For some, the choice of what to wear and where to buy simply comes down to a price tag. Too often that price tag is tangled up with moral repercussions like slave labor and animal cruelty. For the group of people who are Vegans, like the estimated 1 million Americans who call themselves so*, the choice of what to [...]
Kai Coffee is a fair trade and ethically sourced coffee. They have a purpose and passion to bring kids out of poverty. Kai Coffee donates 100% of its net profit to non-profit organizations dedicated to helping children in need. Kai Coffee is not just a regular brew, it’s coffee with a story. Hear what the founder Sean Naus has to [...]
Interview by Marie Elvshammar Mark Geltch from Australia is a passionate artist who uses his artwork and clothing label to bring a positive and creative influence to “Support the Youth Uprise” in their lifestyle and subcultures. What was the need you saw amongst the skating and surfing culture that made you start SACRIFICE Industries? To impact the [...]
CREATE2CHANGE CBM approached Room3 to assist in educating youth about the physical and cultural barriers faced by individuals living with disabilities in developing countries. We were incredibly excited about the opportunity to be involved in such a great cause. Our solution was to shoot a series of interactive documentary style vignettes on location in southern India. We developed the [...]
By: Chelsea Merry I was recently sent a link to a Youtube clip called ‘I want to be an Aid Worker.’ Meant to ruffle a few feathers this short animation was created by ‘The Global Poverty Project’ and features a scenario in which a rather naïve young man visits a United Nations office seeking the glamorous and glorified life of [...]
The Make Poverty History Action Lab was an ambitious, unusual and untried adventure in activism and the outcomes are going to make Australia’s politicians sit up and take notice. A response by the youth-run Oaktree Foundation to the inside word from Canberra that the bipartisan commitment to increasing foreign aid to 0.5% of our NGI by 2015 is under threat, [...]
Where Your Closet, Your Pocketbook and the Sweatshop Meet By: Stephanie Love (Eye See Media’s Columnist) I have recently returned from almost three months travelling and working in Asia. Despite being taken away from all the comforts and necessities I have in Australia, I have never felt so alive. The things that I once valued as necessities in my life [...]
Drinking and savoring wine is something enjoyed internationally. What many don’t realize is the wear and tear on the environment caused by the wine producers and farming techniques. Fortunately, in the last few years more and more alternative products have presented themselves. Spend 5 minutes with an eco-friendly winemaker, Wayne Ahrens… Why did you choose to make environmentally friendly wines? [...]
By: Make Poverty History(Australia)Volunteer – Holly Reed-Lama Tony Abbot’s recent suggestions that the foreign aid budget should be slashed in order to fund the recovery costs of the floods has shone a light on foreign aid; sadly resurrecting the ‘us and them’ attitudes of Hansonism and highlighting misconceptions about the effectiveness, and activities of the aid industry. It is perhaps, [...]
Where did dumpster diving originate, and why did you explore the concept in Australia? Dumpster diving did not start in Australia. It’s been around for ages; where there is food wasted there are also always people saving it. There are dumpster diving communities all over the world. But the current form of dumpster diving that we’re following in The Leftovers [...]
