Archived articles from 2005
More Than Waste High
02 Dec 2005
A giant sculpture, over seven metres high and weighing more than three tonnes, the Royal Society of Art's WEEE which stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, is a sober re-minder of how wasteful society can be. Constructed out of household electrical appliances, mobile telephones, games consoles and other gadgetry, it shows just how much WEEE an average UK...
Window in the Wall
02 Dec 2005
Bristol-based artist, Banksy, has become notorious in the UK for his subversive and affecting art, which takes many forms, including political stencils sprayed on outside walls and rogue installations in both UK and New York art galleries.
Kids Cookery School
29 Sep 2005
A new activity for children in London has met with huge enthusiasm from both local youth and businesses. The Kids' Cookery School, based in Acton, West London, runs holiday and after school clubs to give children from three upwards the opportunity to learn the vital skill of cooking whilst also making it fun. As well as teaching children to...
The Rainbow Caravan
29 Sep 2005
The Rainbow Peace Caravan hit the road in Mexico eight years ago. Since then, more than 500 members have formed part of the Caravan for varying periods of time and the Caravan has driven through 20 Latin American countries.
No Air-Con Day
People’s Garden Project
29 Sep 2005
People in Ithaca, New York, began gathering left-over produce from the Ithaca Farmer's Market and delivering it to the food pantry at the Baptized Church of Jesus Christ, in the North-side neighbourhood. Seeing the empty grassy lot next to the church, they dreamt of a garden to supply not only the pantry but also the neighbourhood with fresh vegetables.
Ethical Fashion
29 Sep 2005
The Madrid company Modethic, or ethical fashion, was set up by two friends, Cecilia Nam and Alejandra de Marcos, who met at university while studying design and advertising. After gaining experience in the conventional fashion industry they decided that ethics and aesthetics are not necessarily incompatible. The starting point was to redefine the production process through all phases from...
Students Breed Mussels
29 Sep 2005
Camarones is a small town of 1,000 inhabitants in Argentinaπs Patagonian Chubut province. It used to depend almost entirely on a small state subsidy. As there were few jobs after the demise of the wool industry, the town's youth were disenchanted and saw schooling as a waste of time. Concerned by this, Dario Funes, headmaster of the Caleta Horno...
Report Shows That Values Work
29 Sep 2005
A recently published report, Values Education: developing positive attitudes, concluded that Values Education has the great potential to provide a structure and framework to help staff and children develop a language and a way of discussing difficult, often unfamiliar, aspects of moral education.'
Values Education in Egypt
29 Sep 2005
The seeds of Sathya Sai values have been planted in Egypt and are already being sown in partnership with charity, Children of the Future Foundation. The Foundation, whose work includes renovating old, run-down government schools, made a request for five days Sathya Sai Education in Human Values (SSEHV) training in Egypt, a teaching programme designed to help children understand...
Taxi!
29 Sep 2005
If you hail a taxi in London you might be in for an unexpectedly quiet ride ñ that is if you are lucky enough to get the first new Diesel Electric Hybrid.
Homegrown Health Plan
29 Sep 2005
Ithaca, New York, known for printing its own money, boasts its own co-op health plan, costing members just $100 per year (local cash accepted).
School Lights Up On Sunshine
29 Sep 2005
The Hong Kong University Department of Architecture recently built 835 solar panels on a school in Park Island in Hong Kong. In May 2004, the Kei Wai Primary School and its gleaming new photovoltaic (PV) arrays were officially opened by the Permanent Secretary for Education, Fanny Law. The project was co-sponsored by the Government's Innovation and Technology Fund and...
Alliance for a New Humanity
29 Sep 2005
The Alliance for a New Humanity, which holds its second Forum in Puerto Rica in December. Mahatma Gandhiπs grandson Arun, and Robert Redford are among those invited to speak. Former Vice President, Al Gore was at the inaugural Forum last year.
Being More Me
29 Sep 2005
At a conference, hosted by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University at their Global Retreat Centre, near Oxford, Personal Values in Youth Work Development were under discussion. The conference presented the find-ings of the Stoneleigh Project over the past four years. Their imaginative and radically different approach to volunteer development seeks out young people from 16-24 with dis-tinct potential...
Getting Active for Animals
29 Sep 2005
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have kick-started their website www.peta2.co.uk which acts as a tool for young people aged from 13 to 24. With such a high number of young people involved in the movement, PETA's new website puts a new face on animal rights speaking directly to them in a language they can relate to.