Category Open source – the commons
Craftivism on a buss
Neulagraffa is a knit graffiti campaign in Finland.
Wikimedia’s amazing open source projects
“Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That’s our commitment.” Wikimedia Foundation’s is the non-profit organization registered in the USA, which hosts the websites known as the “Wikimedia projects” and related projects (in 270 languages). Meta-Wiki’s discussions range from coordination and documentation to planning and analysis […]
Public space initiatives in Cape town – a different perspective
Apparently a delegation of men (yes, ALL MEN) from Finland will represent the Finnish design scene (and WDC) in Cape Town. This according to Alternative Design Capital 2012 Helsinki (ADC 2012) facebook page. Heading them is the minister for European affairs, Alexander Stubb. I am sure he knows a lot about culture and how to design a great […]
Good news magazine in a world filled with bad news
Yes – there are some good news magazines. I have read Yes! for many years but one Swedish online magazine, launched 2010, which gives me hope is Good News magazine. Daniel Mendoza, who started Good News magazine, says to Fria Tidningar that he got the idea for the magazine while studying at the Business School in Stockholm. […]
A day in the world
On May 15 2012, Aday.org asked people around the world to pick up their cameras to photograph daily life. This photo by Mehran Hamrahi, Iran, is one of my favorite and I heard it is Desmond Tutu’s too. Amamzing how their eyes meet in the jump – two buddies playing. Here are the 45 photos featured in […]
Tammy Baldwin first female senator in Wisconsin and first openly gay senator in the US
Baldwin’s victory makes her the first openly gay candidate elected to the U.S. Senate. “Tammy Baldwin’s victory showed what a majority of Americans already know: that candidates should be judged on their qualifications for the job and not their sexual orientation,” said Herndon Graddick, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). In an […]
American third party candidates do exist but could they ever win?
Jill Stein and her running mate, Cheri Honkala with roots in Finland, are the Green Party candidates in the US presidential election 2012. They have not been invited to the large debates and have protested outside instead. Below on the grounds of Hofstra University, in Hempstead, New York. I remember when my father-in-law went door […]
Ylva Rancken-Lutz
"I am linked therefore I am" 