very interesting...did not know that there is an actual campaign!

Quoted: Plain English Campaign officially began in 1979, after founder Chrissie Maher OBE publicly shredded hundreds of official documents in Parliament Square, London. Entirely independent, the ...

seriously...battle of words!

Quoted: The worst forms of jargon and gobbledygook have won recognition in the Plain English Awards. So how easily can lines of corporate-speak be condensed into a pithy sentence?

Chez Panisse opened its doors in 1971, started by Alice Waters and an assortment of idealistic friends. A neighborhood bistro named after a character in Marcel Pagnol's 1930's trilogy of movies (‘Marius,’ ‘Fanny,’ and ‘Cesar’), the Restaurant and Café are a homage to the sentiment, comedy and informality of these classic films.

great and noble idea!

Quoted: Riders is an award-winning social enterprise. We are working to make sure all health workers in Africa have access to reliable transportation so they can ...

a weekly forum for social justice in Africa

Fahamu focuses primarily on Africa, although we work with others to support the global movement for human rights and social justice.

The word Fahamu means ‘understanding’ or ‘consciousness’ in Kiswahili.

Quoted: Fahamu has a vision of the world where people organise to emancipate themselves from all forms of oppression, recognise their social responsibilities, respect each other’s ...

Quoted: Articles from the Smithsonian Institution's award-winning, monthly general interest magazine, plus exclusive Web articles, videos, blogs, photographs and more.