It's April 30, 2020 and I'm cooking at the community dinner that is put on each week in my apartment building. Each apartment building in the city hosts a dinner once a week ( on different days) and posts an invitation on the electronic boards located at each major interesection of the city. People sign up for a dinner location and receive a ticket that entitles them to attend the dinner. It is a social event that encourages people to get out, and meet and support each other. It's also a…
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Added by Anna Nicolle on April 30, 2010 at 6:45pm —
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I joined, Just Food, a local organization working toward food insecurity in my city. I have put my name down as a volunteer for the community garden where I will be helping to grow fresh vegetables that will be provided to low-income families.
Added by Anna Nicolle on April 30, 2010 at 6:35pm —
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I live in the capital city of Canada. Visitors to Ottawa often comment on the abundance of well-cared for public spaces and the well-organized public activities and events. For many people, it's a very nice place to raise a family. However, for 28 per cent of the population Ottawa is a place where, on daily basis you must choose between buying food for your family and paying your rent. A single mother on social assistance with two children will (after she pays her housing costs) have about $100…
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Added by Anna Nicolle on April 30, 2010 at 6:30pm —
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It's 2020, I'm living in a small house on my land in Nova Scotia. My home is powered by sustainable energy and I grow most of own food or trade for what I need. I am able to work remotely in my employment as a Future Security Analyst where I contribute to the global efforts to contain global warming and mitigate the impacts of climate change. When I am called to contribute in some way to solving the food problem in Toyko, I am able to quickly mobilize a network of colleagues and friends with…
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Added by Anna Nicolle on April 30, 2010 at 5:23pm —
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I decided to follow Johon Wood, founder of Room to read, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving education (and gender equality in education) and literacy for children in developing countries. I think education is a powerful tool for social change. I have posted a link to the room to read site on my facebook page, signed up to follow Mr. Woods' twitter page and posted a link on my own blog,…
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Added by Anna Nicolle on April 30, 2010 at 5:05pm —
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Do the hard work needed to find a simple solution.
As Leonardo da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate
sophistication”—and it is the key to this type of design work.
I work for a large organization with a social service mandate. Lately, I have seen our senior managers asking the question, " who is this serving?" In large organizations I think it's particularly easy to lose track of this core purpose of the work we do.
Embedding that question… Continue
Added by Anna Nicolle on April 30, 2010 at 4:00pm —
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