Nick Heyming's Blog (57)

Gratitude Gardens: Discovering Our Global Heritage

The Gratitude Gardens is a global collaborative…

http://sites.google.com/site/riversideemergencydark/

Here is the site I designed. I'd like to do more with it. I've actually created networking sites for volunteers after disasters, such as Hurricane Camp for alumni of Hands On Disaster Response in Mississippi after Katrina, and helped…

The Place:

The Gratitude Gardens will be a global network, so much of the 'place' will be virtual. We have already registered www.gratitudegardens.org, and that will be the location for our online network. This network will be free to use, and will provide mapping functionality for sharing locations, links to resources organized…

• The goals are simple: Tackle global problems using the best and brightest young minds. It works because young and old people are willing to participate in exchange for meeting other people around the world interested in similar topics and using a rating system to sort through all the content.
  
  

• The members are people from all countries, all backgrounds, all ages. They join…

WHICH great challenges and social problems should the EVOKE Network tackle next?

• Waste disposal, green manufacturing, transportation, nutrition, medicine vs. health, education in an age of distraction

WHERE in the world should the network try to build up new EVOKE communities?

• Schools. Get a version of Evoke in classrooms, on college campuses, and into corporate board rooms as they discuss corporate social…

Its 2011. Our worst fears have been realized, the H1N1 and H5N1 flus have mutated and combined, creating the deadliest outbreak in 100 years. Our global transportation grid has worsened the situation, causing it to spread like wildfire before anyone can stem the tide of infections.

Here in Southern California, a small group of citizens has taken action to mitigate this disaster. Knowing that the biggest danger to those infected is dehydration…

When I read the title, I thought, "Awesome, I got this one!". I've got so much to say about crisis communication, as I experienced firsthand what happens when it is deficient or breaks down after the tsunami in Thailand and Hurricane Katrina.

Then I read the article on the five secrets of crisis communication, and it was both boring and just about how irresponsibly the press inflate the risk of pandemics and cause panics. Which is obvious, and not what I can offer any insight…

Gather around grand-children, I'd like to tell you a story.

Many years ago, when I was your age, the world was very different. We used to think that man and our environment were separate. We glorified mankind, thinking we were chosen by God to hold dominion over the earth. We were right on one count. We dominated the planet.…

From Kivu:

"INDIGENOUS WOMEN HEALERS FORMED GROUPS TO PRACTICE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN OAXACA (MEXICO)

After bitter struggles with official associations of physicians, traditional medicine people, mostly women, finally were able to organize joint meetings in which they shared their experiences and set…

Here is my map of Riverside's Urban Resilience plan for 2020. Fortunately, there is already alot of progress towards this with Riverside's Green Action Plan. With enough partners, there will be Gratitude Gardens and Resourceful Gardens all across…

• What are the most likely natural disasters, food shortages, power outages, political crises, health outbreaks, or other social disruptions that YOU should be prepared to face with resilience?
  
  Pick one.

• What different kinds of data would you track in the crisis?

The shaking of the plane stops as we descend out of a huge bank of clouds, rapidly approaching the tiny runway that is a strip of grey in a sea of green. The tiny airport at Puerto Maldonado doesn’t look any different from when I came here ten years ago, but the jungle surrounding it definitely does. Healthier, more vibrant.

I came here over a dozen years ago to help empower the local youth to reimagine their communities. We also learned about…