Another friendly reminder that our meet-up is TONIGHT. As always, check out the details on our page of delicious Good Meets.
Hope to see you there!
Category: Direct Action
Psiphon for Freedom
A program named Psiphon, being created by University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, can allow people behind firewalls to bypass them completely. The idea is to allow those living in countries that have national firewalls to get around the state’s censoring mechanisms, and access information that is otherwise hard to get at.
The way the program works is rather clever: it uses a connection port that is used by banks for secure transfer.
Another Chance to Meet Good People
Just a friendly reminder that our next meet-up is next Tuesday. Show up anytime after 8pm at the Embassy in Kensington market.
For more info check out our Good Meets section!
Hope to see you there!
Great News to Start the New Year
The great news round-up for January is up on the Great News page.
As a reminder, you can always sign up to receive the great news newsletter, which is released once a month.
One last thing: our next meet up will be on Feb. 21st at the Embassy in Kensington Market. Show up any time after 8 pm to mingle with people who want to make the world a better place!
Banking for Beggars
How do you break the vicious cycle of poverty?
The Grameen Bank in India is doing it by issuing microcredit loans to poor people who can then use the money to engage in entrepreneurial activities, like lime-making, garment sewing, and transport services. As of July 2004, the bank had 1267 branches and 3.7 million borrowers, 96 percent of whom were women. 94 percent of the bank is owned by borrowers. In late 2003, the bank established a new lending program specifically for beggars in Bangladesh.
Overall, the initiative has been wildly successful.