China’s Next Great Wall
China, holder of one-fifth of the world’s population, has been running forward at a remarkable speed. But it’s becoming harder and harder for its healthcare system…
Read article(2008) Making Medicines for People, Not for Profit: Mike Gretes
Name: Mike Gretes Talk Title: “Making medicines for people, not for profit.” Notes: Faculty of Science, Biochemistry, PhD student. UBC Universities Allied for Essential Medicines. Topic:…
Read articleRedux: An Oceanographer’s Humble Foray Into Political Science – aka – Sociopolitical Controls On Carbon Emissions
While Alan was speaking of transitioning economies after the cold war with respect to CO2 emissions (see Romania, USSR/Russia, Poland, etc.), I was reminded of a…
Read articleAre you hungry for change?
923 million people across the world are hungry. Almost 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes everyday. That’s one child every five seconds. Or about 1/3 of…
Read article(2008) Using Value Chains to Alleviate Poverty: Duncan McNicholl
Using value chains to alleviate poverty: Duncan McNicholl from terrytalks on Vimeo. Name: Duncan McNicholl Talk Title: “Using value chains to alleviate poverty.” Notes: Faculty of…
Read articleHow much should you and I be doing to fight global poverty?
Would you be willing to give away all of the income you spend on luxuries to fight global poverty? This might mean giving up 50% of…
Read articlePhilanthropic Consumption: Starbucks’ (RED) Campaign and What They Should’ve Done
Starbucks has just launched a campaign. Here is a video and paragraph taken directly from the (RED) campaign website. The much anticipated Starbucks Holiday beverages will…
Read articleThe Big Sellout: Nov 28th, 7pm SUB Norm Theatre
Stephanie says: The Big Sell Out showcases the abstract phenomenon of privatization, depicted in stories about very concrete human destinies around the globe. The documentary tells…
Read articleThe Arctic Playground – Shouldn’t we do our homework before we start playing?
For some a voyage through the Canadian Arctic may be one of the most exciting and thrilling adventures one could dream of: indeed, hundreds of kilometres…
Read articleThis is super weird.
This is a picture of a group of christians praying to the golden bull on wall street. They’re asking God for money to rain down from…
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