http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org Where to go to learn about humans doing good Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:28:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I successfully gathered 1,000 cranes through the hard work and folding of papers by many awesome people. In August, I sent a big box of the cranes off to the Hiroshima Peace Park where they will be displayed amongst many other cranes of peace. I am so proud and happy ... http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/09/make-cranes-not-war-success/ A Portland software developer, Randy White, created a unique online tool to help neighbors connect. Bright Neighbor can teach each other skills like gardening or simpilying swapping household items. It's main goal is to connect people and provide a safe space to talk, learn more about this creation http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/05/get-to-know-your-neighbor-online/ The latest numbers are in and the total count on the "Make Cranes, Not War" project are 328! Some you guys have really been busy! I'll be planning another crane night soon. Knit Purl, a local yarn shop, is also doing a similar project, only with knitted, felted cranes. Here's ... http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/05/update-on-crane-project/ Music is the common divider, right? Mark Johnson has brought musicians together to create a statement. Here's some of the great things this movement is creating: Help us build and connect music schools around the world that provide hope and inspiration to communities in need. Provide a safe learning environment as an ... http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/04/playing-for-change/ Even now, people can give more than they realize - check out this blog post about donating bikes and other sporting goods. So many of us have stuff taking up space that we haven't used for many years. As I'm writing this, I'm realizing that I have a pair of ... http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/04/donating-sporting-goods/ Tuesdays night's gathering was a great success, we had a turn out of 14 people and made over 150 cranes in a few hours. Some of the folks had folded cranes or origami before and some people had never atempted. By the end of the night, everyone was helping each ... http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/04/make-cranes-not-war-gathering/ We are having a gathering at Backspace at 7pm on April 7th to learn to make origami paper cranes for the Make Cranes, Not War peace project. Hope to see you there! http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/03/learn-to-make-origami-cranes/ A group in Miami named "Take Back the Land" decided that vacant homes could be put to good use. Working with the bank and government, this group helps homeless families stay in vacant homes temporarly. read this to learn more http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/03/take-back-the-land/ Making Origami Cranes can be a bit tricky so here some recommend online directions, it's especially helpful to watch a video. If you know someone who can make them, ask them to show you! videos: http://blogorigami.com/how-to-make-origami-cranes-video http://origami.org.uk/origamicrane directions: http://monkey.org/~aidan/origami/crane/ http://www.savingcranes.org/origamicranes.html http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/03/direction-for-origami-cranes/ This story is a background to my peace project (Make Cranes, Not War) -- The story of Sadako and 1,000 paper cranes Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who was a victim of the atomic bomb. She was one of many children in a hospital with leukemia and little hope of survival. ... http://www.goodstuffbyhumans.org/2009/03/story-of-sadako/