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3things is a movement for global goodness. We believe if each of us take small positive steps, together we can make some big changes.

  

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From Flash Mobs to High Tea: International Women's Day

By: Jordan, posted in: Events Global village festivals
22 Feb 2012.
International Women's Day turns 101 this year and yet we still have so far to go in a world where women make up 70% of its poor and own 1% of its resources. There's over 75 fantastic events this March 8th, so get amongst it! Read the full story »

Lock the Gate!

By: Mark, posted in: Global village Politics
22 Feb 2012.
So you've heard about coal seam gas in the news but you're not really sure what it is and what all the fuss is about. Well here is the dummy's guide to Coal Seam Gas and the destruction of our land. Read the full story »

Win double passes to one of three festivals

By sharing the one thing that inspires you to change the world you can win tickets to either Playground Weekender, Golden Plains Sixx or The World’s Festival. You can enter the 3things competition by sharing the one thing that inspires you to help change the world. Read the full story »

Haiti- the long road to recovery

By: Lucy M, posted in: Food Global village Politics
20 Jan 2012.
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. Read the full story »

Idyllic islands, palm trees... & systematic land grabs

By: Catherine C, posted in: Travel Global village Politics
20 Jan 2012.
We moan and groan about house prices in Australia, but next time you have a whinge, ponder this: in developing countries, women are responsible for most food production, yet only account for only 10–20 per cent of landowners. Filomena Tivanialevu, one of Oxfam's youth Action Partners, paints this dire picture of her homeland of Fiji. Read the full story »

New Years Resolutions Revamp

By: Lucy M, posted in: Global village
11 Jan 2012.
The hype of fireworks, a new year and social gatherings can set you up with crazy resolutions for change. Turning impulses into reality is no easy task, here we explore a technique to implement the new year dreams into a reality. Read the full story »

Play With Your Food

By: Nish, posted in: Tech Food Global village Class of change
11 Jan 2012.
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. Read the full story »

H 2 Oh!?

By: Nish, posted in: Global village
10 Jan 2012.
Australians love water. We love to drink it, swim in it and surf on it. And, apparently, we also waste a lot of it. But how can we squander something that falls from the sky? Nish investigates the dirty truth behind our super-soaked summers. Read the full story »

Grassroots Soccer Achieving Goals in Africa

By: Lucy M, posted in: Sport Global village
08 Jan 2012.
An international game- soccer. A pandemic - HIV/AIDS. Thrown together? A vision to create a generation free from the devastating illness. Grassroots soccer are showing there is hope through education, and a game requiring no hands. Read the full story »

Can you hear us now?

By: James, posted in: Global village Politics
14 Dec 2011.
By most accounts it seems that the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, has drawn to close, not with a bang but a whisper. Negotiators managed to agree to agree later, in 2015 in fact, on a new climate treaty which won’t be rolled out until 2020. Read the full story »

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