Things Are Good

Obama’s first day in office showed that he is willing to make change and not just talk about it. He has asked a judge to suspend trails at Guantanamo Bay (which has a reputation of human-rights violations) until a new strategy can be found with what to do with the inmates currently at the [...]

Amnesty International has started a new campaign that aims to bring the world’s eyes onto the crisis in Darfur through a new website Eyes on Darfur. The site offers users the ability to see up to date satellate imagery of what’s going on in the troubled region. This Amnesty Interanatinal project sounds simialr to what [...]

The Economist Intelligence Unit has done its first global peace index and has named Norway as the most peaceful country. Many international figures, like Jimmy Carter and the Dali Lama have supported the survey.

Some rankings:
2 New Zealand
3 Denmark
25 Australia
40 Ghana
60 China
96 USA
97 Iran
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This one doesn’t feel like good news but I don’t think I need to say anything here…
Chad’s government has signed a deal with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to begin demobilising child soldiers from its national army.
The agreement is a U-turn for the government, which as always denied that it has had under-age fighters.
In [...]

The Goldman Environmental Award is the world’s largest prize honoring grassroots environmentalists, and this years winners were just announced! Check out these 6 amazing people from all over the Globe who have done some really incredible stuff for nature!
North America
Sophia Rabliauskas, 47, Manitoba, Canada: Working on behalf of the Poplar River First Nation, Rabliauskas succeeded [...]

In Cambodia, some weapons are being turned into furniture. I like this idea of repurposing old machines of death into useful things for everyday use. It’s a great sign of human creativity. Although I do wonder how comfortable that chair is.
Don’t forget that there is always coffee machines made from old weapon casings.
After more than [...]