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Three Tools to Fight Genocide - Mark Hanis

2008-12-05T10:53:59Z

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Mark Hanis, founder of the Genocide Intervention Network, lists three tools individuals can use to help prevent genocide around the world.

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Mark Hanis, the grandchild of four Holocaust survivors, is working to build a permanent anti-genocide movement.

Hanis presents opportunities for individuals to have a direct impact on the ground where genocide is occurring: from projects in Darfur that provide protection for women and girls in refugee camps to monitoring and prevention programs in conflict areas such as Burma.

He joins the Council to discuss how empowering individuals to stand against genocide can change the way the international community responds to the world's worst crimes against humanity - World Affairs Council of Northern California

Mark Hanis founded the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) to provide ordinary citizens with tools to prevent and stop genocide. GI-Net's goal is to change the way the United States and the international community respond to the world's worst crime. GI-Net's aim is to recruit a committed and diverse group of individuals and communities to form an active network that realizes the never in never again.

GI-Net members educate their communities, lobby their elected officials, and fund raise directly for civilian protection. As a grandchild of four Holocaust survivors with a background in human rights, Mark was compelled to focus on genocide prevention. A recent Swarthmore College graduate, Mark has been featured in The New York Times and The New Republic, and has appeared on CNN Headline News and NPR.

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Charlie Rose - Heart Disease

2008-12-05T10:50:53Z

In a conversation, Lori Mosca and Antonio Gotto talk about heart disease prevention.

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Foreclosures 101 - The Housing Crisis

2008-12-05T10:46:40Z

Fireside Production gets expert advice on how to avoid foreclosure and how to rebuild after losing a home. This is Foreclosures 101, a QuickFire Round.

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Harold H. Koh: Striking First

2008-11-25T16:44:11Z

Harold Koh discusses why he believes it is better to have a per se rule against preemptive action.

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HIV/AIDS Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa

2008-11-20T11:57:25Z

Majorities in most sub-Saharan African nations agree that abstaining from sex, using a latex condom every time someone has any kind of sex, and/or having monogamous sex with an uninfected partner are all ways to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

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Authors@Google: Mital Shah and Mark Leibowitz

2008-10-31T15:29:52Z

Mitah Shah and Mark Leibowitz visit Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA, to discuss the project "Well Souled". This event took place July 29, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series. For more info on Well Souled, visit www.wellsouled.com

At the heart of Well Souled is the belief that lasting impressions are those that come naturally through the people you meet on your travels and how they connect you to the context, sharing their perspectives on the attitudes, sounds, colors, and textures that surround you. This is how travel becomes emotional -- soulful. Well Souled translates this kind of cultural immersion into lifestyle products that celebrate the sensory experience of travel.

In each country, Well Souled has identified a primary social initiative and will join forces with an established non-profit partner to implement its vision with integrity and transparency. First stop: South Africa. Here, township style pulses to kwaito beats and "the mountain" is covered by a tablecloth of clouds. Here, you find people living on laughter, luxury alongside aspiration, and children, orphaned by AIDS, embracing the future. In South Africa, Well Souled will partner with leaders in HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment to help these children do so.

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Challenges to AIDS Prevention - Marcus Conant

2008-10-26T15:30:58Z

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Dr. Marcus Conant identifies practices that challenge doctors working to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

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Dr. Marcus Conant, chairman of the Conant Foundation and one of the first doctors to diagnose and treat AIDS in San Francisco, discusses the future of the AIDS epidemic in the United States.

Dr. Marcus A. Conant is an honored and respected pioneer, lecturer, physician and out-spoken advocate for people infected with HIV and AIDS. Among the first physicians to identify AIDS in 1981, he helped create one of the largest private AIDS clinic, was a founder of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and his work contributed to development of some of today's top HIV medications. He continues his strong, passionate and uncompromising demands to give hope to all people with AIDS through state of the art treatment and the assurance they can live with dignity and respect.

Today, Dr. Conant is Chief Medical Officer for Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The specialized pharmaceutical company is focused on developing and commercializing small molecule compounds for treatment of HIV-1, HCV and other chronic viral infections.

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Elizabeth on Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

2008-10-19T09:30:57Z

Elizabeth Edwards speaks on the importance of cancer prevention and early detection at a US Senate Committee hearing

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Tackling HIV/AIDS in Kenya

2008-11-21T01:51:02Z

Gallup's Regional Director for sub-Saharan Africa weighs in on Kenyans' relatively high awareness about treating and preventing HIV/AIDS.

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