http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/mycommitment 2008-12-02T10:42:11Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/40547-a-call-to-action 2008-12-02T10:42:11Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Ru7j42rlDI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Ru7j42rlDI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/40547-a-call-to-action"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/45741" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>President Clinton describes how we all can make a difference in the lives of others, leading us through the broad spectrum of CGI's efforts to enable and affect change. From the global leaders and CEOs of the Annual Meeting to the college students and future leaders of CGI U, CGI seeks to empower every citizen with the ability to take substantive action against the world's most pressing problems.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/40547-a-call-to-action">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30144-help-improve-the-world-with-bill-clinton 2008-10-28T09:31:23Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BETstpOD5qs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BETstpOD5qs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30144-help-improve-the-world-with-bill-clinton"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32476" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In his own words, President Clinton describes the importance of doing something -- anything -- to help make the world a better place. He encourages us all to take action -- whether down the street or around the world - to make a difference in the lives of others.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30144-help-improve-the-world-with-bill-clinton">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30142-cgi-let-the-annual-meeting-begin 2008-11-01T09:30:40Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XVVqqoshGbM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XVVqqoshGbM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30142-cgi-let-the-annual-meeting-begin"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32474" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The 2007 CGI Annual Meeting kicks off with an inspiring welcome from President Clinton <br />announcing the first round of major commitments to action made by CGI members. The opening ceremonies include a lively panel discussion with the presidents of Afghanistan and the Phillipines, former vice president Al Gore, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the president of the World Bank and the CEO of Walmart on how we can - and must - fight <br />global climate change today.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30142-cgi-let-the-annual-meeting-begin">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30141-brad-pitt-discusses-energy-climate 2008-12-01T14:42:23Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ijf5fWo6kY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ijf5fWo6kY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30141-brad-pitt-discusses-energy-climate"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32473" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Brad Pitt, Florida Governor Charles Crist, Cool Globes founder Wendy Abrams and Evangelical Environmental Network President & CEO Jim Ball move beyond the climate change debate to spur action to counter it. At the lunch, Pitt announced a funding commitment to help rebuild New Orleans using green materials and technology.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30141-brad-pitt-discusses-energy-climate">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30140-cgi-opening-plenary-clinton-introduction 2008-12-02T10:42:13Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rGIvFBIMAU8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rGIvFBIMAU8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30140-cgi-opening-plenary-clinton-introduction"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32472" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>To kick off the third annual meeting of the CGI, former U.S. President Bill Clinton shares three convictions needed to confront the world's most critical challenges: recognition of our common humanity, shared responsibility, and the knowledge that we all can make a difference. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott, Jr., World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore stress the need for global action to overcome crises of conflict and oppression, poverty, and climate change.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30140-cgi-opening-plenary-clinton-introduction">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30139-africare-s-cgi-commitment-to-fight-hiv-aids 2008-12-02T10:42:13Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1WCTudajIac&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1WCTudajIac&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30139-africare-s-cgi-commitment-to-fight-hiv-aids"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32471" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>HIV/AIDS is ravaging the developing world, giving rise to a global population of orphans larger than that of most countries. Through a CGI commitment, Africare was able to support project COPE, which fosters community networks that nurture orphans and other vulnerable children.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30139-africare-s-cgi-commitment-to-fight-hiv-aids">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30138-cgi-commitment-to-rebuild-broadmoor 2008-12-02T10:42:13Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H5-yk0bA-nI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H5-yk0bA-nI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30138-cgi-commitment-to-rebuild-broadmoor"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32470" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Hurricane Katrina visited unprecedented devastation upon New Orleans, Louisiana and other parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Through a CGI commitment, a diverse group of partners are rebuilding and revitalizing the neighborhood of Broadmoor—a neighborhood once slated for demolition.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30138-cgi-commitment-to-rebuild-broadmoor">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30137-cgi-commitment-to-ship-medical-supplies 2008-12-02T10:42:13Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WOoxU4oQPxI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WOoxU4oQPxI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30137-cgi-commitment-to-ship-medical-supplies"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32469" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Through a CGI member commitment, Doc To Dock has teamed up with Medicare to move medical supplies from where they are most abundant to where they are most in need. Watch how surplus supplies that would have otherwise been discarded, are instead transported to the developing world, converting surplus into survival.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30137-cgi-commitment-to-ship-medical-supplies">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30136-cgi-commitment-to-fight-human-trafficking-in-asia 2008-12-02T10:42:13Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yl5GnVJt1SM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yl5GnVJt1SM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30136-cgi-commitment-to-fight-human-trafficking-in-asia"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32468" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Through CGI, Vital Voices has committed to fight human trafficking in Asia by advancing women's rights in the private sector. By engaging prominent businesses to adopt anti-trafficking rules and practices, they are leveraging the influence of the business community and creating alliances with government and NGOs, all toward ending one of humanity's worst scourges.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30136-cgi-commitment-to-fight-human-trafficking-in-asia">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30135-anderson-cooper-moderates-cgi-session-on-education 2008-12-02T10:42:13Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L-XRaEQYQF8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L-XRaEQYQF8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30135-anderson-cooper-moderates-cgi-session-on-education"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32467" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>At the third annual meeting of the CGI, CNN's Anderson Cooper moderates a dramatic discussion on the global education crisis. Watch former UN Special Envoy Steven Lewis and others describe the dire challenges faced by the millions of children denied the most basic knowledge, and explain how poverty, HIV/AIDS, and school fees bar access to classroom.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30135-anderson-cooper-moderates-cgi-session-on-education">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30134-experts-discuss-maternal-and-child-health-at-cgi 2008-12-02T10:42:13Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9BiGRwf_gyI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9BiGRwf_gyI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30134-experts-discuss-maternal-and-child-health-at-cgi"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32466" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>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.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30134-experts-discuss-maternal-and-child-health-at-cgi">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30133-angelina-jolie-and-un-leaders-give-education-press-conf 2008-12-02T10:42:13Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RF3ZeEDYU04&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RF3ZeEDYU04&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30133-angelina-jolie-and-un-leaders-give-education-press-conf"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32465" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Over 20 million children in conflict and post-conflict areas are out of school. Watch Angelina Jolie, UNICEF Executive Director Anne Veneman, and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres tell how education is a human right, and that investment in basic education can help to bring health, freedom, and stability to some of the world's most tumultuous regions.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30133-angelina-jolie-and-un-leaders-give-education-press-conf">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30131-tony-blair-at-cgi-growth-resource-scarcity-climate 2008-12-02T10:42:13Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Zx8r3O9Y0w&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Zx8r3O9Y0w&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30131-tony-blair-at-cgi-growth-resource-scarcity-climate"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32463" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>It's possible to grow the economy and at the same dramatically curb greenhouse gases. Watch former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and other leaders discuss practical steps needed to combat climate change, as well as the opportunities for unprecedented economic progress on the African continent.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30131-tony-blair-at-cgi-growth-resource-scarcity-climate">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30130-angelina-jolie-makes-impassioned-plea-for-refugees-at-cgi 2008-12-02T10:42:12Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H00apInuAjg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H00apInuAjg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30130-angelina-jolie-makes-impassioned-plea-for-refugees-at-cgi"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32462" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>At the third annual meeting of CGI, Angelina Jolie shares the moving experiences of two Syrian refugees- a boy who survives by selling tissues on the street and the friend he cares for. Watch to learn why access to education is the key to a brighter future for these children and millions of more like them around the globe.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30130-angelina-jolie-makes-impassioned-plea-for-refugees-at-cgi">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30129-bill-clinton-urges-community-involvement 2008-12-02T10:42:12Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4QaI3SGyJ-g&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4QaI3SGyJ-g&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30129-bill-clinton-urges-community-involvement"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32461" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In this CGI press conference, former President Bill Clinton urges people everywhere to give to their community, whether it be down the street or across the globe. He also announces a new way to give: MyCommitment.org, which provides the tools to engage with like-minded citizens, commit to act, and create lasting change in the world around us. With CGI in its third year, President Clinton reflects on its astonishing achievements, innovative partnerships, and ambitious future plans.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30129-bill-clinton-urges-community-involvement">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30128-bill-clinton-cgi-is-making-a-difference 2008-12-02T10:42:12Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9nnPWudwTy0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9nnPWudwTy0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30128-bill-clinton-cgi-is-making-a-difference"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32460" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>President Bill Clinton gives an update on CGI's progress mid-way through its third annual meeting. Since 2005, over 700 commitments have been made through CGI -- with over 100 made in the previous 24 hours. This year's commitments address some of the world's most urgent challenges related to poverty, global health, climate change and education. Together, CGI partners from all over the world are exercising their shared responsibility to make a lasting impact on lives of others.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30128-bill-clinton-cgi-is-making-a-difference">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30127-cgi-session-on-women-as-change-makers 2008-12-02T10:42:12Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xtUDBpRqIuA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xtUDBpRqIuA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30127-cgi-session-on-women-as-change-makers"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32459" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Women hold the key to change in developing countries. Watch Community Development Association head Safaa Elagib Adam, LEAP Africa founder and CEO Ndidi Nwundeli, and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Rebeca Grynspan discuss the roles, responsibilities, and the need for the empowerment of women and girls.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30127-cgi-session-on-women-as-change-makers">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30124-iraq-president-talabani-speaks-on-growth-and-fairness 2008-12-02T10:42:12Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mi1eoWN0nzE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mi1eoWN0nzE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30124-iraq-president-talabani-speaks-on-growth-and-fairness"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32456" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>We live within the most rapid and transformative economic revolution in history, characterized not only by unprecedented growth, but also by complex hazards and historic challenges. Watch Iraq President Jalal Talabani, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, South Africa Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, and International President of the Service Employees International Union Andy Stern discuss the benefits and risks of globalization, and the need for both to be fairly distributed.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30124-iraq-president-talabani-speaks-on-growth-and-fairness">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30123-muhammad-yunus-discusses-sustainability-at-cgi 2008-12-02T10:42:12Z Clinton Foundation <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WCGMCvrI8sw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WCGMCvrI8sw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30123-muhammad-yunus-discusses-sustainability-at-cgi"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32455" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More many of us reap the benefits of the global economy, more than half the world is left behind. Watch Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus, UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Al Gregawi, Ashoka founder and CEO William Drayton, and Citi Director Robert Rubin discuss successful models for sustainable development, and why economic inclusiveness is a universal priority.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30123-muhammad-yunus-discusses-sustainability-at-cgi">Watch the video</a>