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TakingITGlobal.org is the social network that connects you to the global issues that affect us all. Welcome to our redesigned site!

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Imprints

The Imprints art contest invites you to exercise your creativity and share your reflections about humanity’s current ecological footprint or what it should be in order to guarantee a sustainable common future. Selected submissions will be displayed at the COP15 UN Climate Conference, plus you could win one of our sustainable prizes including a folding aluminium bicycle and a digital camera.

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Take the TakingITMobile Survey!

Are you interested in mobile communications? Want to win an iPod Touch or Shuffle? The TakingITMobile survey is looking for your input! The aim of this research is to share innovation in the field of youth mobile communications and to brainstorm projects and solutions for the TIG platform. By sharing examples of mobile innovation, we can examine ways of building mobile tools that are compatible with the existing platform. The survey is now available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Turkish, Dutch and Russian.

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Tread Lightly

TakingITGlobal is proud to present Treadlightly.me, an interdisciplinary education and engagement resource developed to help secondary school students learn about climate change through the lens of ecological footprints. The Tread Lightly site will allow you to calculate your impact on the planet, compare your footprint to others around the world, and help you to become more green through the 40 Day Challenge!

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Sprout e-course

Sprout is an e-course for aspiring social innovators and environmental entrepreneurs who want to grow their project ideas and learn to create lasting changes that take root in their communities.

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Announcing TIG Gear

Sport the latest ethical style, show your support for TIG and look great while doing it! In collaboration with Me to We Style, these shirts are are ethically manufactured from organic cotton and bamboo fiber. Responsible clothing for responsible living is just a click away.

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International Migrants Day

Every year thousands of people leave their home countries. Some of them leave voluntarily in search of a better life for themselves and their families. Others, displaced by natural disasters, famines or war, are forced to migrate. In observation of International Migrants Day on December 18, we invite you to contribute to our new Panorama issue on Forced Migration.

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COP15

From the 7th the 18th of December 2009 the 15th UN Conference of Parties or COP15 will bring representatives from 192 countries together to set climate policy for our future. UN Climate Scientists have set 350 parts per million of carbon as the threshhold for a stable climate. What does COP15 mean for you? How are you organizing around climate change in your community? Discuss with TIG members in our discussion forums and check out the Countdown to Copenhagen blog.

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