Does it seem extreme to declare a Jihad on litter? Not to a group in Small Heath in Birmingham. Clean Medina says that Muslim neighbourhoods in the city are far too messy and they want to change that. So they’ve launched a “struggle’ against rubbish and waste, and whilst they’re at it they also want …
Birmingham Cafes and Free Wifi.
Like Pete I firmly believe that free wifi is a key factor in giving a cafe my custom. So I’ve just set up a flickr group for Brum hostelries with free wifi. Please add you pics and use the location tags (make sure they are set to public) so we can all find and encourage …
Pangea – Global competition/carnival for citizen storytellers.
Wonderful new by-product of TED http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl3xHIsvF9o Pangeaday is a non-profit project to get people telling stories on film and sharing them. In 241 days the most compelling films will be showcased at events in major cities across the globe.
B29 Blog. (Selly Oak to you and me)
This I like. Very Local. Very Neighbourhood, including a flickr group: maybe, just maybe, there’ll be a few more postcode districts across the UK (there are 2,900 of them apparently) that’ll decide to follow suit, and then things really could get interesting!