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Afghan Female Artist Beats The Odds
VoiceofAmerica
January 31st, 2013
23 year-old Afghan artist Malina Suliman risks her life to create art in Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, in order to share with the public, through visual representations, of what she feels are the greatest problems and challenges of her generation.
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Loading ...Melting Down Deadly AK-47s To Make Beautiful Art
Co.EXIST
December 12th, 2012
Noticing the abundance of guns in Africa, Peter Thum created Fonderie 47, a company dedicated to removing guns from the African economy and reusing them to make jewelry to sell in the US. The proceeds go toward raising awareness on gun violence and to continuing weapon destruction.
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(+3 rating) Loading ...These Skyscrapers Are Designed To Make You Happy If You Work In Them
Co.EXIST
November 15th, 2012
For about a decade the words “sustainable” and “skyscraper” have been conjoined in American architecture. And we’ve actually been building them, not just talking about them.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Is Social-Emotional Learning a Luxury?
Greater Good 
October 12th, 2012
The immediate outcome of SEL may be academic success or improved psychological well-being for the individual student. But, in the end, we all benefit through the creation of a kinder and more compassionate society.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Alice Walker: “Go to the Places That Scare You”
Yes! Magazine
October 4th, 2012
The acclaimed novelist on why a life worth living is a life worth fighting for.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Making Jewelry Empowers Former Female Prisoners In Sierra Leone
VoiceofAmerica
January 31st, 2013
Former female prisoners in Sierra Leone are incorporating themselves back into society through creativity-namely in the form of unique and beautiful beaded jewelry that has brought not only worldwide recognition to these women, but also confidence.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Luzinterruptus Creates Stunning Light Installations To Call Attention To Urban Decay
Co.EXIST
December 2nd, 2012
An anonymous artistic group in Madrid uses literal light to show pollution and degradation in neglected urban areas in an effort to emphasize the importance of discourse of public space and environmental protection.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Drawing On Art For Recovery
OdeWire
November 12th, 2012
Often, arts projects are seen as luxurious extras in healthcare settings but new research in University College Cork (UCC) has found that arts projects can reduce stigma and social isolation for individuals with mental health problems.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Design for Shared Consumption
Shareable: Sharing by Design
October 11th, 2012
With the rise of collaborative consumption, the narrative about ownership and use is shifting, so designers are exploring design for shared consumption.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rethinking Columbus: Towards a True People’s History
good.is
October 3rd, 2012
Let’s push beyond “Columbus” to nurture a “people’s history” curriculum—searching out those stories that help explain how this has become such a profoundly unequal world, but also how people have constantly sought greater justice.
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