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Photo Contest: Lending Spotlight, Poverty Relief Through a Lens

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poverty.chinagate.cn –

Lending Spotlight – Poverty Relief Through a Lens is an international photo exhibition created and organized by China Internet Information Center (www.china.com.cn) and China Development Gateway (www.chinagate.cn). As one of a series of activities themed "Joining Hands Against Poverty", the exhibition focuses on international poverty relief and global development.

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Emily Kallaur on May 15, 2012

UN celebrates legacy of jazz as a force of social transformation

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un.org –

The United Nations on 27 April, 2012 kicked off celebrations for the first annual International Jazz Day with a concert in Paris, which will be followed by another in New Orleans on Saturday, and another at UN Headquarters in New York. The International Jazz Day, which falls on 30 April, seeks to spotlight the historic influence the jazz music genre has had in connecting people and igniting social change.“Jazz makes the most of the world’s diversity, effortlessly crossing borders and bringing more...

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D C on April 30, 2012

Ancient wonders captured in 3D

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Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in archival detail.

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D C on November 20, 2011

Development Challenges, South-South Solutions: February 2012 Issue

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Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter for the United Nations Development Programme’s South-South Cooperation Unit (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006. Stories in this issue: - African Afro Beats Leads New Music Wave to Europe- Venture Capital Surge in Africa to Help Businesses- Business Leads on Tackling Violence in Mexican City- Africa's Tourism Sector Can Learn from Asian Experience- Designed in China to Rival 'Made in more...

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David South on March 17, 2012

The Cultural Data Project

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culturaldata.org –

Operated by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Cultural Data Project (CDP) provides a powerful online management tool designed to strengthen arts and cultural organizations. The project gathers reliable, longitudinal data on the sector in the United States.The CDP emerging national standard enables participating organizations to track trends and benchmark their progress through sophisticated reporting tools, empowers researchers and advocates with information to make the case for arts and culture, more...

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John Daly on January 21, 2012

The Origins of Storytelling

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thebravediscussion.com –

The earliest form of storytelling probably consisted of simple chants. People sang chants as they worked at grinding corn or sharpening tools. Our early ancestors created myths to explain natural occurrences. They assigned superhuman qualities to ordinary people, thus originating the hero tale. With the advent of writing, the use of actual digit symbols to represent language, and the use of stable, portable media, stories were recorded, transcribed and shared over wide regions of the world. more...

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D C on July 26, 2011

Developing and Revitalizing Rural Communities Through Arts and Creativity: AUSTRALIA (March 2009)

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culturaldevelopment.net.au –

This paper explores the contribution of the arts and creativity to the development and revitalization of rural and remote communities in Australia. Also examined are arguments that ascribe value to the cultural dimension in its own right, in which the intrinsic value of arts and creativity for rural and remote communities is recognized. This view leads to the consideration that the economy should support arts and creativity rather than the other way around.

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Sonia Hossain on October 28, 2009

African Tribal Ethnic Groups and their “Mask” Art

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abcarticledirectory.com –

There are scores of tribal ethnic groups in Africa and each group has contributed its bit in taking African tribal art to a higher level. Each tribal society has its own particular customs and traditions and beliefs that are depicted with creativity and fervor in their tribal masks, tribal sculptures, statuettes or any other tribal artifact. The article describes some of the prominent tribal ethnic groups of Africa and their “mask” art and traditions. more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 18, 2009

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Photo Essay: From Khartoum to Juba -- Images of Sudan and its people on the eve of the country's division.

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foreignpolicy.com –

We'll Make Our Homes Here: Sudan at the Referendum, is a U.N.-published book that joins Tim "McKulka's photographs with reflections on Sudanese identity from 17 Sudanese writers, spanning everything from political analysis and journalism to fiction and poetry. (The book is being published in a limited print run by the U.N. Mission in Sudan, and will soon be available in digital form as a free iPad app.) 'I had originally envisioned it as a kind of peace-building tool, to foster dialogue to let more...

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John Daly on July 11, 2011

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‘There’s no life without creativity’, said a colleague many years back. She used to get annoyed at the lack of imagination. With her around nothing was permanent, plans changed every day, consistent patterns were not the thing to look for … except, perhaps, consistency in the eccentricities. I might be planning a day off – actually, a weekend – to do nothing and to leave the mind blank and just at time there would be a call, ‘nisha ma, I have an idea … let’s do this by … ’. And I would sigh and more...

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- nisha on April 04, 2011

Story and Song- an Evening with Piet Meiring and Cara Luft

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csop.cmu.ca –

Join us for an evening of Story and Song featuring Piet Meiring, South African peacebuilder, and local singer/songwriter Cara Luft. Dessert will be provided by High Tea Bakery.Canadian Mennonite University, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd, WinnipegSouth Side Multi-Purpose Room/ChapelFree admission; donations accepted in support of the Canadian School of Peacebuilding. Piet Meiring served with Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) after three decades of more...

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Valerie Smith on February 14, 2012

Patrick Chappatte: The power of cartoons

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ted.com –

In a series of witty punchlines, Patrick Chappatte makes a poignant case for the power of the humble cartoon. His projects in Lebanon, West Africa and Gaza show how, in the right hands, the pencil can illuminate serious issues and bring the most unlikely people together.

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Nadia Afrin on July 05, 2011

Analysis of the UIS International Survey on Feature Film Statistics

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With the support of the Government of Québec and in collaboration with the Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ), the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) launched a new international survey in 2007 to collect data on feature films. The analysis was based on a preliminary study by Ivan Bernier, Associate Professor, Université Laval and Serge Bernier, Associate Professor, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.Bollywood (India) was in first place by number of films produced, Nollywood more...

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John Daly on August 06, 2011

Development Challenges, South-South Solutions: March 2010 Issue

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Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter for the United Nations Development Programme’s South-South Cooperation Unit (http://ssc.undp.org/E-newsletter.66.0.html).In this issue:A Local Drink Beats Global CompetitionIndonesian Middle Class Recycle Wealth Back Into Domestic EconomyFavela Fashion Brings Women WorkA Solution to Stop Garbage Destroying Tourism

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David South on November 25, 2010

Announcing the DOT 2011 Writing Fest

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friends.dotrust.org –

OTTAWA, ON - May 2, 2011 - Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) today announced its First Annual International Writers Fest, an event that will feature creative writing and multimedia projects from youth in developing economies, with ICT as a central theme.From now until June 15th, young DOT leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, USA, Mexico and China will show off their creativity with written and multimedia submissions documenting the impact of ICT and more...

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Gerard van der Burg on May 10, 2011

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