Are you ready to be a changemaker? - Our Daily Green

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Are you ready to be a changemaker?


Disclosure: This post is part of a sponsored campaign. We wholly support using social media as a vehicle for change and were thrilled to be invited to be part of this experience. The power of communication and the internet can be harnessed for good and to make a difference. Learn more by following the links in today's post. 

Every day people are taking small steps to create big change in communities all over the country. We want to highlight some of these extraordinary individuals who are an inspiration to all of us.  Check out the stories at TakePart then click on the “Real Changemakers” button OR go directly to TakePart.

Features include:

Mama Hill, who started a home learning center for youth living in South Central Los Angeles
Alabama Chanin, who helped to revive her small town by starting a home-sewn apparel line that attracted the attention of some of today’s biggest fashion labels
Malik Yakini, who started an urban farm in Detroit when his community hit a downturn
Ruth Lande Shuman, an architect/designer who is putting her skills to use in re-imagining New York City classrooms with color



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