Posts from the ‘Cool Stuff’ category

Opportunity: Sprout: an e-course for aspiring social innovators

Received the announcement below via email today, and felt very very intrigued to learn more. If you do have a community project you’re looking to implement…

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Stephen Lewis, this is why we love you.

Terry* readers, Stephen Lewis is daring you to do something for AIDS in Africa. And who doesn’t love a good challenge? You can find more details…

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Ramadan: A Time Of Critical Reflection And Courageous Truth Telling

Terry* readers, yesterday I began a month long journey through a mental, physical and emotional detox program. Not to worry, I’ll still be online chatting and…

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Three cheers for great design!

UBC grads go on to do very cool things. That’s the thought that keeps coming to mind as I look through the finalist entries for the…

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Opportunity: Order of Canada Mentorship Program Looking For 25 Young People

Amazing opportunity alert! The Governor General of Canada is inviting youth 18-25 years of age to apply to the Order of Canada Mentorship Program.  The program…

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Attention Grad Students: Looking for GAA

Dear Terryverse, If you have been following Terry for the past little while you will know that come this September, UBC MIX will be ushering in…

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Don’t mind me, I’m just sobbing on the bus.

Good book alert! I’m reading an incredible book right now called “The Flying Carpet of Small Miracles” By Hala Jaber, and it’s so moving and sad…

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Sweet 16 Playwrights!

A few weeks ago a new play, The Essay, debuted in East Vancouver to a crowd of about 300. Nothing unusual there for Vancouver. But there…

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Mandela’s Day Is July 18th

This morning I noticed a tweet by Idealist about Mandela’s Day, which is on July 18th, and celebrates Nelson’s Mandela’s 91st birthday this year. I was…

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“A China on Your Desktop” – Open Source Manufacturing

Open source technology has changed the world. The results of OST can be seen in programs we use everyday – Firefox, bitTorrents, WordPress, etc. Leading programs…

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