Added by Milena Kocić on March 10, 2010 at 11:40am —
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By 2020 I would like people to stop eating unhealthy food, to stop buying fruit and vegetables and meat in the hypermarkets because they are almost artificial and do not contain any nutrients. They only fill people's bellies and the hormones pump them up. I would like all big corporations for food processing to close.The government should encourage small farmers to grow healthy food and to sell it to people. By healthy i mean without hormones and incentives for fast forward growing. I also see…
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Added by Milena Kocić on March 9, 2010 at 11:00pm —
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There is a lady in Brooklyn called Lisel Burns. I stayed at her house when I was in New York in 2008. She is a member of several organizations that support the poor, She promotes good values and ethics in practical living situations. Her house hosts open hearted guests for short term stays. She also supporsts grassroots social projects and holds local community gatherings. Guests are welcome to join their networks and other resources to her mutual support exchanges network. She is now in Haiti…
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Added by Milena Kocić on March 8, 2010 at 5:32pm —
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My choice is definitely Mohandas Ghandi. He was a man who managed to change an unjust system by employing non-violent civil disobedience. My favourite quote is "Be the change you want to see in the world." Ghandi was a lawyer but he left his service in order to be a social innovator. He lived according to his principles which he tried to promote and was the first one to set an example of how to fight injustice. There are a lot of people who only theorize about changing the system and improving…
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Added by Milena Kocić on March 8, 2010 at 12:09am —
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My favourite tip is Don't fight culture. Nothing can be achieved by imposing one world view on the other. If we want to fight another culture we become the oppressors and the others become the oppressed and there can be no progress out of that relationship. Rather than presenting ourselves as superior we should appreciate and celebrate diversity. We should try to make an innovation regarding their culture. It's a tough task but it's worth it.
Added by Milena Kocić on March 6, 2010 at 6:00pm —
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