archives: inspiration
Photo Essay by Beatrice Murch: Gay Marriage Legalized in Argentina
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Beatrice Murch's photo essay showing the wait for the announcement of the passage of Legal Gay Marriage in Buenos Aires. More »
Writers Establish Blog-based Auction for Nashville After the Flood
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Do the Write Thing for Nashville has raised $27,000 for the flooded city... and counting. More »
Helping Haiti: An on the ground report from Mai Alyschild, RN
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A nurse volunteering in Haiti shares her unedited thoughts about her experiences on the ground. More »
Sundance debut doc confirms small acts make a big difference
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Sundance documentary shows the power of $15. More »
#MusicMonday: The Internet’s most inspirational music videos
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Matador presents our favorite inspiring music videos. More »
Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, take the time to reflect on this great American. More »
Couple to pay for wedding by recycling cans
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Five tons of cans will be just enough to pay for this budget wedding. More »
Higher Taxes For Country Living: A British Proposal
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Turns out, the regions with the largest carbon footprints in the UK are in the rural northeast, not the famed cities of London or Glasgow. London, in More »
Steal This Idea: Give Away Your Creations
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Connection with others begins when you give a part of yourself to them. More »
Steal This Idea!: Rooftop Films
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You can start your own community film festival. Here's how. More »
Man runs 500 miles in effort to end global slavery
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Sometimes you have to do something drastic. More »
Five for Friday: July 31 Edition
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Matador Change editor Julie Schwietert comes out of the Puerto Rican mountains, finds a WiFi connection, and serves up Five for Friday... on Sunday. More »
Five for Friday: July 24 Edition
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Sending you into your weekend with five inspiring stories. More »
Photo Essay: Saving Indian Street Kids
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"Many people ask me, 'Why India?'.... Quite simply, because these twenty-five million children exist." More »
Five for Friday
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5 stories from around the world and the web to inspire you this Friday. More »
Organizational Profile: What Took You So Long
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What Took You So Long sets off on a 14,000+km. journey in Africa to document hopeful stories and help NGOs. More »
Organizational Profile: Journeys Within Our Communities
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A profile of Journeys Within Our Communities. More »
Citizen Diplomacy in Iran
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Formal diplomacy is important. But citizen diplomacy may be even more powerful. More »
Panama’s Model Tourism Program
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Panama's Minister of Tourism transforms tourism, the economy, and--oh, yeah--locals' lives through an innovative program. More »
British Politician Leads Bold International Aid Effort for Palestine
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For British MP George Galloway, meaning isn't in talk. It's in action. More »
First Person Dispatch from the Chevron Protest
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Matador member Ryan Van Lenning happened to be on the front line of the Chevron protest & shares this first person dispatch. More »
Social Activism with Compounding Interest
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5 reasons to start a non-profit or NGO BEFORE you're old and rich. More »
Creating Community Through Film
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Live in Olympia, Seattle, Portland, Bellingham, Eugene, or Victoria, BC? Then you're invited. More »
20 Quotes to Inspire Change
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You wanted to save the world, but somewhere you lost your energy. Here are 20 inspiring quotes to help you find it again. More »
“And I would drive 10,000 miles…”
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Matador member Scott Brills prepares to drive 10,000 miles for charity. More »
Saving Turtles in Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Travelers Notebook co-editor Teresa Ponikvar visits Baja California Sur and reports how a handful of people are making a difference for hundreds of tu More »
From the Editor: What I Loved This Week
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"Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." -Mary Oliver More »
After the Quake: Green Rebuilding In Sichuan
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"The rebuilding process will take five, ten years or even more,” says volunteer Wang Wei.... “Our generation and the next must continue this rebui More »
Twitter’s #followfriday
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Every Friday, people on Twitter recommend their favorite "tweeters" for other folks to follow. Here are seven incredible people tweeting about world n More »
9 Songs That Spoke of Change
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These songs started movements--or kept the momentum going. What songs would you add to the list? More »
Michelle Obama Made Me Cry
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"I think we should all have to get to know one another around kitchen tables." More »
