Georgia Popplewell
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Managing DirectorGlobalist, Trinidad and Tobago/Caribbean citizen, lover of books, bicycles, film, photography, jazz, travel, architecture, and justice for all.
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14 December 2010
Support the many voices of Global Voices - donate today!
As 2010 draws to a close, we’re launching a special appeal for support in continuing and building upon the work we've done this year. Our editors, authors and translators spend hundreds of hours a month combing citizen media from their countries and regions, selecting and contextualizing the most compelling voices, stories and ideas, helping make the picture of the world we live in more complete. If you believe that what we do enriches the world, please make a donation.
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28 November 2010
8 November 2010
Haiti: A life-saving video
San Francisco-based physician and blogger Dr. Jan Gurley has visited Haiti twice since the January 12 earthquake to volunteer her services. Her second visit coincided with the cholera outbreak that has...
25 October 2010
Global Voices seeks a Deputy Editor
We're seeking a Deputy Editor to help manage daily content flow in English. Global Voices in English is a central focal point for more than 400 bloggers and translators around the world who work together to report on blogs and citizen media everywhere, with emphasis on voices that are not ordinarily heard in international mainstream media.
30 May 2010
Jamaica
Citiizen media initiative On The Ground News Reports creates a Google maps-based “situation map” to record incidents related to the state of emergency in Jamaica.
12 April 2010
Global Voices Summit 2010: Countdown to Santiago
In 25 days' time, on May 6, 2010, over 200 people from 60-plus countries will gather at the Bibiloteca de Santiago in Santiago, Chile, for the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2010. Join us for this exciting two-day event and for the announcement of the inaugural Google/Global Voices Breaking Borders award!
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8 February 2010
Announcing the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2010
We're delighted to announce the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2010! Our gathering takes place this year in the vibrant city of Santiago, Chile on May 6-7, 2010. Among the highlights of the proceedings will be the announcement of the winners of the Breaking Borders award, a new prize created by Google and Global Voices.
30 January 2010
Global Voices in Haiti: On Reconstruction
With scattered clean-up efforts under way in Haiti, debates have begun about how best to rebuild houses and other structures destroyed in the 12 January earthquake. Georgia Popplewell reports from Port-au-Prince on "the critical matter of shelter for those who have lost their homes".
29 January 2010
Global Voices in Haiti: Litmus Test
Georgia Popplewell, on the ground in post-earthquake Haiti, looks into reports of "tear gas" being used at a food distribution point, and visits the Carrefour area of Port-au-Prince. The second in a series of special reports.
==> As Africans we need to let go of our victimhood, inferiority complex & acceptance...