GGID-Giving Good Its Due

Repurposing Prisons 26.07.2021 2:41 ↓

As prisons close they are being repurposed in clever ways from holding files for banks to being a homeless shelter.

Dogs Comforting Victims 19.07.2021 2:49 ↓

Support dogs can help comfort victims and as a black Lab in France shows us.

Amsterdam Facing Its Slave Past 12.07.2021 2:50 ↓

Amsterdam has a slave past which it is confronting in ways that may be useful to the US.

Dandelion Tires 05.07.2021 2:17 ↓

the latex in dandelion roots is being used to make tires

Ethnic Studies Programs 28.06.2021 2:21 ↓

Several states are making headway in approving ethnic studies programs.

Kintsugi: The Art of Repairing and Healing 21.06.2021 2:17 ↓

The Japanese art practice was recently applied to healing acts of violence against Asian Americans.

Talking About Puberty 14.06.2021 2:34 ↓

Fifth grade curricula talking about puberty now include LGBT issues.

Parisians' Open Hearts and Homes 07.06.2021 2:52 ↓

People in Paris opening their homes to migrants.

Reusing Demolished Building Materials 31.05.2021 3:07 ↓

 A new way of thinking about architecture and building and help the environment. 

Eagles of The Desert 24.05.2021 2:19 ↓

A group of  compassionate volunteers searching for migrants  in the Sonoran desert.

Hail The Freedom Fighters 17.05.2021 2:18 ↓

Young people in Myanmar are sacrificing their future for democracy.

Coping on Death Row 10.05.2021 2:45 ↓

Tariq MaQbool on death row in New Jersey copes through his faith, hope and the exercise of what's best about him.

Remembering the Uighurs 03.05.2021 3:02 ↓

Dolan's Uighurs Cuisine restaurant in Alhambra, CA not only keeps Uighur culture alive but also tries to  counter the systematic eradication of the culture China is attempting.

The Future of the Work Week 26.04.2021 2:31 ↓

The pandemic is accelerating new models for the work week, models which may well make 9-5 a thing of the past.

George Washington and Racism 19.04.2021 3:03 ↓

The way George Washington manipulated the Pennsylvania Gradual Abolition Act reveals racism.

A Reparability Law 12.04.2021 2:37 ↓

A new reparability law in France, the first in the world, begins to set standards to ease reparability of electronic appliances, reduce e-waste and reduce carbon dioxide in the environment.

Disability and Space Travel 05.04.2021 2:38 ↓

People we call disabled are being  used in space research not only to better understand space travel but also to hopefully travel there too.

Tiny Urban Forests 29.03.2021 2:52 ↓

Tiny urban forests using local plants create biodiversity and help heal the environment and climate change.

Instagram and Asling for a Kidney 22.03.2021 2:01 ↓

To increase the odds of finding a donor people needing kidney transplants are now turning  to Instagram and other social media

Old Ads New Message 15.03.2021 2:25 ↓

Prim N Poppin is an online exhibit featuring the redoing of 5 ads from the 70’s to update our ideas of beauty.

The Best of Being Human 08.03.2021 3:14 ↓

Art pieces from  people in prisons as well as a documentary about a former Guantanamo prisoner help us see the nobility of the human spirit.

Racism Can No Longer Be Hidden 01.03.2021 3:23 ↓

Racism and white supremacy are now in the open creating the opportunity to stand up and assert our need for equality,  justice and inclusiveness.

See Saws at The Border 22.02.2021 2:24 ↓

See saws installed at the US Mexican border make a statement and win a prize,

The Happiness Museum 15.02.2021 3:23 ↓

the first museum of happiness in Copenhagen explores what gives people happiness and also what makes a good society. 

A Deaf Attorney Argues a Case 08.02.2021 3:13 ↓

A deaf attorney with an interpreter voicing her arguments  succeeded in presenting her case before a  judge!