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Archive for the 'social activism' Category

G’Day World #339 - Donnie Maclurcan and Project Australia

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Today my guests is Donnie Maclurcan, Executive Director of Project Australia, a national organisation helping people launch ideas that seek to create positive social change within communities.
Donnie tells me how the idea came together, how it all works, and what they are trying to do. He’s a terrific example of someone who has taken the [...]

 
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G’Day World #318 - Bill Liao

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Bill Liao is one of those guys I just love to talk to. He’s smart, successful, humble, visionary - and nice to boot. Just who the hell does he think he is?

Apart from being a successful serial entrepreneur and a co-founder of Xing.com (a massive social networking site based in Europe), Bill is also driving [...]

 
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Geeks Who Care

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Over the last few months I’ve been wrestling with the notion that there should be some kind of framework for geeks to do something positive in their local community. Something that isn’t tied to any particular religious, political or social agenda. Something that plays on the strengths of geeks and doesn’t require a full-time commitment [...]

G’DAY WORLD #304 - Social Activism update

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

As you know, I’m trying to figure out how I can make the world a better place. Today I had a chat with Richard Giles about some of the recent attempts I’ve made to volunteer for organisations like LifeLine and Big Brother Big Sister, my vision of a 21st century geek version of Rotary, and [...]

 
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