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Last week at the global tolerance office we raised the question 'what kind of saying, thought or quote do you like?'. This question is very broad and results in very diverse answers but that makes it interesting. I thought I would share one of my thoughts: 'Wat u niet wil dat u geschiedt doe dat ook een ander niet'. You might wonder which language this is and what it means. The language is Dutch and the line describes the Golden rule; 'one should treat others as one would like others to treat…See More

This Friday on 30 September 2011 the 1%Club is organising a global co-creation event in Amsterdam, Nairobi, Buea, Cape Town, Kampala, Ramallah, Cairo and London. The 1%EVENT is the Open Space event that connects people with smart ideas for projects;…

Every Friday we round up the week by posting 5 things that captured our attention. It can be about a news item, event, inspirational documentary, great comment piece or anything else on a wide variety of topics that we find interesting or care about.  1.…See More

This is an extract from an article on the Independent about the resent step of the Met police to use the official Secrets Act to try to get the Guardian to reveal source of phone-hacking storyLawyers acting for the Met are planning to use the Official Secrets Act at an Old Bailey hearing on Friday that, if successful, will require The Guardian to hand over evidence identifying sources of key documents used in the newspaper's phone hacking coverage.Leading legal figures said The Guardian may…See More