Merry Christmas. Also I just wanted to thank you.
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So here is my Christmas message to you.
Love Emily ….. I’ve met some inspirational (and I use this word carefully) people this year who are doing some amazing work in a wide variety of areas to create a world we all want to live in. Here are just a few of them and I suggest you check out their work. At the beginning of the year I met the lovely guys, Brendan and Weh, behind a development blog called WhyDev who are absolutely committed to getting ‘development’ right. Soon after moving to Beijing I met some of the crew, Fern and Stephen, from the Australian Broadcasting Centre who are out there dedicated to telling the world what is actually happening in China. In July I came across the guys at Operation Smile who help transform the lives of kids with cleft lips and palates. In October I was involved in the Australia China Youth Dialogue founded by Henry Makeham who has poured blood sweat and tears into improving the relationship between Australian and Chinese youth. Last month I met up again with the team from Greennovate, who for the past four years have been researching, training, documenting sustainable business practices in China. The founder Mihela Hladin is nothing short of an amazing women. Finally my friend Monica, who I started Lane Change with has inspired a new of way of thinking and most importantly is great at keeping me honest. That’s it from me for a month or so. I’m going to hang out with friends and family, swim in the ocean, ice-skate on lakes, go to weddings, crack champagne and generally take advantage of how lucky I am. image source |
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Brendan Rigby
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Engaging the fatigued and unshockable – 4 awesome video campaigns
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