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If you could redesign the world... Got opinions? We're listening. There are two ways for you to speak up: Join the online conversation or host a town-hall meeting with young people in your community using the facilitation guide. Share your ideas to redesign the world before the December 16th deadline...because all of these ideas are going to be presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos at the end of January! |
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Challenge:Future Step up to the Challenge:Future, an international youth competition that connects corporate and global challenges with the power of student-driven innovation based on sustainability principles. It's a place where you can put your creativity to the test and collaborate with other students to prove yourself and win amazing awards. There are just 4 days left to create and enter your team, so don't delay! |
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One Young World One Young World invites 1,500 young pioneers from every country in the world and a range of backgrounds to come together to attend the Inaugural Summit in London from 8th-10th February 2010 and help create a global resource of leadership and ideas. Delegates to the Inaugural Summit will discuss the biggest challenges the world faces and propose new ways forward. If you were born after 1984, you can apply to attend! |
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Online Volunteering Live Chat - Wednesday! Join us on Wednesday, November 18th, at 9:30 to 10:30am Eastern Standard time (GMT -5) for our Live Chat on On-line Volunteering. During the chat, participants will have the opportunity to hear from international experts sharing their expertise and insights on the rich world of volunteering from a diverse regional perspective. You don't have to be an on-line volunteer to join, this chat is open to current and future volunteers... and to anyone interested in learning more about on-line tools and tips for change! There is a limited amount of spaces available so please RSVP as soon as possible by clicking "add me to the list" on the events page, then visit the live chat space on November 18th at 9:30am EST! |
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Submit to the Imprints Art Contest and WIN! As part of TIG's Tread Lightly initiative, you are invited to exercise your creativity to share your reflections in the Imprints Art Contest which explores Ecological footprints - a measure of the pressure placed by human beings on the planet and the number 350 - the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Contributors will have their work included in a special collection of TakingITGlobal's online global gallery, and select submissions will be displayed at COP15 in Copenhagen in December 2009. There are also a number of great green prizes to be won, so enter today! |
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Democracy Video Challenge Create a video short that completes the phrase "Democracy is…" and you could win an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, New York and Hollywood to attend gala screenings of winning videos from all around the world, plus gain exposure to the U.S. film and television industry, meet with creative talent, democracy advocates and government leaders. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2010. |
- Gina, Denis, Sulmaz, Eric and the entire TakingITGlobal Team!
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