http://wearethenewradicals.com Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:51:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the northern hemisphere heads into “there’s no such thing as global warming” summer, some inspirational stories to keep you going.Bring Light founder Melissa Dyrdahl on how she found the light.  Click here to read the piece on her alma mater's web site.Rocco Rossi’s wake-up call changed his life forever.  Click ... http://wearethenewradicals.com/getting-warmer/ Have you read about or heard of New Radical Activists, Entrepreneurs, or Innovators? Perhaps someone you know? Or maybe you’re in the process of reinventing yourself? We’d love to hear from you. story@wearethenewradicals.com http://wearethenewradicals.com/seenheard-any-new-radical-stories/ In case you missed the New Radicals soirée, click here for a view from MaRS (a blog post by Lisa Torjman, Associate, Social Entrepreneurship, MaRS Discovery Centre <http://www.marsdd.com>). A terrific example of the New Radical trend in action. Ronnie Abrams just joined the prestigious New York law firm, Davis Polk & Wardwell to ... http://wearethenewradicals.com/new-radicals-celebrate-and-the-movement-grows/ It's on Saturday, March 29 at 8pm.  New Radicals around  the world are taking part.  Click here for details.   Earth Hour has teamed up with Zerofootprint to provide a carbon calculator that enables Earth Hour participants to measure their carbon footprint.  You can log on to the Zerofootprint Calculator though Facebook or visit earthhour.zerofootprint.net .  Plus, click here to see ... http://wearethenewradicals.com/have-you-heard-about-earth-hour/ The first Canadian gathering of New RadicalsTo celebrate the launch of the new bookWE ARE THE NEW RADICALS, by Julia MouldenAt Jamie Kennedy at the Gardiner111 Queen’s Park, TorontoTuesday, April 155:00 – 7:00pm$50Tickets available through TicketWeb [Click here to order tickets]or call 1 888 222 6608     http://wearethenewradicals.com/tickets-for-new-radicals-soiree-tuesday-april-15-toronto/ More New Radical buzz. Here are two of our newest favourites (lots of radio, too; great clips coming soon): Click here to read Carol Goar's article in the Toronto Star Melissa Dyrdahl from Bring Light writes about finding a New Radical career on the Divine Caroline website. Click here to read her post.  Emerging New Radicals will soon ... http://wearethenewradicals.com/great-ink-about-the-new-radicals/ Yes, it’s true. The book we’ve all been waiting for is finally available across North America — as well as in Europe, Singapore, and Australia. Pick it up at your favourite bookseller, or order it online (Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, and Indigo). We invite you to help us spread the ... http://wearethenewradicals.com/we-are-the-new-radicals-a-manifesto-for-reinventing-yourself-and-saving-the-world-is-now-available/ Scott Johnson had no grand plan for switching careers. He was sitting in an airport lounge, on a day like any other, when his eyes fell on the smallest news item. "It was something really tiny, I mean, two paragraphs, that talked about MS and myelin repair." But that brief ... http://wearethenewradicals.com/an-accidental-new-radical/ Canwest News ServiceWednesday, January 30, 2008Byline: Shannon ProudfootSource: Canwest News Service Not only is the mid-life crisis a bona-fide affliction but 40-somethings from Canada to Uzbekistan grapple with it ever day, a groundbreaking new study has found. Researchers examined the life satisfaction of two million people in 72 countries through several decades ... http://wearethenewradicals.com/mid-life-crisis-a-modern-affliction-for-millions/ The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has put out a call for videos, asking people to post them on YouTube in answer to this question, ‘What one thing do you think that countries, companies, or individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008?’. Here’s the New ... http://wearethenewradicals.com/davos-video/