Camp Pixelache in Helsinki – A Weekend of Art, Activism, Sustainability and Technology
When I read the description about Camp Pixelache this Winter, an event where technology, art, activism and subcultures meet each year in Helsinki, Finland, I said to myself, “These are my people.” I submitted a presentation topic, and went to present at the event. I just came back from Helsinki, and have came back with lots of thing to write [...]
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America the Possible: An Orion Live Web Event on May 15th
How can the U.S. be behind others in the areas of healthcare, poverty rates and equal rights? In the upcoming issue of the magazine Orion, Gus Speth writes about how the United States, which is one of the wealthiest countries in the world recently received the lowest score on the United Nations’s index of material well-being of children. He also [...]
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Stretch Your Paycheck at Lunch On Friday at CIA – Pictures are up!
Stretch your paycheck is an interactive performance where you can stretch your paycheck and get a souvenir picture that you can download, print, and share. Send to your boss, your congressman, or to the bill collector! On Friday March 9th, Stretch Your Paycheck was at the the Cleveland Institute of Art Lunch on Friday. If you got your picture taken [...]
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Build a Hexayurt Shelter
On Friday May 11th at the Pixelache Festival in Helsinki, volunteers will be building a hexayurt shelter. What is a hexayurt? It is a structure that costs less a relief tent, can be built anywhere in the world at various sizes, and can be made from local materials. The hexayurt can be used as a emergency or relief structure or [...]
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Restaurant Day in Helsinki : Anyone Can Setup a Restaurant
Restaurant Day is an event where anyone can set up a restaurant, café or a bar for a day. You can set it up at your home, office, street corner, your garden, the park, or the beach. This unique day of restaurants started in Helsinki Finland, and now is happening four times a year in Finland and other countries. The [...]
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