EITI and MediaStorm collaborate on ‘Making resources work for people’

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and MediaStorm recently collaborated on 'Making resources work for people'. This project explores EITI's efforts to establish resource transparency around the world. About the Project: 3.5 billion people live in countries rich in oil, gas and minerals. With good governance the exploitation of these resources can generate large revenues to foster growth and reduce poverty. However when governance is weak, it may result in poverty, corruption, and conflict. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) aims to strengthen governance by improving transparency and accountability in the extractives sector. The EITI sets a global standard for companies to publish what they pay and for governments to disclose what they receive.

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Ed Kashi at George Eastman House this Friday

If you're near Rochester, NY this Friday (June 27), don't miss the exhibition party for Ed Kashi's new book/project Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta.  The exhibition is up now through September 1, 2008. Friday's exhibition party will be held from 7-9:30 pm.  While you're at the museum, you can also check out work from Eli Reed's Black in America and Machines of Memory: Cameras from the Technology Collection.

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