I don’t often think of creativity and social change typically going hand in hand. But I have recently come across a powerful creative way to invoke social change – or at least social awareness. You may have seen this, the KONY 2012 campaign. Last week, Barbara blogged about Kony and stated “Will more attention to…
Millions of people around the world have watched the Kony 2012 Campaign’s new viral video, produced by the non-profit organisation Invisible Children, which pledges to make the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony famous “not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.” The video has been shared prolifically…
The right to choose is said to be a common right, at least in western countries – but I do wonder at times how much of a choice we really do get. Choice can be as simplistic and straight forward as waking up and choosing what to wear. Choice can, on the other hand, be…
DPSN is now two years old and over this time the team has put lots of effort into both the online and offline components of the network. Lately it has become apparent that, in its current form, DPSN’s goal to provide peer support may have been achieved. So we’re making some changes to revive and…
