http://tuesdaygutz.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us http://tuesdaygutz.tigblog.org/post/42669 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:03:00 EDT http://tuesdaygutz.tigblog.org/post/42669 38.35 -0.4833333 38.35 -0.4833333 http://tuesdaygutz.tigblog.org/post/42580
Rice is not only considered staple food in Asia. It is the life-blood of the Asian culture, held to almost sacred status for saving people during times of war and famine. Asians depend heavily on rice for daily sustenance, and like a ritual, is consumed several times a day. Eating rice is a diet deeply ingrained in the Asian psyche, almost like a religion.

But the sacred food they worship may be bowing out to the signs of the times.

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INQUIRER VISAYAS
Tragedy in Guimaras, Iloilo



By Hazel P. Villa
Inquirer
Last updated 00:05am (Mla time) 08/26/2006

Published on page A14 of the August 26, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


CLEAR turquoise waters, white sand beaches, underwater gardens teeming with tropical fishes.


Children laughing as they gather shells and crabs among the mangroves. Women and old folk chatting by the seashore as they await their men whose boats are laden with fish catch.


These are daily scenes and simple joys common in the coastlines and islands of Guimaras and northern Iloilo—both rich fishing grounds, tourism spots, and home to fishers and local leaders fiercely protective of their marine environment.

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In Takalani Sesame, Kami is like any other children's puppet, except for one significant difference: she has HIV. Kami brings to life the reality of HIV/AIDS and ends the stigma of the disease.


Please continue reading this article at www.lasolidaridad.com at this link:
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I am beginning to think that I should give it up for more important sites like the up and coming Melt Campaign of Greenpeace.


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Creating personal websites is always a disheartening affair. You think you´ve got a special idea on your head and that people would find it interesting, but nothing can lure them to join you in your quest to at least, through bits and maps, virtually change the world.

The idea of the universal binary code has been sold a lot of times, and unfortunately, you are merely just a page in the digital world.

And when I first pitched the idea to some friends to create a website with a social responsibility angle, it fell on deaf ears. Disappointed at the outcome, I totally abandoned writing.

But ideas are hard to bury, unless fully realized.



Having moved to Madrid as a Filipina expatriate two years ago, we decided to create our own website in honor of the newspaper with the same namesake, La Solidaridad, which was first published at the end of the 19th century as the first Filipino propanda newspaper. La Solidaridad was more than a newspaper. It was the society of Filipino intellectuals, the ilustrados, who have moved to Madrid to seek adequate representation of The Philippines in the Spanish cortes. The head of this movement was ofcourse our very own national hero, Jose P. Rizal.


In the first issue of La Solidaridad, the editorial expressed the aim of the newspaper.

"Our aspirations are modest, very modest. Our program, aside from being simple, is clear:
to combat reaction, to stop all retrogressive steps, to extol and adopt liberal ideas, to
defend progress, in a word to be a propagandist, above all of democratic ideas in order
to make these supreme in all nations here and across the seas."

"The aims therefore of La Solidaridad, are described to collect, to gather libertarian ideas
which are manifested daily in the field of politics, science, art, literature, commerce,
agriculture and industry.

Reading it all over again has reminded me of what this webpage´s focus should be: to be an avenue for new ideas and to be a meeting point of cultures in order to gain understanding and respect towards each other. And as much as how technicaly disengaged that sounds, we would put all our efforts, though miniscule, in order to continue what the others have started.

I know how ambitious that sounds especially when the challenge is much more difficult. During their time, it was clear which establishment they were up against. This time, the establishment comes into the form of indifference, unfortunately lurking inside of us.

Almost a century later, La Solidaridad is back resurrected.



]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:35:00 EDT http://tuesdaygutz.tigblog.org/post/41549 38.35 -0.4833333 38.35 -0.4833333 http://tuesdaygutz.tigblog.org/post/41493 With no background in design or architecture, I started my own blog about design educate myself about this dynamic industry. The first project I decided to blog about is the up-coming UK design awards. And that is where I discovered about Cameron Sinclair. First, I was surprised to see his name on the list of the contenders because I´ve always thought of design as a snooty and cut-throat business. However, I am glad that people like Cameron Sinclair is being considered for the spot, to add a different perspective to an industry that has long been out of touch with social responsibility. Together with his wife, Cameron Sinclair founded Architecture for Humanity, a charitable organization that offers architectural solutions to humanitarian crises.

Continuation at: http://www.gazpachu.com/lasolidaridad/modules.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=47mode=order=0thold=0
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Talking to a friend of mine who had just received his first-ever transcendental orientation, he asked me, "Are we all connected to each other? Does that mean what I do at this very moment have anything to do with you, right now? Having been oriented with this school of thought in the university and having attended some quirky fly-by-night meditation classes, I was honestly not surprised with the question. I thought I had the answers and could ace them. But I hesitated. I could come up with another general out of this world reply to him, but I wanted to explain thoroughly in a reality-based mundane sort of way, how we as human beings are all connected. I didn´t opt for nirvana. But I couldn´t answer. Until I read Oxfam´s Make Trade Fair campaign.

Continuation at:

http://www.gazpachu.com/lasolidaridad/modules.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=49mode=order=0thold=0


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I AM NOT AMERICAN, but many of my countrymen have made the United States their second home. Many of my friends (who by Filipino standards) are part of the middle class, are also thinking of leaving the country because they are fed up with the government and the political brouhaha. Almost always, they dream of making it in the United States. The US represents an image of freedom, equality and opportunity something we cannot have in our own homeland.

Continuation at http://www.gazpachu.com/lasolidaridad/modules.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=45mode=order=0thold=0

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I need to find them because I want to feature them in a citizen news portal where I am a regular contributor at.

Anyway, I also am open to suggestions. If you know a ground-breaking story that needs to be voiced out (but not covered by traditional media), please let me know, as I am willing to write about it.

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When I think of Armageddon, I always imagine a blitzkrieg sweep of death and the second coming happening in an instant. But what if the end of the world isn´t just a far-away concept but actually a slow-burning process in the form of global warming and we human beings are the catalysts of our own destruction?

As I watched the trailer of "The Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore´s documentary about the dangers of climate change and its impending catastrophes, I have no doubt in my mind that not only are we sitting on a time bomb, but we actually hold the detonator in our hands. We see it happening right in front of our eyes: In my very own country the Philippines, the killer floods and landslides in Southern Leyte are both linked to global warming; The intensity and frecuency of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes have also doubled in the last 30 years; and at least 279 species of plants and animals are being forced out of their habitat.



Unfortunately, global warming is a result of man´s pursuit of material comfort. How ironic though that chasing comfort would eventually lead to our own suffering. Still it leads us back to the eternal question: why do rich countries keep signing agreements on giving aid for environmental protection for the poor countries, but they themselves refuse to cut down on burning fossil fuels for the sake of their robust economies? It is a form of self-denial and arrogance that leaves us, especially the most vulnerable, those from under developing countries, at the mercy of their rich counterparts. In the trailer of "The Inconvenient Truth," there was a warning that only a decade is left to reverse the ill effects of environmental degradation. If not averted on time, this is the truth that won´t set us free.

Watch the trailer here. Make a pledge and see the movie. 5% of the ticket sales will be donated to the Alliance for Climate Protection.



Take action by doing the following:

1. Watch the movie with your friends and family.

2. Visit www.climatecrisis.net and learn more about the issues.

3. Spread the word about ClimateCrisis.net by downloading their toolkit here.

4. Calculate your personal impact and reduce your emissions of carbon dioxide. Click here.
Take personal steps to reduce your consumption. Here are some suggestions.

5. Be active. Join the global warming march at www.stopglobalwarming.org.

6. Help bring the change nationally, locally and internationally and encourage the switch to renewable energy.

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