GOOD Magazine assets, video. E-waste—the computers, cell phones and other electronics we throw away—is often shipped overseas to developing countries where it can be recycled more cheaply. But E-waste recycling and disposal operations found in some of these developing nations are extremely hazardous to humans. “Recycling” involves open burning of plastic waste, and exposure to these toxins wreaks havoc on the human body and can be fatal. Despite all this, the U.S. refuses to ban e-waste exportation. There are many ways you can help. Please visit http://www.goodmagazine.com/ for more information. From Wiredset Digital Agency.
What good are vaccines if they never reach the people who need them? For millions of Africans living in rural villages far from medical facilities, isolation can lead to disease and death. In this original GOOD video we look at Riders for Health, a U.K.-based organization that uses high-speed off-road motorcycles to bring medical help to remote villages in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and The Gambia. Go to http://www.goodmagazine.com/ for more.
GOOD Magazine assets, video. “Say the word America in a crowded room and it’s controversial.” 12 is an experiment disguised as a school disguised as an ad agency. Art students are recruited to the program. They’re drawn together by their love for creativity. Their first project – come up with an ad campaign for GOOD Magazine around the concept “I Heart America.” They came up with “Love It or Fix It.” They acknowledge that America isn’t perfect, but they’re optimistic about its future by being proactive. Advertising has the potential to be used for good. Why not tap into that potential? For more, please log onto http://www.goodmagazine.com/. From Wiredset Digital Agency.
GOOD Magazine asset, video. Natalie Jeremijenko has opened the environmental health clinic at NYU. People come in with their environmental health concerns and leave with a prescription for action. The environmental health clinic is also mobile, and it floats. She took it out on NYC’s East river for the first time to hold her office hours. Why sit on the water, to talk about the water? When you physically see it and smell it, you have more direct evidence of the issues concerning the environment. Please visit http://www.goodmagaznie.com/ for more information. From Wiredset Digital Agency.
GOOD Magazine asset, video. Detroit, MI is a city of contrast. Some of the richest areas in the country sit next to some of the poorest. Four artists gathered for what started out as an artistic endeavor, but turned into a social crusade. They set to paint abandoned, decrepit homes orange so the city can demolish them. They wanted to take dilapidated structures and make something beautiful and positive out of it, rather than have kids playing and hanging out in the rotting skeleton of homes. For more, please go to http://www.goodmagazine.com/. From Wiredset Digital Agency.
GOOD Magazine asset, video. In an age where messages can be transmitted from one continent to another in a matter of seconds, there’s no reason why people should still die from malnutrition. In 2000, 189 nations came together and vowed to free people from extreme poverty and preventable diseases. This vow became the 8 Millennium Goals. From these goals, a movement was born – making fighting extreme poverty a global priority. Find out more by going to http://www.goodmagazine.com/. From Wiredset Digital Agency.
GOOD Magazine asset, video. NY Children, a project headed by Danny Goldfield, entails photographing a child from each of the 194 countries on Earth, currently living in New York City. The project has been ongoing for two years. The first child was from the Dominican Republic, the youngest one from Ethiopia. It all started as a photo project, but Goldfield hopes this can be the foundation of the NY Children mission – to gather and nurture an inclusive community of children and create opportunities for them to meet, learn about each other, and form friendships. It’s about New York, about families, and about a community. To learn more, log onto http://www.goodmagazine.com/. From Wiredset Digital Agency.
GOOD Magazine asset, video. The United Nations tried making North Korean leader Kim Jong IL give up his nuclear warheads in exchange for his coveted foreign imports, like iPods, Marlboro cigarettes, Johnny Walker Scotch, furs, leather, and plasma TVs. Will Jong IL abandon nuclear arms for segways? This is how it might happen. To find out more, go to http://www.goodmagazine.com/. From Wiredset Digital Agency.
GOOD Magazine asset, video. On September 12, 2001, Sean Huze felt prompted to join the military because of the September 11 attacks. He deployed in 2003, and set up in Kuwait for the March 2003 invasion in which he’d taken part. Huze feels that even four years into the war, the general public is still unaffected by it. He’s glad he joined the military though, and coming home he’s founded a theatre company designed for veterans. For more, please visit http://www.goodmagazine.com/. From Wiredset Digital Agency.
GOOD Magazine asset, video. Phillip Carter is a 31-year-old who’s served two tours of active duty: from 1997 to 2001, and 2005 to 2006. This is a portrait of life after the war. He focuses now on the human element of questions like whether or not the U.S. should go to war, or whether the U.S. should stay in Iraq. Coming home was an awkward experience for Carter. He found that people went on about their daily lives, as though they didn’t know their country was involved in a war, and they probably didn’t care. But Carter says he would do it all over again. He got a lot more out of the army than the army got out of him. For more portraits, go to http://www.goodmagazine.com/ From Wiredset Digital Agency.
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