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GUATEMALA in T minus 3 months!
OMG, this is so exciting – our trip to the Ixil Triangle in Guatemala is just around the corner. So far, we have an amazingly talented and diverse team of 4 citizen journalists that will be joining SG founder & internationally known photographer Amanda Koster this July! For Jody, Great Phebe, Sam, and Mira – [...]
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SalaamGarage announces: Engage! Refund
SalaamGarage announces: Engage! Refund (currently we are accepting applications for our upcoming Guatemala trip in July and Ethiopia trip in November, 2010) With several successful trips under out belt, lots of content created, travelers repeatedly saying ‘this was the trip of a lifetime,’ we seriously want to vamp up sharing your experiences and the stories you create. Why? Because we know for sure it changes peoples lives. [...]
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@ sxsw: sit down and be ok with ‘what if’…
I got here a few hours ago. nearly collapsed on my hotel bed, but remembered reading somewhere to get my badge asap, place closes in 1 hour. sigh. off the bed, refresh, chewing on some organic energy cliff candy becky left in my car (which i now carry in my purse, subsequently all the way to [...]
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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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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Welcome! What do you think?
Welcome to our new site! In an effort for our SalaamGarage team to be co-creators of our site and be in direct communication with you… we are moving to WordPress from our previous traditional site. Besides adhering to our vision of utilizing simple social media tools to cause change, this is a heck of a [...]
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Leftovers.