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Jasper Sims's Blog – May 2011 Archive (13)
Sustaining Locally in 2096
I'm currently fifteen in 2011 and will be one-hundred years old in 2096. The indigenous knowledge I will spread is to keep your life local. Buy local food and goods, use local services, go to local schools and avoid big corporations. By doing this one benefits their own community greatly. Money circulates and jobs are available for local people. This is how towns, cities and countries can sustain themselves. It is also important on a larger scale. For instance, hardly any products are made…
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Indigenous Women Practice Medicine in Oaxaca
The traditional medicine women of Mexico have had "bitter struggles with official associations of physicians, but have come up with a solution. They have formed meetings and collaboration groups to help benefit indigenous women. "Their involvement has been a key factor in cataloguing the plants, herbs, and practices, and in promoting the conservation and availability of curative products and practices". An overall health program has also been created with the help of UNICEF, the National…
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A Resilient Ojai
Ojai has turned away from tourism to resilience. The Soule Park Golf Course has been turned into two Resilience Shelters and a huge farmer's market that has replaced the previously small one. The Ojai Valley Country Club has been tore down to make way for a Resilient Medical Center, used as a hospital, but specifically for times of emergency. Lastly a number of local organic farms have sprouted up around Ojai, increasing the amount of local food and the ability for Ojai to…
ContinueAdded by Jasper Sims on May 19, 2011 at 5:27am — No Comments
Ushahidi in Ojai
Ushahidi would be a great tool for the people of Ojai. Forest fires, earthquakes and floods have been somewhat frequent over the last ten years. Floods have demolished people's house and blocked all roads going into and out of Ojai. This is a great example of how Ushahidi could be used in Ojai. When one's house is flooded, they can send out an SMS message to Ushahidi, so either someone nearby or the fire department can instantly assist…
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School in a Box in 2020
In 2020, School in a Box has grown massively in India, spreading to all corners of the country and flowing over into other surrounding countries such as Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Because of it's vast growth, School in a Box now offers high scholarships for many women and occasionally men. Because of this growth of education for women, they are gaining more and more spots in government in India and other surrounding countries, to the point at which there will be more women than…
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The Rural Education Fund's School in a Box
Every wednesday, I partake in a student council meeting at my school. Our student council has several goals. We raise money for The Rural Education Fund associated with our sister school Rishi Valley in India, for Invisible Children and for our own school events such as prom…
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SPUR's San Francisco Resilience Plan
SPUR, the San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association has come up with a plan to make San Francisco a more disaster, specifically earthquake, resilient city.
SPUR states that currently:
-"Design and construction requirements for new construction still focus mostly on preventing the loss of life and in most cases ignore the question of building damage and…
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Ashoka Fellows Water Innovation
For my water visionary I chose an association rather than a single person. Ashoka Fellows is a "global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs". (See my ACT 1 blog post) In terms of water innovation, Ashoka is "convening groups of leading social entrepreneurs to combine experiences, identify underlying insights and trends in their innovative solutions, and hatch new actions based on the results". It has brought 4 groups together, with a total of 33 members. They have created…
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Fifa 11 Ultimate Team
As a huge fan of soccer, I recently decided to start playing Fifa 11, the most recent soccer video game from EA Sports. Within Fifa 11 is an online add-on called Ultimate Team, where you can create a dream team of your favorite players, but to attain chemistry within the team, one must chose similarities between all players. Within the game their is an auction house, where players put their own players and consumables up for auction. The currency used are called coins and it is a new virtual…
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UN Stresses Need for Women's Places in Democracy
On May 4, 2011, UN officials stressed the need for participation of women in democracies and decision making. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon states that "while women’s political participation improves democracy, the reverse is also true: democracy is an incubator for gender equality". Female participation in democracy will provide "public space for discussion and women's empowerment', "enable women's groups to mobilize and help women "realize their political, civil , economic and social…
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The Introduction of Medi-Bank Notes & Barter Hub
In Toronto, Canada, new trading center Barter Hub has just opened. Barter Hub is a vast complex of sections for trading: organic produce, livestock, technology and materials all have their own sections. There is also the large "Anything Goes" section for everything. At Barter Hub they are putting Medi-Bank Notes into circulation, a new solely medical currency that gives rewards. There are one, five and ten Medi Bank Notes and each one is for different medical purposes. A one Medi-Bank Note is… Continue
Added by Jasper Sims on May 5, 2011 at 2:33am — No Comments
LETS: Local Exchange Trading Systems
Local Exchange Trading Systems are local and interest-free "community enterprises" that exchange goods and services between each other by using LETS credit. One person house-watch, receive credit and then later spend it on plumbing. All transactions are recorded in a location where all can read them. Local interest-free credit cards are used.
Here are the 4 main ways LETSystems work:
1.…
Added by Jasper Sims on May 5, 2011 at 12:56am — No Comments
2020 World Water Day
On March 24, World Water Day will be simply celebrated by not using showers, baths or taps for a day and bathing and purifying water from natural sources. Around the world, Lakes and rivers will be bathed in, rather than a shower or bath. At these bodies of water, Solvatten (See my LEARN4) and other water purifying units will be used to provide water for the many who are taking part in World Water Day. It's main message will be, of course to save water, but especially realize that using taps… Continue
Added by Jasper Sims on May 3, 2011 at 5:38am — No Comments
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The exchange works directly for state and public workers and servants. It gives them credit in exchange for the amount of public work they contribute to the community. The more constructive they are based off a base rate the more credit they recieve.
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