Category: Sites We Love

Check out some of our favorite Positive Social Change websites

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Sites We Love: We Are Salt

Salt is an online magazine that focuses on convening positive social change agents and mobilizing them.  Salt focuses on these categories: New Economy, Positive Impact, Sustainable Solutions, Inspiring Leaders, and Future Inc.  The magazine is based in London but thankfully can be utilized by the world. Check out their ‘What We Stand For‘ page and see Salt’s focus. We love them because their values align with ours. The number one rule of being a change agent is know who your tribe is. Salt is our tribe.

There is so much information that they have one the site.  Also, check out their Facebook Page. Here is a little more to give you a teaser…

 

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Sites We Love: Funny or Die

Comedy is SO IMPORTANT for Positive Social Change.  It brings everyone to a common level and makes difficult topics more easy to discuss.  Last night, Russell Brand was on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.  They were discussing Brand’s new book, Revolution. Brand is best known for his comedy and acting, but more and more he is being seen through an activist’s lens.  Revolution definitely places him in that category.

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A major point last night though was that Comedy is necessary to get everyone to a level where we can come together to see real change.  It is how an actual, real working democracy will begin.  Project Kinect understands that we all must find common ground to produce the type of social change we need to thrive.  One of the best websites that uses comedy and satire is Funny or Die.

This last week, an Andy Bush directed sketch was uploaded to the website called Here’s How You’re Getting F***ed. It has Adam Shankman and Brandon T. Jackson in it and makes fun of how unjust to minorities our society is.  It is funny and makes room to have a better rounded conversation.

We listed that video below, as well as some other videos we feel really “Say Something”.  Happy Watching! #WAAI

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Sites We Love: Cities of Service

Cities of Service was created by mayor Michael Bloomberg.  With his direction, a coalition of cities was created along with commitments from volunteers declaring that a volunteer must also acknowledge they are a citizen.  From this coalition, non-profit organizations joined and created an even larger web of networks.  Today Cities of Service is nationwide and in full strength.  Check out the Cities of Service website to see if your city is involved.

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Sites We Love: Elite Daily

Elite Daily is not necessarily a social change site.  It is dedicated to being the voice for Generation Y.  Sometimes however, they have a wonderful article that challenges the imagination and forces us to be better people. In October, we must be reminded to be better in all of our different dynamics.

The article is Portraits of Powerful Men and Women as Societal Stereotypes.   Here are one of them for you.

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Sites We Love: Tickld

Tickld has been self proclaimed “the ultimate procrastination” website.  It can be that but the creators James and Kyle started something more than that; they organized an outlet for humor of all shapes and intentions.  Humor brings us together and gets the proper chemicals flowing in our body.  The most recent post on Tickld that brought me closer to people was titled, WTF is Wrong With Americans? This Guy Nails it. 

The post looks at a very simple explanation of how we funnel money into other avenues and not into our schools.  It is entertaining, satyrical, and gets to the point in a humorous way.

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Sites We Love: The Dodo

The Dodo is a website all about animals and the protection of animals.  The most recent post, “The Day a Dozen Parents and Children Killed a Baby Shark for a Selfie” tells the horrible yet revealing story about how our vanity is getting in the way of our relationship with nature.  Today’s children are not understanding how they are apart of nature but that they are somehow above it.  Here is a teaser of the story…

The man maintained a grip on the tail. The boy squirmed up next to the shark, smacked a hand on his side in a declaration of ownership, and extended his other hand gripping an iPhone to snap a selfie.

“Shouldn’t you put the shark back in the water?” I asked. My voice was swallowed in the murmurs of excitement. I asked louder, “Shouldn’t you put it back?”

Panic arose from the circle. “No, I didn’t get a photo with it yet!” “It’s my turn first!” A group of kids and adults alike began more desperately clambering for a grip of the shark.

For the entire story and the Dodo website, click here.

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