TakingITGlobal - Inspire. Inform. Involve. May 4 - May 10th 2009
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Dialogue Change: Global Issues May Call-to-Action
During the month of May, TakingITGlobal and the International Labour Organization invite you to dialogue for change to put an end to Child Labour! To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Convention 182 on Child Labour, we want to collect your art on this theme. First check out our Dialogue for Change Project Page for more details, then send in your artistic creations to our Global Gallery.

Beyond Grad Contest Results!
Beyond Grad is proud to announce the results of the global gallery contest on Belonging. The First Runner up was Jessica Zou's ‘Belonging to Love’ and our winner of the contest is Olga's piece entitled 'Belonging’. A huge thank you goes out to all of our participants and supporters!

Better the World and WIN!
Books to Better The World is a contest in May that gives the top 20 charity supporters a chance to Win a Macbook or an ipod nano. Through Better the World you can raise money for TakingITGlobal while surfing the web using innovative online tools. It’s a free and easy way for you to augment your financial support for us and help TIG have a greater impact in the community. In addition to the top prize and in the spirit of making the world a better place, Better the World will also donate textbooks to a school in Africa - on the prize winner’s behalf.

GYAN on Facebook and Twitter
Are you looking for the latest information from the Global Youth Action Network and what is happening in youth movements around the world? Become a GYAN fan on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter to receive the most up to date info from staff about what is going on in the global youth movement.

Fight Visual Pollution with Beautifulcity.ca
The Beautiful City Billboard Fee will hold billboard advertisers accountable for their impact on public space via a charge on each billboard in the City of Toronto. Revenues are to be dedicated for art in the public sphere and enforcement of the rules set out in the bylaw. This approach is quite different from the plan implemented by Sao Paulo Brazil which saw an outright ban of billboards. Check out this video for more information, then take action by signing the petition, or have a look at the Beautiful City toolkit for tips on how to organize a creative political campaign in your city.

Grow your ideas!
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We wish you a wonderful week!

- Sarah, Liam, Nigel, Sulmaz and the entire TakingITGlobal Team!
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