3things is a movement for global goodness. We believe if each of us take small positive steps, together we can make some big changes.
So whether you've got 3 minutes, 3 weeks or more, you can do 3things to change the world...
An initiative of Oxfam Australia.
Buying free-range eggs at the supermarket can feel pretty good. You’re a paying a bit more for what you know is a good product that isn’t being mean to chickens, right? Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. 3things asks the hard questions on free range googs.
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We are a nation of jittery, wide-eyed coffee junkies, but all this caffeine comes at a price... 1.5 billion cups in landfill, to be precise. Enter the BIO CUP, the green caffeine addict's savior... here Catherine Sell explores it's genius.
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The media have turned their attention back to Haiti. Will this assist the long road to recovery? Here you will find the very summary of Oxfam's new report to mark the 2 year anniversary since the devastating earthquake.
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Ah, holiday gaming. Is there a better way to fill your summer than by decapitating zombies, brandishing lightsabers or flinging furious feathered creatures? Probably. But we’ve discovered one alternative that will provide food for the world’s poor – while still ensuring that you get your gaming fix.
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Despite being heralded as one of the three colours of Christmas, being ‘green’ isn’t exactly the holiday season’s strong suit. But if you attempt to protest, you may find yourself in a PPP (party-pooping predicament). Here's how to have a green Christmas without anyone noticing you're trying to change the world.
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Josh Thomas is buying bees. Anna Torv is tying a goat in ribbons. Has the world gone mad this Christmas? No, they’re just getting behind the Oxfam Unwrapped campaign, which features over 44 quirky gifts to tackle global poverty. Read about these & other inspired gift ideas this Xmas.
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Since 2007 3things' Design4Change program has been supporting young designers to use their skills in kick ass amazing ways that benefit the world, not contribute to the problems we are already facing. This year, we asked 4 students studying Visual Communications at The University of Technology, Sydney to design fun, engaging hand outs to help Oxfam generate interest around the GROW campaign. We are a bit in love with what they came up with.
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Christmas, and the festive period in general is meant to be a time of celebration, love, goodwill and peace on earth. We all know it’s a time of mass consumerism too and in environmental terms it really is the most earth-destroying feast of the year. In 2008 in Australia, a staggering $36.95 billion was spent on Christmas, with around a third of this ending up in landfill. So how can we have a low-impact Christmas?
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Scientists predict that Orangutans will be extinct in the wild within 20 years, but what does that have to do with me eating oreos you may ask?
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James is the new kid on the the 3things block, and will be posting and writing here regularly. To get the ball rolling he talks about 3 things he's been thinking about this week to change the world, has a little trip down memory lane and explains why he lives without a tele (shock, horror!)
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