#passive activism

Yes, you heard me right.

A couple initiative everybody should know about :

Ecosia and Lilo : the search engines who use their benefits to spur change

About Ecosia : this German search engine uses its benefits to plant trees around the world. It is available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish - but of course you can do a search in any language.

About Lilo : this search engine is only available in French and English - but then again, if you're confortable enough in English to read this post that shouldn't be a problem. By creating an account, you can collect "water drops" and then give them to a social or ecological initiative - the initiative will then receive a part of Lilo's benefits depending on how many drops the users awarded them.

A couple initiatives supported by Lilo :

Want to help have a positive impact on the world? Easy! Just pick a new search engine!

My Lovely Planet : a video game which impacts reality.

(Nothing like Sword Art Online though, promise.)

Lilo's creator is creating a free app in which planting a tree or cleaning the ocean in-game results in those same actions happening somewhere in the world, thanks the money collected with advertisement and optional purchases. The game consists in taking care and developing an island, a bit like Animal Crossing or many other mobile apps.

This game is only a project still, its crowd funding have reached its goal yesterday and finishing on June 22nd. The beta version should be available for the funders by the end of June. Unfortunately all the information I've just relayed is only available in French today, and it might be some time before English speakers can discover it. If you're interested in hearing about new developments regarding this project, just give me a sign and I'll keep you updated.

“This is what a feminist looks like’ is a campaign launched in late 2014, it used a range of politicians, actors and other celebrity endorsements to promote a range of goods brandishing the slogan 'this is what a feminist looks like'

It was later discovered that these products were manufactured in Mauritius by Bengali migrant women being paid 62p an hour, which although is not below minimum wage is considerably less than living wage.

Upon being called to donate some of this profits back to the workers, the high street chain Whistles declined to comment.

You Can Help

By participating in this work you will be required to take a photograph of yourself wearing the dazzle mask app.

This photograph will be uploaded to an anonymous twitter account with the #thisiswhatafeministlookslike

The mask on your face will allow your identity to remain anonymous to online sources

In return......the artist will donate 62p to the Women’s workers union in Mauritius

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation.