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Global "Blog Action Day Against Poverty" hosted by SMEx at RootSpace

October 13, 2008 by RootSpaceOnline

Please join us in a rising chorus of voices against poverty! 

Blog Action Day Against Poverty

Blog Action Day, October 15, 6:30pm

Hosted by Social Media Exchange at RootSpace in Beirut

 

Green Tech in Lebanon: solar car built by engineering students

June 28, 2008 by RootSpaceOnline

Though Lebanon sits in a region with vast oil resources, the country itself has no petroleum deposits on its own territory.  The depressed economic situation, massive debt, and poor energy management lead to frequent (in most places daily) electricity outages.  At my house, in the heart of Beirut, we have had rotating daily outages of at least 3-hours every single day for the past few years.  During times of political trouble, high energy consumption, or oil shortages, the outages can be longer and/or more frequent.  Outside of the municipality of Beirut, the situation i

cell phones and poverty

June 24, 2008 by RootSpaceOnline

Technology, mobile technology, and cell phones could be powerful forces for social change and economic development, as illustrated through a recent article of the NY Times.

 

Explanatory video: social networks for social change

June 13, 2008 by RootSpaceOnline

A nice and basic video explaining some social networks used for social change projects.

 

Original location: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdUnuc-Xj7Y

Welcome to the RootSpace blog. :-)

May 7, 2008 by RootSpaceOnline

Hello!
Welcome to the RootSpace blog... a work-in-progress, just like RootSpace itself! This project is great, and evolving, just like the space itself. We'll put up more pictures soon, but for now, here are a few before/after pictures.

RootSpace office facing downtown v1 RootSpace office facing downtown current

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