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Our Voices Our Climate (December 2008)
Want to change the world? Worried about a changing climate?
TakingITGlobal wants YOU to speak out to international decision makers on how climate change is affecting your community.
How: Submi...
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Youth Voices on Climate Change (June 2008)
TakingITGlobal recently partnered with Adobe on the Youth Voices Project, which included running workshops in ten different...
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Youth Voices on Culture & Identity (June 2008)
TakingITGlobal recently partnered with Adobe on the Youth Voices Project, which included running workshops in ten different...
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Addressing Global Challenges (February 2008)
Young people make significant contributions toward social change and are continually engaged and involved in many innovative projects and initiatives in both our local and global communities. It is i...
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Recognizing the Resistance of Indigenous Peoples (August 2007)
Throughout history the indigenous peoples of the world have continually resisted threats to their cultures and existence. From the first contact with outside cultures to modern day struggles, indigeno...
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مسابقة: "الوطن العربي في عيون الشباب" (July 2007)
تهدف مسابقة " الوطن العربي في عيون الشباب" إلى إعطاء الفرصة للشباب للتعبير عن آرائهم حول المحيط الذي يعيشون في...
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Disability: Belonging to the Body (May 2006)
In conjunction with TakingITGlobal's Featured Theme on Disability, the Global Gallery invites submissions on the body and disability.
The purpose of this collection is to raise consciousness on th...
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Urban Sustainability: Frame Your City (February 2006)
A city is an infinite collage of spaces that are constantly in transit and motion. Gaps often go unnoticed and build a new landscape that is blurry and out of focus. The ‘urban’ lives and breathes...
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Leadership. Youth. Development. (December 2005)
Youth in the Middle East & North Africa region are faced with a variety of daily struggles, from a lack of clean, fresh water in countries like Palestine, to high unemployment rates in Egypt, to compl...
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TIG Xpress - HIV/AIDS (December 2005)
Young people worldwide are emerging as the most at-risk group for HIV infection; with rates increasing most rapidly among young women. While global prevention efforts have been mobilised, two major se...
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Virtual Citizenship, Real Safety (December 2005)
The internet is a place to explore, a mode of communication, a source of information. Many people find and thrive along the information highway, rounds its curves and linkages. Others find a venue for...
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Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation (October 2005)
This on-line gallery was launched by the Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation in partnership with TakingITGlobal. We are calling for visual arts submissions addressing the themes of the struggle of Nigerian write...
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5 Years of TakingITGlobal: I AM TakingITGlobal (September 2005)
Has TIG become a part of your day to day life? Have we become ‘inseparable’ after 5 years? The purpose of this photo contest is simple. We want you to take TIG with you. Take TIG with you on the h...
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Food: We Are What You Eat (August 2005)
Everybody knows that you are what you eat -- that what you consume doesn't only affect your wallet and your consciousness, but also your health and well-being.
Yet what you eat also impacts the w...
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Millennium Development Goals: 'Vision 2015 - Your Future' (May 2005)
Imagine a world where poverty is halved, boys and girls everywhere go to school, gender disparities are eliminated, child mortality is reduced, and maternal health is improved. Imagine HIV/AIDS is hal...
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Women's Rights: To Be A Woman (March 2005)
Each woman should be equal in her rights to every other woman and man on Earth and, far too often, this is not the case. Discrimination is not only a history, but a process that is fueled every day.
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Russia Through the Eyes of Youth (February 2005)
Do you remember instances when spoken words failed to capture the complexity of your feelings and experiences? Sometimes silent images can say more than words through the profound and versatile langu...
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HIV/AIDS: A Life in 15 Seconds (January 2005)
Every 15 seconds one young person is infected with HIV. 15 seconds. A few blinks of an eye. A leaf falling from a tree. A cloud passing above our heads. Meeting someone who will change your life. Watc...
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Climate Change (January 2005)
TakingITGlobal invites you to express yourself on the theme of climate change. How do you see the world facing this global challenge? How can young people contribute to address climate change? TIG cha...
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Entrepreneurship: A Dream Job (November 2004)
When we are children most of us dream of becoming space explorers, police officers, secret agents, or fire brigadiers. As adults many of us will not walk into space or become James Bond. Some of us ge...
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Volunteerism Has Many Faces (November 2004)
Volunteerism has many faces, many colours, many forms and expressions; it’s a borderless and multi-shape stream nourished by solidarity, enthusiasm and sense of commitment; many hands and many voice...
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Global Mosaic (November 2004)
Magic Carpet Rides is developing an interactive social norms exhibit to show users that what is considered a socially-acceptable norm during...
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Participation: The Domino Effect (October 2004)
"There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, with the help of their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun."
- Pablo Picasso
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Music: Silence (September 2004)
A good song screams at the world when the rest of the world is silent, afraid to shout. A good song provokes the mind, shakes an idea, beats the heart. A good album can whisper, can still be heard in ...
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Refugees: Homes (August 2004)
Today millions of people live under the recognized status of "Refugee". For some reason millions of people without a home. Millions of people that leave home, home being a war-torn land. Millions of p...
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The United Nations and Youth (August 2004)
The United Nations has been in existence for more than 20 years and there are more than 190 countries members of the United Nations. The UN stands for peaceful settlement of conflicts, sustainable dev...
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Cities: Street Life (July 2004)
Thousands of cities. Millions of streets. Billions of people. Similar fragments reveal "The City", unveiling its streets and stretching skyscrapers that seem alike to the eye, marking a culture and it...
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Communicate: Talk to Each Other (June 2004)
In November 2002 the UNESCO General Conference and its over 150 member states drafted the Declaration of Cultural Diversity as a milestone towards the recognition of cultural differences as a universa...
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Visions of Peace (May 2004)
The Global Gallery is holding a second contest this month in partnership with the Youth Millennium Project (YMP)!
Visions of Peace is a traveling art exhibition developed by, with, and for youth. I...
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Walls (May 2004)
August 1961: A wall is erected in Berlin. The city is divided into two. A country is divided into two. The planet is opposed into two blocks.
October 1989: The Berlin Wall is brought down. A country ...
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Rice (April 2004)
2004 has been declared the International Year of Rice by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations!
Almost 3 billion people share the culture, traditions, and untapped potentials ...
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Images of Intolerance (March 2004)
"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard ...
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Imagining Histories (February 2004)
Oral traditions tell us of a time immemorial where we are free to imagine our history without adhering to the textbook version that many of us have grown up with. Oral traditions have been an integral...
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Window on the Information Society (November 2003)
A revolution is taking place and you are an inevitable part of it. People, ideas, issues, and cities are interdependent, and they are being connected at unprecedented speeds. Distances are narrowing a...
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The Power of Media (October 2003)
Imagine a billboard at the busiest intersection in the biggest city in the world. Every day, millions of people walk by and see it. This billboard has the power to communicate, connect, open minds, ch...
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The Learning Curve (September 2003)
For September's theme of Education & Learning, the Global Gallery ran a contest entitled "The Learning Curve".
Education can mean the difference between freedom and oppression, access and restricti...
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Different Places, Different Spaces (August 2003)
For this month's theme of Travel, the Global Gallery will be running a contest, entitled "Different Places, Different Spaces". A voyage named hope, resources to conquer, a tourist's tour, an opportuni...
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Hidden Realities (July 2003)
For July 2003's theme of Understanding Poverty, the Global Gallery ran a contest, entitled "Hidden Realities". Every day millions of people run around the planet to go to school, drink a glass of wate...
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The Value of Water (June 2003)
On June 5, the world was celebrating World Environment Day. The theme for this year is "Water -- 2 billion people are dying for it." As a community that is aware, participates in discussions and striv...
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Interpretations of Wellness and Illness (May 2003)
For the month of May, our focus was on Health Promotion. We asked our members to ask themselves questions like: What do you think of when you think of a healthy lifestyle? What are the health-related ...
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Defining the Struggle for Peace (April 2003)
The theme for April 2003 was Peace & Conflict. For the contest, the Global Gallery ran a contest entitled, "Defining the Struggle for Peace", we wanted you to share what you thought of peace and confl...
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Life As You Know It (March 2003)
The theme for the month of March 2003 at TakingITGlobal was Cultural Diversity. The Global Gallery was running a contest to promote the visual expression of this theme. "Life As You Know It" called fo...
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Promoting a Culture of Peace (November 2001)
Inspired by the terrorist attacks of September 11th, "Promoting A Culture of Peace" was the second contest opportunity for TakingITGlobal members. This project received poetry, digital, and visual art...
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