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Empowering for the Future

AFSC Yobo Member
January 19th, 2012

Our future is only as strong as the young people we have invested in as a community. Miafere “Mia” Jones is a young woman doing just that in Baltimore City, not just investing in our youth, but also offering herself as a resource to those in need of guidance.

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Brief Singular Life Inspires Creative Activists

Voice of America
December 27th, 2011

Artist, activist and photojournalist Dan Eldon lived a short, yet full, life expressing himself through photos, drawings and journals.

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Connecting Us to Africa’s Untold Stories, One T-Shirt at a Time…cont.

YOBO Yobo Staff
November 23rd, 2011

Unlike NTC, Project Repat is an idea that nearly sells itself. While they were working in Africa, Lohr and Hewens noticed that the huge used clothing markets were full of awesome vintage t-shirts their friends back home would love.

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Using Talent to Generate Income

Chrysalis Uganda
November 10th, 2011

For the last two years, we have run art projects to tease out and train up young artists and we are very privileged to have worked with professional artists, Yusuf Ssali, Damba Musoke, Bruno Ruganzu, John Okot, Sheila Black and many others.

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Activism Through Art Encouraged by Coal-Free University

Indiana Daily Student
October 14th, 2011

The Beehive Design Collective, an organization committed to activism through art, will be making its way to Bloomington today. The group has spent the last two years preparing to show the world “The True Cost of Coal.”

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Visualizing a Plenitude Economy

YouTube Video
December 28th, 2011

There is a different way to move forward when considering how the world’s economic health can be attained for the betterment of all. Consider a Plenitude Economy!

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New York City Public Schools Compete to Be the Greenest

Nation of Change
December 16th, 2011

Last Friday, Solar One and city officials announced the launch of a public school-wide competition that will award a total of $30,000 to schools that can achieve the most energy savings by next April.

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Connecting Us to Africa’s Untold Stories, One T-Shirt at a Time

YOBO Yobo Staff
November 22nd, 2011

Whether it is through a children’s book or the multi-billion dollar global used-clothing trade, Ross Lohr believes the key to successful economic development lies in creating connections.

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Afghan Book Making Class

Skateistan
November 2nd, 2011

We have set up a Book Making class for our students at Skateistan. In this class we are also doing an exchange with students in Florida. Check out the pictures.

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Painting Truth to Power in San Francisco

AFSC Yobo Member
October 6th, 2011

There is a powerful witness to community and the struggle for migrant justice in the form of a massive mural in San Francisco. The 100 foot wide by 30 foot tall mural illustrates that undocumented youth all have dreams and that no human being is illegal.

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