Tag Archives for volunteerism
Green Projects Flourishing in Rio’s Slums
Denizens of Rio de Janeiro’s numerous favelas are counting on next week’s Rio+20 conference to provide a forum for their hopeful voices. Some, preparing for the occasion for the last several years, aim to remind delegates of the responsibility that … Continue reading
Keeping Up the Sweep-Up
On Saturday, the Philadelphia Streets Department held its 5th annual Spring Cleanup, comprised of over 300 projects aimed at tidying and beautifying various parts of the city. I participated in a community cleanup effort at Jefferson Square Park in the … Continue reading
Global Experiments in Voluntary Trash Collection
It starts next week: Habits in picking up litter say a lot about places and their people. On January 13th volunteers from 83 countries will converge on the Estonian capital, Tallinn, to launch World Cleanup 2012, the biggest attempt so … Continue reading