Halcyon Inspired

HALCYON INSPIRED BY THE PEOPLE, VALUES, IDEAS, INVENTIONS AND ARTS THAT WE HOPE CAN INSPIRE YOU TOO.

Inspired by young social entrepreneurs...

 

...who appear to be turning increasingly frequently away from chasing hard bucks and towards making a positive difference in others' lives around the world. 

Inspired by "icons of progress"...

 

 

...such as building an equal opportunity workforce.  IBM claims that such icons have, over the past 100 years, helped demonstrate our faith in science, our pursuit of knowledge and our belief that together we can make the world work better.

Inspired by "3.3 billion ways to change the world"...

  

...a growing global movement aimed at empowering girls and women in all countries.

Inspired to secure land rights for the landless, one acre at a time...

 

...in rural areas around the world, where land is the most fundamental asset.  It is often difficult for landless farmers to earn enough income to feed their own children, but owning a plot of land for farming allows them to produce fruits and vegetables to nourish their families and helps them earn enough money to put their children through school or pay for medical costs.

Organisations are now working tirelessly around the world to help secure land rights for 400 million landless people, but they require ongoing support for and promotion of their work.

Inspired to reach out into space...

 

Two young students in the UK managed to record a video of the Earth from the edge of space, using homemade equipment and on a shoestring budget, suggesting that if they can, anybody who really wants to can.

Inspired by places that inspire others to create...

 

 

...philosophers, artists and writers tell of places that quicken their creative pulse.  Where are the places that do it for you?

Inspired by Martha Nussbaum on 21st century enlightenment...

 

At the RSA in late 2010, Martha Nussbaum discussed ways in which the attitudes, values and practices of 21st century enlightenment could help more of us lead the good life in the good society.

Inspired by those who believe that the human family could do better...

    

...and who are not content with just merely the world, but who try actively to change it.

On her return from a gap year, Maggie Doyne decided to start a home in Nepal with the aim of sustaining and improving quality of life for Nepalese children.  Her next big goal is to to build a school for the children.  Maggie has since started her BlinkNow Foundation to share her ideas with other young people and has won the prestigious Do Something award in the US.

See also:

• Maggie speaker profile — thedolectures.co.uk/​speakers/​speakers-2010/​maggie-doyne
• Maggie’s website — blinknow.org
• More Do Lectures — thedolectures.co.uk/​speakers

Inspired to remember to concentrate on the task in hand...

 

...(literally, in this case!) right through to the end.

Inspired to do more than just say "ah, look at all those lonely people"

  

The time is surely overdue to start to work together to see what we can do to mitigate loneliness, a silent disease that so many people - so often hidden out of site - find so hard.

 

Many of society's greatest, largely anonymous heroes are those who reach out to others who are alone.  We should join them, locally, in our streets and communities and globally, across the internet. 

 

How can we bring our best ideas for lessening loneliness together?  Indeed, do we even wish to try to become truly civilised?  If not, the danger is that we'll just further fragment into "a world that doesn't care".