New TakingITGlobal.org features!

Over the next months, we'll be adding or improving lots of little features on TakingITGlobal, based on member feedback. Here are some features that we've recently added:

Friends - better manage your friends list and see/control who lists you as a friend

https://www.tigweb.org/members/editprofile.html?section=friends


Content Alerts - receive notifications when your friends post content such as blogs, articles, or submissions to the Global Gallery

https://www.tigweb.org/members/editprofile.html?section=alerts


Project Wiki - on your projects, you can now create a simple one-page 'wiki', a web-page that all team members can edit.

Creative Commons - gain greater control over how your creative work is used by others through a 'Creative Commons license' in the Global Gallery and Panorama!

Books - add books you've read to your profile, see who else is reading the same book, and blog about them!

Add Books! - Click here


What new features would make your TakingITGlobal.org experience more interesting and useful? Join the discussion...

http://discuss.tigweb.org/features




Member story: Frederick Bernas from the UK

Read Frederick Bernas' Member Story, and learn about an active TakingITGlobal member from the United Kingdom.

"...The politicians need waking up quickly, or else they run the risk of wasting our democratic luxury. The solution can be found in youth organizations, comprised of individuals striving to make a difference. Continuing our important work and ignoring the unfair lack of recognition we receive is the only option. As long as this occurs, awareness can only grow. Eventually, no matter how long it takes, we will achieve the goal. Young people working hard on brilliant things cannot be ignored forever..."

Read Frederick Bernas' Member Story




Update on Youth Activities at the International AIDS Conference

Youth are taking action to turn the tide against HIV/AIDS. A major international conference will be held in Toronto, Canada August 13 to 18th 2006. TakingITGlobal is working in collaboration with the Toronto YouthForce and the AIDS 2006 Youth Programme in planning all youth-related Conference activities.

Key Highlights and Updates:

- For the first time in AIDS conference history, youth will have a highly interactive website - it will be launched in May

- Look out for a job description for a Toronto-based AIDS 2006 Youth Media and Communications Coordinator on the TakingITGlobal website http://about.tigweb.org/d/getinvolved

- A Youth Pre-conference is being organized that will take place from August 10 - 12th 2006.

- For information on upcoming volunteer opportunities or to receive regular updates about Youth Activities at the International AIDS Conference, please send an email to AIDS2006-subscribe@groups.takingitglobal.org

As please keep checking the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) website at http://www.youthaidscoalition.org/activities.html where you can also download a PowerPoint presentation with an overview of the conference structure, youth programme, and information on how to get involved.




Panorama online magazine welcomes submissions on 'good governance'

What are you doing to ensure responsible decision-making in your communities and countries? As writers, reporters, and journalists, you can influence decision-making through the media. Share your writing on the topic of good governance with Panorama online magazine in this special issue brought to you by TakingITGlobal and Journalists for Human Rights.

Send us your original work in the form of news, opinions, and interview-based articles. We will also accept short stories and poetry all through this special issue submit page. The deadline for this issue is May 14th.

https://www.tigweb.org/panorama




Featured Country Sites: Gabon and Jamaica

Have you visited our growing TakingITGlobal community in Jamaica? Do you know the inspiring stories of our amazing active members Jaevion and Tamoy? You can learn about this wonderful Caribbean country and its young people... http://jamaica.tigweb.org

What are your 'Caribbean Views'? Discuss it! You are invited to share your views about Jamaica and other Caribbean countries going to the discussion board created by our Caribbean members:

Discuss it! - Click here to enter the discussion

And Gabon is the most active francophone african country in TakingITGlobal. They contribute to important issues as the Millennium Development Goals, using technology in development, and HIV/ AIDS. They're writing articles, blogs, posting resources and organizing activities such as training and workshops.

Visit: http://gabon.tigweb.org/

Blogs of some active members from Gabon:
http://lendzeyi.tigblog.org/
http://nyangu.tigblog.org/
http://kalim58.tigblog.org/




Our Disability Theme continues - remember the Global Gallery competition

Our current theme focuses on Disabilities. Check it out if you haven't already at https://www.tigweb.org/themes/disability

Also a reminder that the the Global Gallery invites submissions on the body and disability! The purpose of this collection is to raise consciousness on the representation of disability in society and to showcase the work of artists with disabilities. Artists are encouraged to subvert stereotypical representations of disability by presenting alternate realities through photographs, paintings, sculptures, pottery, illustrations, and other visual art forms.

The contest will consist of two prizes: an overall prize and a special award for disability artists. This contest closes on April 30, 2006. Further informational can be found at: http://gallery.tigweb.org/contest




Taking Urban issues seriously at the upcoming World Forum

A city can unite. A city can oppress. A city can flourish. A city can fall apart. Your city needs you.. The third session of the World Urban Forum (WUFIII) will be hosted by the Government of Canada. It will take place in Vancouver, Canada, from 19 to 23 June 2006 and have as its main theme, "Our Future: Sustainable Cities - Turning Ideas into Action."

To find out more and to get involved go to: https://www.tigweb.org/action/voice/view.html?PolicyID=25




Wrap Up

Your interest, support and involvement with TakingITGlobal helps our community to grow and encourage more young people to become inspired, informed and involved everyday! In being a member of TakingITGlobal, you are part of a community that is 100,000 strong coming from over 250 countries and territories. Thank you for having a vision of positive change. Your work makes a difference!