in downtown Toronto, and the Ontario HIV Treatment Network, a collaborative network to promote excellence and innovation in HIV treatment, research and education …
FEATURED EVENT:
FILM FESTIVAL: The 7th annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival takes place February 24 to March 6, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. All films, excluding the Opening Night Gala screen at Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto.
http://humanrightsfilmfestival.ca/schedule/
Monday, February 22
LECTURE: Financial Crisis And Opportunity Forum on forging a new global order of peace and justice with KAIROS’s John Dillon. 7 pm. Free. Dovercourt Baptist Church, NW corner Bloor and Dufferin. davenport4peace.ca.
Tuesday, February 23
LECTURE: Energy Security in the Asia-Pacific region: beyond the security of supply …
The conversation about “What’s Best for Haiti?” is one that everyone is weighing in on. It seems that the post-earthquake devastation is seen as a “crisi-tunity” for a country that was already facing poverty, corruption and debt before the natural disaster. There’s hope that maybe the influx of aid and interest can lead to improvements that should have been in progress before the earthquake hit. Here’s 8 mainstream opinions of how the rebuilding should happen to take advantage of the crisitunity:
Now is the Time to Fix Inequalities in Haiti
Anthony Jenkins/The …
