Beer and TP (toilet paper): Ideas that change the lives of millions
Shebeen is a non-profit bar that sells beers from around the world and gives 100% of profits back to your drink's country of origin. Who Gives A Crap is a brand of toilet paper that helps provide people in developing countries with toilets and better sanitation. Simon Griffiths is the brains behind both these amazing ventures!
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Fashion with a Conscience - A Handsome Partnership
Aussie fashion royalty Sass & Bide (Heidi Middleton and Sarah Jane Clark) have joined forces with The UN's Ethical Fashion Initiative to create an exclusive set of tribal-inspired accessories made from sustainable materials in collaboration with female artisans in African communities.
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Design for Change has a new website!
Are you a creative type looking to use your skills for good and not just hilarious internet cat memes?
Oxfam's Design for Change is a new online space where creative minds can come together to forge innovative solutions to global problems.
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"Cyber bullying is like being punched in the face"- videos that block the punch
The ten winners of the BackMeUp anti-cyberbullying competition have created a 30 second commercial at their film making workshop in Sydney. Two of the winners – Paige and Eloise from South Australia said “It is surreal the way we have got along with each other during this amazing journey no-matter what our experience of film and acting is or where we are from or how old we are we are all entirely supportive of everyone’s decisions, ideas and inputs.”
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Revitalising spaces one pompom at a time
For those who are as keen as me on last months post about the Heymaker! I have some news on their latest project for you. For those who didn’t get a chance to read about Heymaker! A creative collective, it is a group of 5 artists who are very creatively revitalising their hometown with art and crafts by occupying empty shop spaces...the collective is asking for your help by taking a pledge to support the collective and for each pledge they will hang a pompom in the store window. I want to see if that whole window can get cluttered with bright colours to liven up the gloomy weather, so why don’t you take the pledge by visiting this website?
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The Illusion Of Choice
L’Oréal strokes my ego, pats my head, whispers in my ear; “You’re worth it, L’Oréal loves you”. I love the attention, the compliments on my luscious lips, luscious lashes, and all things luscious. I zone out, basking in the compliments. “Nestle loves you too”. Yeaaaahh…. Wait - what!? Nestle? What does that have to do with L’Oréal? READ HERE TO FIND OUT.
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In Business For Freedom
“See that girl over there?” Annie asked me quietly. I looked across the sewing tables to a group of women laughing together as they worked, their brightly-coloured saris and gleaming golden jewellery creating a bustle and glow under the bright lights of the workshop. I looked over to the woman Annie referred to, her bright eyes gleaming and teeth showing in her wide smile. “She was sold by her family for a bag of rice”. I felt sick. Now, this smiling woman has been set free- she works for Freeset. Their business is freedom.
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Rebound Books turning old into new
The team at Rebound Books work with the philosophy to "reuse discarded paper products and turn them into something functional, necessary and beautiful." Donating some of their pocket books to 3things in December 2011, we can't get enough of their recycling goodness.
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Forget the peanut butter, this is actually worth spreading
Are you a bit baffled by the fact that we have enough food to feed all the world's population and yet a billiion of us are going to bed hungry? We know the system is broken, but why, how, and what can we do to attempt to mend it? The complexity of the issues can be enough to make your head throb, so we thought it was about time we created a little video that explained it all and hopefully makes you smile.
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3things profile: Nicola
Nicola was the Music and Arts editor here at 3things before jetting off to travel and volunteer as a designer. She's a Melbourne based designer that believes in not only doing good design, but doing good. We had a chat to her about what she's up to, and the motivation behind it all...
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