Global Culture

It takes a few passionate citizens to make a difference in a city. And it only takes a few cities to make a difference in the world. So it is very encouraging to see events like Open Cities being organized with a grassroots approach -applying all the good lessons that have created thriving [...]

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The World Without Oil site is reporting gas prices of US$4.45/gal, that is CAD$1.30/liter for all of us using the metric system north of the border. In Canada, the impact hasn’t been felt as quickly as in the U.S., but the various newspapers are reporting alarming price hikes all over the country with [...]

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The World Without Oil website launched today. But before you panic keep reading:
WORLD WITHOUT OIL is an alternate reality event, a serious game for the public good. It invites everyone to help simulate a global oil shock. People participate by contributing original online stories, created as though the oil shock were really [...]

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NetSquared is preparing for its 2007 Conference by allowing the public to vote on the projects that will be the focus of the event. As their tag line indicates they are “remixing the web for social change” so while the projects are very diverse they all share the spirit of this project: leveraging [...]

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Prof. Mike Madison has published his Manifesto for a New Pittsburgh, recognizing above all that in an era of hyper-connectivity there are plenty of resources that cities must take advantage of in order to leverage the influence they have on other regions by means of their fellow citizens who have migrated.
In the 21st century, connectivity [...]

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In the utmost global citizen, I talked about the value of being a global citizen. Now I would like to address what I consider is the single most important mission of this project: building a community of global citizens. Why? It is clear to me that many of the social [...]

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Let’s start with a powerful assumption: a panel of experts has used the vast resources of the web to determine who is the utmost global citizen. To keep thinks colorful, we shall call him Phileas Fogg. A British citizen with known addresses in London, San Francisco, Manhattan, Dublin, Tokyo & Istanbul; manages [...]

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