Unpacking Development

Young Voices in Research for Health 2009, an annual joint publication by the Global Forum on Health Research and the Lancet is just out, and here’s an excerpt of my contribution (you can also read the full article on Scribd or download the pdf if you want.) The godparents of global health meeting at Alma [...]

THIS JUST IN: LIVE CHAT: On-line Volunteering. Wed, November 18, 9:30am – 10:30am @ http://www.tigweb.org/connections/chat/ LECTURE: YOUTH FOR YOUTH INITIATIVES. Wed. November 18, 12:00pm – 1:30pm. OISE, room 12-199 (map). For more information see the Unpacking Development Events Calendar FUNDRAISER: Bar Philanthropy. Thu, November 19, 6:30pm – 11:30pm. Czehoski (678 Queen Street West, Toronto) (map) [...]

LECTURE: The Global Economy Discussion A post-Keynesian analysis of current events. Tuesday, November 10. 7:30 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. 416-340-1865. BOOK LAUNCH: Harvest Pilgrims Mexican And Caribbean Migrant Farm Workers In Canada Launch of a book of photographs by Vincenzo Pietropaolo. Tuesday, November 10. 7-9 pm. Free. Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1026 Queen W. [...]

LECTURE:  From Margin to Mainstream: Refashioning women’s ‘informal’ sector work in the Philippines November 4, 2009. 5:30PM – 6:30PM. Ontario College of Art and Design Auditorium. 100 McCaul St. http://apache.ocad.ca/events_calendar/eventdetail.php?id=1782 LECTURE: Citizenship and Immigration: Toward a Liberal Model Thursday November 05. 4-6 pm. Combination Room, Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Avenue. http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventId=7935 LECTURE: Securing The Future [...]

I’m a strong believer in communication as a vehicle for change.  This might sound like a generic statement, but that’s just because I’m not as good of a communicator as I’d like to be.  I’ve been realizing that a lot of what I idolize in others is the power of communication.  Paul Farmer is great [...]

FEATURED EVENT OF THE WEEK: Choosing the Better Path toward Sustainability Mike Nickerson on Life, Money and Illusion Launch Party and signing of the second edition published by New Society Publishers 7 p.m. Centre for Social Innovation 215 Spadina Ave. Suite 120. Free and Open to the public. Just north of Queen. Sponsored by the [...]

Last month I attended Case Camp, a social media “unconference” in Toronto. A meet up of social media professionals who heard talks from internet experts and enthusiasts speaking about the internet today and a bit about tomorrow. I’m bringing this up on Blog Action Day on Climate Change because I had a discussion with Trevor [...]

FEATURED EVENT OF THE WEEK: BLOG ACTION DAY 2009: Climate Change Thursday October 15, 2009. Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action [...]

FILM SCREENING: Haiti: We Must Kill The Bandits Rebel Films screening and discussion. Friday October 9, 7 pm. $4. OISE, rm 2-212, 252 Bloor W. 416-535-8779. BENEFIT: Performers for Life at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents Neon Nightz. Opportunity to fundraise for Fife House  October 7-10, 2009, www.fifehouse.org CONFERENCE: Redefining Central Asia: Cooperation, Stabilization [...]

If you’re anything like me, your wallet is full of points cards.  The creepy big-brother side of these cards is that they collect all sorts of data on your shopping habits, but on the other side, many of them have partnered with local charities to allow individuals to donate their points to a good cause. [...]