Cardboard Castles and Other Amenities...

I am really interested in using different forms of cultural action to help build better communities. Communities are a vital social model, allowing us to tackle problems beyond the ability of individuals with the focus of a defined (usually relatively small) group of people. How do the arts and cultural work in general help communities grow more sustainable futures? If you have a cool website or project or your own ideas on these subjects please let me know.

Friday, October 13, 2006

Microcredit Wins the Nobel Prize


I saw today in the New York Times Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi economist and founder of the microcredit movement won the Nobel Prize. Grameen Bank, with Yunus founded in 1983 claims to have distributed $5.72 billion in microcredit to more than 6 million Bangladeshis.

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