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Tag Archives: G-20 major economies
Legitimacy of G20: Self-appointed for the sake of G172?
Last week the leaders of the G20 met in Seoul for the G20 Summit. For many, the ‘Group of 20′ (G20) is a largely self-appointed and barely legitimate body with no authority to assume its current role. Is this a … Continue reading
Posted in Development, G20, United Nations
Tagged Development, G-20 major economies, United Nations
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Why the G20?
The G20 Toronto Summit Declaration from June earlier this year stated: We recognize that 2010 marks an important year for development issues. The September 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) High Level Plenary will be a crucial opportunity to reaffirm the … Continue reading
Why a bridge?
The bridge is an important metaphor for joining people, institutions, conversations, ideas, communities and places together. The bridge is a universal metaphor. Everyone understands the purpose of a bridge is and how it is used. A bridge has multiple functions, … Continue reading
Posted in Bridge, Design, Extreme poverty
Tagged Bridge, Extreme poverty, G-20 major economies
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Participation- A Broad Overview
How will the 10 City Bridge Run play out? It is about participation, but to the extent this occurs is not up to me, but the contribution of others. Here is a broad overview of how I see the initiative … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Outcomes, Petition
Tagged G-20 major economies, South Korea, United Nations
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What are people saying about the G20?
Looking ahead toward Seoul, what did people have to say about what took place in Toronto last June? Here are a few observations from the blog Sherpa from a range of NGO speaking on the broad topic of ‘development’: The Global … Continue reading
Heart of Darkness: G20 Protests
Searching ‘G20‘ on YouTube I was amazed to see almost every link that comes up was of confrontation between protestors and police. Of course, the range of issues the G20 discuss is broad. It is not only about extreme poverty. … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, G20, Protest
Tagged Agent Provocateur, G-20 major economies, Toronto
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Stop the Clock!
Two days before beginning the journey, I need to make another difficult decision to delay the commencement of the 10 City Bridge Run. I decided the prudent path forward was to allow more time. This of course made me consider … Continue reading
Lisa Asked: How Does It Work?
I was speaking with my good friend Lisa last night at GreenUps here in Sydney, and the conversation shifted onto the 10 City Bridge Run. Lisa asked how did it all work. Good question. Here is my answer. The start … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Bridge, Sponsor
Tagged G-20 major economies, Millennium Development Goals, Sydney
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10 City Bridge Run- Objectives 1, 2, 3.
There are three objectives for the 10 City Bridge Run: Raise the awareness of an individual’s capacity to act to positively influence the eradication of extreme poverty from our world. Make representation of a global ‘pictorial petition’ to the G20 … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Extreme poverty, G20
Tagged Extreme poverty, G-20 major economies, United Nations
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G20- the lever for change?
The G20 describes itself as the premier forum for international economic cooperation: “Our goal is to strengthen the global financial system and build a global economy rooted in sustainable growth and prosperity for all”. What do most of us understand … Continue reading
Posted in G20, Global Financial System, International
Tagged G-20 major economies, International, Sustainable development
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