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Passion is the Jet Fuel
Q&A “Drocolate” of in-this-economy.com wanted to ask me (Amanda Koster) a few questions about SxSW. Drocolate: Why should I attend your core conversation at SXSW? A.Koster: Compare the velocity of media and society’s response of Huricane Katrina vs. the Haiti Earthquake. Also, listen to: http://salaamgarage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/AmandaKoster_podcast_sxsw2010.mp3 Drocolate: What makes you the right person to be conducting [...]
SxSW podcast. Come see Amanda Koster + Amanda Rose (of Twestival): 3/13 @ 12.30pm!
Janat Horn photographing explosives recently (1/2010) collected by an EOD (Explosive Ordinance Division) on a SalaamGarage trip to Vietnam.
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Mahatma Gandhi poem
Even as we serve others, We are working on ourselves; Every act, every work, Every gesture of genuine compassion Naturally nourishes our own hearts as well. It is not a question of who is helped first, When we attend to ourselves with compassion and mercy, More healing is made available for others. And when we [...]
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Some fun pre-production videos
Hello all! Maggie and I are alive and well in Rajasthan. We arrived early so that we could do about a weeks worth of pre-production to be sure everything was in place for our SalaamGarage trip, which starts in a few days. We also make friends and have some fun as well. We will write [...]
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New article about guatemala trip!
http://www.wanderingeducators.com/best/traveling/salaamgarage-guatemala.html
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presenting to Northeastern University
8.30 – 11.30 am / Tuesday February 24 243 Ryder
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Guatemala/09 projects are posted!
SalaamGarage has been working diligently with Agros International around what stories need to be told, and who would be willing to share. This is a very rare opportunity to work with an NGO and see first hand the people they serve, and to hear about their lives. SalaamGarage participants will be able to choose from [...]
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SalaamGarage presents at Microsoft: 12/10, 6:30-8pm
Work at Microsoft? Want more info? email us and we’ll get it to you. Join social documentary and commercial photographer Amanda Koster illustrate how her career has helped create what is now SalaamGarage. Join her in dialogue around the value of collaboration between media makers, social media applications, and international non-profit organizations. ————————– Koster officially [...]
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SalaamGarage presenting to Microsoft on December 10, 6:30-8pm!
Amanda Koster, documentary photographer and SalaamGarage founder speaking at Microsoft in Redmond Washington on December 10, 2009 from 6:30pm-10pm. Talk is about how participants on SalaamGarage trips create and disperse unique, independent social media that raises awareness and causes positive change in the world.
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why ignite kicked my butt + why i want more