global poverty at Brave New Films

CGI 2006 Welcome

2008-11-23T12:44:11Z

Bill Clinton and others give a general introduction to the Clinton Global Initiative. Learn about the problems that inspired CGI and discover the hope that CGI commitments bring to the world.

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CGI 2006: Bill Clinton's Closing Speech

2008-11-23T12:44:10Z

Bill Clinton speaks about how true freedom means caring about the freedom of others. We often focus too much on the differences between each other, which are actually small compared to our similarities. The purpose of CGI is to remember the commonality of all humans, and to find a way to triumph together.

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CGI 2007 Closing Story

2008-11-23T12:44:10Z

Bill Clinton tells the story of his visit to a refugee camp in Indonesia, where he met the leader of the camp who had lost nine children, but who had stepped up to lead his community despite his family's tragic situation. The leader's wife asked President Clinton to name her newest child, and President Clinton chose to name the child "Dawn" to symbolize a new beginning.

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CGI 2007 Welcome

2008-11-23T12:44:10Z

Bill Clinton and others give a general introduction to the Clinton Global Initiative. Learn about the problems that inspired CGI and discover the hope that CGI commitments bring to the world.

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Paul Collier: 4 ways to improve the lives of the "bottom bil

2008-10-30T03:30:56Z

www.ted.com Around the world right now, one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold, compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich and poor.

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Stewart Brand: Why squatter cities are a good thing

2008-10-27T21:31:25Z

www.ted.com Rural villages worldwide are being deserted, as billions of people flock to cities, to live in teeming squatter camps and slums. And Stewart Brand says this is a good thing. Why? It'll take you 3 minutes to find out. Music: Brian Eno, "Just Another Day on Earth," from his 2005 album Another Day on Earth (Hannibal).

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MyTopStory.com - Episode #1 - April 9, 2008

2008-11-23T12:22:13Z

This is the very first MyTopStory post! Thanks to everyone who helped to make this an positive experience! Today's topics ranged from homelessness, China and the 2008 Olympics...to the recent murder in Merritt. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes every week from different locations around Vancouver!

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Scenarios From Africa - Nevel Alone

2008-11-23T12:53:47Z

Directed by Newton I. Aduaka, Nigeria; based on an original idea by Marcel C. Sourou Gninkinme, aged 24, Benin.

Scenarios from Africa is a community mobilisation, education and media project about HIV/AIDS carried out with and for young people.

It gives children and young adults an exciting opportunity to educate themselves and others about HIV/AIDS by inviting them to participate with internationally acclaimed directors in the production of a collection of short films.

The films are based on ideas thought up by young people in a series of contests. So far, over 105,000 young people from 37 African countries have taken part in these contests. Over a thousand local and international partner organisations are involved in organising the contests and selecting the winning ideas.

Twenty-eight short fiction films are currently available. Some of the films are very touching, others extremely funny. They are distributed on a non-commercial basis across Africa and well beyond, for broadcast on national television stations and on international satellite networks.

Scenarios from Africa is coordinated by Global Dialogues - a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting excellence in education and communication about HIV/AIDS.

For more information about Scenarios From Africa please visit the Global Dialogues website.

http://www.globaldialogues.org/

http://tv.oneworld.net

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Invisible Children: The 100% Campaign

2008-10-28T21:29:57Z

It's going to take all of us.

We are not rock stars. We are not movie stars. But our influence is large. We are the little people.

We are the revolutionaries. This is the revolution.

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Experts Discuss Maternal and Child Health at CGI

2008-11-23T12:44:12Z

One in seven women in some poor countries die in childbirth. Nearly 10 million children under five die of each year, almost all of which are possible to prevent. Watch WHO Director General Margaret Chan, Norway Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. Senator Bill Frist and other renowned health experts relate the world's most critical health challenges and the actions we must take to meet them.

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Authors@Google: Muhammad Yunus

2008-10-18T21:31:06Z

In 2006, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. "Lasting peace can not be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro-credit is one such means. Development from below also serves to advance democracy and human rights."

In his new book, Professor Yunus describes the role of business in promoting social reform and his vision for an innovative business model that would combine the power of free markets with a quest for a more humane, egalitarian world that could help alleviate world poverty, inequality, and other social problems.

The Authors@Google program was happy to welcome Muhammad Yunus to speak at the Google NYC campus on January 10, 2008

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$38 Billion in Bonuses for Wall Streeters, Home Foreclosures for Regular Folks. Really?

2008-10-21T09:29:51Z

Yes, really. More sickening greed for you from the Kravisization of Wall Street via the AFL-CIO:

While executives at the top five Wall Street firms are getting a record $38 billion in bonuses this Christmas season, millions of working families are worrying whether they will lose their homes in the New Year-in the wake of the nation's mortgage crisis.
The AFL-CIO called today for major mortgage lenders to impose a one-year moratorium on subprime mortgage foreclosures. AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, in a letter to the largest subprime mortgage lenders and underwriters, writes:

Wall Street seems to be giving unprecedented cash rewards to the very people whose conduct threatens to strip millions of Americans of their homes and drive our country into recession, while at the same time refusing to take the actions necessary to address the crisis.

Yes, this is the America that has been created by Bush, his Republican cronies and too many corporate Democrats. You want more holiday spirit? Well, our friend Ohdave reminded me of this in the comments:

The Bush administration has thwarted Gov. Ted Strickland's plan to expand Ohio's popular children's health insurance program to cover middle-class youngsters.
"What this means is that thousands of needy Ohio children will be deprived of access to critical health-care coverage," Strickland said.
"I am appalled at the heartless decision of the Bush administration to reject Ohio's bipartisan plan to provide health-care access to thousands of our children. Sadly, this is an indication that the president and his advisers are totally out of touch with the struggles faced by so many Ohio families."
Federal regulators denied the state's request to expand eligibility to uninsured children in families earning up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level. That's $51,510 a year for a family of three.

Yes, our fantastic populist governor in Ohio, Ted Strickland, is having his plan to help needy children rejected by our fabulist, pompous "President." Merry Christmas kids! Just avoid the outdoors, Chinese toys and meat not cooked really, really well!

Now, in comparison, take a look at what the One Campaign (people who are actually "compassionate" but thankfully not conservative) is doing. Compare the fight they are leading against global poverty (watch the video) to the perverted morality of the money changers known as the GOP.

Let's hope we can get more progressives in government this new year to empower organizations like the One Campaign that much more.

PS Just to feel that much better about money not going to give kids healthcare or solve global poverty issues, just look at how long the State Department has known definitively that Blackwater's been committing fraud, as it kept feeding them no-bid contracts after no-bid contracts for BILLIONS that could be going to kids in need.

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101 East- Muhammad Yunus- 11 Oct 07- Part 2

2008-10-23T15:31:05Z

He is the founding force behind micro-credit which is helping to lift millions out of poverty.

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101 East- Muhammad Yunus- 11 Oct 07- Part 1

2008-10-23T15:31:04Z

He is the founding force behind micro-credit which is helping to lift millions out of poverty.

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ONE TV Spot (April 2007)

2008-10-24T03:29:58Z

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GOOD: The UN Millennium Declaration

2008-10-24T21:29:34Z

GOOD Magazine is actually that: good. And they're doing good. Subscibe to the magazine and all the money goes to a charity you choose. Read the magazine. Learn something. And also, watch the videos they're making.

One more group of people trying to do what they can to make the world a better place. Yes, that's GOOD.

In 2000, 189 nations came together and made a promise to eradicate extreme poverty by 2015. (Extreme poverty is defined as living on less than a dollar a day). This promise led to the Millennium Declaration - a document outlining 8 specific goals to help the world realize this promise.

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