The project I have been developing for for Oxfam has just gone live: www.oxfam.org.uk/swapit
We are encouraging people across the country to hold parties for poverty on April 25th. Its all about swapping stuff in an attempt to model a more creative and less damaging way to consume AND to create a space for a conversation to take place about ethical consumerism. Check it out and sign up!!!
Tomorrow is my last day of classes- can you believe it?! The next 3 months are dedicated to essay writing (4), exams (5) and dissertation (1). Studying at LSE has been the most incredible experience. I don't think there are many other masters programmes in the world when you are sitting there being taught by a world authority on poverty when a fellow student puts up her hand and says "Sir, I have to disagree. When I was with the World Bank in Kenya...." OR where you come across Goldie Hawn in the corridor because she is meeting with one of your teachers about Happiness! (He also advising Mr Brown on the same topic) hehe.
I have always tended to read alot of books at the same time, but the last few month have been beyond a joke. At the moment by my bed I have:
Making globalisation work for the poor by Stiglitz
Development as Freedom by Sen (big time recommend)
The Bottom Billion by Collier
The Shock Doctrine by Klein
Global Citizenship by Schattle
World Poverty by Townsend
Global Social Policy by Deacon
and
Punk Monk by Freeman
The Trumpet Major by Hardy
Serious- I am at various stages with all of them. Craziness.
Anyway this is just to say that due to the onset of much essay writing and reading requirements I will probably be blogging everyday.
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3 comments:
Is your last line a non sequitor?
Should I have just used a hyphen?
Anyway...
hmm, not a non sequitur, more just a resignation :)
Oh I love the swap-it idea! I might do it, and if it were sooner than the 25th, I could have had it televised because my friend works at BBC and is looking for people to have parties up until the 10th of April-ish as they are doing a documentary on interesting house parties...that could be cool promotion eh?!
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