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Another World Turns by Alisa Solomon
	In Another World Turns, Alisa Solomon offers her perspective on the World Social Forum currently taking place in Porto Alegre, Brazil. There are over 100,000 people participating in over 2000 sessions, including topics such as "Cooperativism as a Tool for Change" and "Art Solidarity". I wish I were there. Posted: 1/28/05; 12:34:14 PM #

Chronicle of Higher Ed: Study of Iraqi Deaths

It makes me proud of our sector to see the Chronicle of Higher Education addressing how the media has virtually ignored a study showing over 100,000 civilian Iraqi deaths resulting from the U.S led invasion. They contrast this clearly with the inspiring "outpouring of grief and philanthropy, prompted by extensive coverage in the news media" of the Asian tsunami disaster. Posted: 1/28/05; 12:34:04 PM #

Investing for Change by Jeff Reifman
	I applaud local activist, Microsoft millionaire, fellow nonprofit technologist, and budding writer, Jeff Reifman's exploration of social investing and his candid disclosure of his own finances in an article on Investing for Change in the Seattle Weekly. The upshot is that it's not easy, but there are plenty of resources to explore. Posted: 1/28/05; 12:33:48 PM #

Dispatches From the Anti-Davos
	I am following Samuel Loewenberg's Dispatches From the Anti-Davos, where he asks if the World Social Forum will change the world? Posted: 1/28/05; 12:31:01 PM #