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A Message of Hope, Love and Light

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:12:50 -0500

Dear AOKW Luminaries and Friends,

I cannot help but comment on the profound shift of consciousness that has just occurred as a result of this US election. It cannot be described in any other way but this: Awakening. Humanity has just been Awakened to the possibility of a New World Order; one that may now be built upon a foundation of Open Dialogue, Cooperative Collaboration and Equal Fellowship!

However, I feel that the road ahead will be quite a challenging and perilous one. The events that occur in the week ahead may test our collective determination and resolve.<...

Enviro-Friendly Cookies

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:44:01 -0500

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A CBC Montreal news report on Felix & Norton's Urgence-Biscuits mobile cookie bakery, and the owners' social entrepreneurship efforts.

The Bloc Party

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:09:58 -0400

I fondly remember the days when all we worried about was climate change! Watching Paulson, Obama, McCain, Bush, the Dow Jones and everything else makes social change seem like a We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Rainforest Alliance SmartHouse and TreeHouse, two new interactive tools designed to introduce Web site visitors to the people, places and processes that stand behind production of sustainable goods.

Our SmartHouse -- complete with kitchen, living room and backyard -- ...

Inconvenient Bag at EarthNow Expo

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:11:00 -0400

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EarthNow Expo Highlights

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:06:23 -0400

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Opportunity for Bloggers - A New Book By Huffington Post

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:04:54 -0400

Reposted...: I'm pleased to announce that the editors of The Huffington Post are producing their first book -- "How to Blog." It will have loads of advice for newbies and veteran bloggers looking to take their blog to the next level. We want to include lots of advice and stories. If you'd like to contribute, please consider answering any of these questions (or any others we forgot) and send your responses to the writer, Laura Vanderkam (lvanderkam@yahoo.com). We'll use your name and your blog name unless told otherwise. Thanks!...

ChicoBag founder Andy Keller on landfills, Bikram Yoga and his beef with plastic

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:32:45 -0400

There is no shortage of entrepreneurs inspired by the movie Wall Street or the stories of Sam Walton or Steve Jobs. I recently had the opportunity to interview Andy Keller, whose inspiration is a little more, shall we say, down to Earth.

CA -- Tell us about the origins of ChicoBag.

AK -- I used to sell software for an enterprise software company down in the Bay Area. I ended up getting laid off when the company was bought out by a company in the UK. The community and lifestyle in Chico (California) really appealed to me, so it was important...

Treehuggers to descend on Montreal

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:43:44 -0400

More than 165 exhibitors and 35,000 visitors are expected to descend on Montreal's Old Port for three days beginning June 13th, to share ideas about living more sustainably.

The "Salon national de l'environnement" (SNE) was developed out of a citizens’ initiative in 2006. The event looks at the current challenges to the environment and offers visitors concrete solutions. The event describes as its objective "to make visitors aware of today’s environmental challenges, while proposing solutions and tools for people to have a better understanding and to encourage beha...

Easy Ways You Can Help Conserve Rainforests

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:54:33 -0400

1Choose foods grown on farms certified by the Rainforest Alliance

Buy coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, bananas, orange juice, g...

Summer Job with Web Startup Company

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:04:41 -0400

BetterLesson has summer jobs available in the Research and Field Organizing departments. We are looking for dedicated educators with at least one year’s classroom experience to help us dramatically improve the lives of teachers and the quality of the instruction they deliver to students.

Interested candidates should send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to cooper@betterlesson.org

Founding Director of Product Research

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:02:37 -0400

We are looking for someone with a keen interest in education technology and policy to head up our product research team.   We are looking for someone who is anxious to immerse him/herself in education technology and policy in order to help craft the long term vision of the website. The right candidate will:

1.    Have 1 or more years of prior research experience
2.    Have prior experience in the fields of education technology and/or policy.
3.    Possess strong writing and strategic thinking skills. ...

Founding-Level National Field Director

Tue, 27 May 2008 13:59:37 -0400

We have begun an aggressive grassroots effort to reach out to educators across the country. We are looking to hire someone with a minimum of two years’ classroom experience to lead this effort.   The right candidate will:

1.    Have some prior experience in outreach, recruitment, or sales
2.    Be exceptionally organized, creative, persuasive, extroverted, and resourceful.
3.    Possess strong leadership, critical thinking, and writing skills.
4.    Be committed to the soc...

Ally Request - DragonTHINK

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:52:30 -0500

Youth Rising Los Angeles Summit

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:03:22 -0500

Evening event as well! A fundraiser for the youth projects created during the day...

Volunteer at SHI

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:48:34 -0500

SHI accepts volunteers from the Washington DC metro area and Vanouver, WA, willing to donate their time and effort to fight human trafficking. SHI volunteers are young activists, parents, retirees, professionals, community leaders-anyone devoted to protecting and restoring human dignity.

Individuals most likely to thrive at SHI come with varying degrees of experience and education in international affairs, human rights, business, education and other related fields.

Volunteer responsibilities...

Ally Request - Shared Hope International

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:32:24 -0500

Develop a Mashup - Water the World

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:51:09 -0500

We’re looking to build a volunteer software development team with experience in:

OpenSocial APIs, Ning, and any SMS messaging services/APIs

And...

Twitter API, FaceBook API, PHP/ASP/.NET (or other), WordPress and Google Maps API

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Job Opportunity: Director, Afghan Womenâ€™s Design Center

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:54:25 -0500

Description Aid to Artisans and the Afghan Womenâ€™s Business Federation is seeking a Director of the Afghan Womenâ€™s Design Center in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan Womenâ€™s Business Federation (AWBF) is a federation of women business associations that promotes direct economic opportunities for women. Aid to Artisans (ATA), a US-based NGO with over 30 years of experience in the artisan development sector, has been contracted to implement the Afghan Womenâ€™s Design Center (AWDC) as part of the AWBF.

The A...

Thanks for joining! - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:31:40 -0500

Dear Allies, Thank you for joining Alliance of Students Against Poverty's rethos group. I would like to make you aware of the following great opportunities with ASAP. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. 1. Check out our new website http://www.asap2025.org and become a member of ASAP today. 2. Be a pioneer and start an ASAP Chapter at your university. http://www.asap2025.org/What_You_Can_Do/Students/start_chapter.html 3. Apply for an ASAP summer internship abroad. If you are interested, please email me at ptcrompton@asap2025.org 4. Be a leader and join...

Ally Request - Philip McMaster

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:56:02 -0500

Ally Request - Technology For People Group Inc.

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:02:57 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:23:29 -0500

McDonald's - open for discussion

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:48:13 -0500

At the end of a video posted on rethos.com on McDonald’s CSR there is a URL that flashes on the screen directing viewers to McDonald’s CSR blog

Here it is: http://csr.blogs.mcdonalds.com/default.asp

It is amazing that of the billions served by Micky D’s – including myself a couple of times a month – there are so few people engaging in the discussion on how McDonald’s can be a vehicle to feed billions in the best way possible for the planet and all species ...

Alliance Accepted! - The Water Project

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:17:13 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Elias Feghali

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:23:30 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Advansun

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:36:22 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Alex

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:48:28 -0500

RedLight Children/Priority Films Internship

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:39:47 -0400

Who we are: Priority Films, a New York City based film production company, is looking for highly motivated interns (both part time and full time). We will be focusing on the release of a highly acclaimed film in the US this fall â€“ Holly. Holly is a full feature narrative, starring Ron Livingston (Office Space, Sex In the City), Virginie Ledoyen (The Beach), Udo Kier (Dogville), the late Chris Penn (Reservoir Dogs), and introducing Thuy Nguyen. Holly is not just a movie – it is the cry for help of millions of voiceless, sexually exploited children world wide each d...

RedLight Children/Priority Films Internship

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:38:58 -0400