Monthly Archives: April 2007

Be kind anyway, so Mother Teresa

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

Last night I had the pleasure of being invited to a fundraising event here in Seattle for an organization called RESULTS. More about that in a minute – but first let me type in the text of an inspirational quote … Continue reading →

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Near a radio? Join talk about Nigeria election in BBC World Have Your Say

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

I got an email this morning from BBC inviting me to join their talk on today’s Have Your Say program is the Nigerian election. It’s on at 6pm GMT today, Monday April 23. They appear to be interested in hearing … Continue reading →

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Are you in Nigeria? Text your election observations to 0808-4032739

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

According to this Texts monitor Nigerian elections article on the BBC News website, Anyone trying to rig or tamper with Saturday’s presidential elections in Nigeria could be caught out by a team of volunteers armed with mobile phones. The number … Continue reading →

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Upside down tomato gardening

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

Originally uploaded by thomas pix. I absolutely love this idea! Probably totally obvious to many but not to me! I’m gonna try this. Thomas’s instructions for making it out of an old bucket, newspaper and some seeds are here, and … Continue reading →

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Casting a ballot for Africa at netsquared.org

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

I was psyched to see my Casting a ballot for Africa blog post on the frontpage of the Netsquared.org website, and various blog postings about the Kabissa 2.0 proposal at WhiteAfrican.com, globalvoicesonline.org, and Meandering Passage – wow, thanks everyone for … Continue reading →

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Message from activist @ democrats.com: On April 28, Spell I-M-P-E-A-C-H for Congress

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

I got the message below from activist @ democrats.com today – and I for one think it’s a terrific idea to put the word IMPEACH! everywhere on April 28. The sooner the better. I’ll start with this IMPEACH! Banner for … Continue reading →

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greenlightnigeria.org – it begins!

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

In a comment to my Blueprint for a Nigerian Civil Society Election Blog, Tim Concannon announced greenlightnigeria.org – I’m glad to see this development and hope it catches on. Congratulations SDN and IDASA! Please help spread the word and make … Continue reading →

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Corporate Corruption: NBC’s Silvia Wadhwa talks to Peter Eigen, Transparency International, about recent corporate corruption cases.

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

Once again, I’m the proud son today. My father was interviewed on CNBC about corporate corruption and the critical role of civil society in global governance. Businessses and governments won’t behave by themselves – and shareholders, driven mostly by profits, … Continue reading →

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New PhoneBlogz Post

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

A new audio message has been left: CLICK HERE

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Audioblogging by Mobile Phone? Round 2: Nigerian Election Blog Blueprint

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

When considering a Civil Society Election Blog for Nigeria, we realized fairly quickly that it has to be possible for people to contribute to it via their mobile phones. Post via the web and e-mail, yes, but also somehow via … Continue reading →

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