Sidney | June 15, 2009
In 1964, American voting rights activist and civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer spoke words into history by saying, “I have been tired for 46 years and my parents were tired before me and their parents were tired; and I have always wanted to do something that would help some of the things going on [...]
Sidney | May 7, 2009
After several quarters and in some cases years of printing in red ink, steadily declining circulation, and the steady migration of readers to free news online, I have become more and more curious about innovative upstart news sources like the Emmy award-winning independent media channel Current TV. Yet, I wonder if Current Media, Inc., Current [...]
Social Innovation ChatterThis blog covers the issues of our world community and the people whose innovative ideas will bring about sustainable solutions for the good of all. The word “Uplift” is used as a metaphor for “sustainable” social change. Uplift was borrowed from the ideology of “racial uplift” espoused by twentieth century civil rights leaders that sought new approaches to social change in their pursuit of racial equality. Similarly, today's innovators seek new approaches to social change that will uplift the human race.
