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- Status Idea: York peer-to-peer support group for young people whose families have mental health problems read
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Founder(s): caroline cuckston Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: York Actions: 1
Date created: 12 November 2008
Since the age of 16, I have support my mum who has bi-polar disorder and have been looking for a group that helps young people after years of searching i have decided to start my own support group for young people whose families have mental health problems. The aim is to create a social, friendly informal peer-to-peer support where young people...
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- Status Idea: KnitWits - working towards a close knit community read
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Founder(s): Lexlou Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Chiddingfold, Godalming, Surrey Actions: 1
Date created: 12 November 2008
I want to unite young and old in a small village/countryside community where I live (near Petworth in West Sussex), and ensure that an old craft is kept alive. I love the idea of knitting, quite literally, 'knitting' a community and keeping it together. Not only could the older generations impart their knitting knowledge, but it is a cheap and...
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- Status Idea: Easter shoebox campaign read
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Founder(s): Frances Drury Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Bristol
Date created: 29 October 2008
I would like to get a campaign going at the University of Bristol to send shoeboxes to Bulgarian Orphanages. I think this would be very attractive to university students as it's quite a fun way of being charitable. I was inspired to do this by a shocking documentary on BBC2 about Bulgaria's Abandoned Children. This showed young children (who...
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- Status Idea: Animal rights vs. youtube read
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Founder(s): saintviolette Idea Status: Done and Dusted Actions: 2
Date created: 21 September 2008
I would like to see animal abuse tackled on youtube, there videos put online in youtube showing all kinds of creatures put in cages and trapped to fight until death. Most are domesticated pets, forced to kill. Youtube doesnt see this *sport* as serious enough to leave them flagged permenantly. I flag them and they they reappear after some time...
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- Status Idea: Campaign Against Trophy Hunting read
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Founder(s): bon Idea Status: Underway Town: Rye, East Sussex
Date created: 10 June 2008
Hi everyone,
Let me introduce myself, my name is Bonnie and i am very passionate about wildlife. I am however deeply concerned for South Africa's wildlife due to the canned hunting industry. Canned hunting involves animals such as lions being shot or speared to death by a paying "trophy hunter" in its enclosure,yes thats right the animal is...
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