I thought it might be nice to share some things that have caught my attention during the quiet few months preceding this one. In no particular order, here goes:
Fairphone 2
If you, like me, like the idea of owning a phone that hasn’t been made in the harsh conditions of much of today’s technology, the new Fairphone might be for you.
But before you buy one, you might want to read this: Why I Love the Fairphone — and Why I Won’t Buy One
The Myth of the Ethical Shopper
This is an eye opening read for those of us who really bought into the early energy of the Fairtrade movement. It’s a challenge to do much more than just buy the right brands…
The Guardian’s series of Short stories
From wonderful writers like Dave Eggers and David Sedaris, and others not called David.
Street Art With a Message of Hope
Two artists from different backgrounds have been up to some interesting things recently:
elSeed, a French-Tunisian street artist has been painting quotes in beautiful arabic ‘calligraffiti’, in Europe, America, Africa and the Middle East. Check out his TED talk here.
Andrew Breitenberg, AKA Selah, has been painting messages of hope around Africa for a while, but is currently back home in the States working on The Parallel Bible, check out their Kickstarter for the Book of Mark here.
Build A House
Speaking of Kickstarter campaigns, my good friends Liana and Jason are working on Build a House, their first album in 8 years. Check out their campaign, and pre-order it here.
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