This film reveals the brutal reality of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai, following the daily...
This film reveals the brutal reality of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai, following the daily struggles of four young children to survive. Want...
http://www.tedxmanhattan.org/2012talks As President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Wayne...
http://www.tedxmanhattan.org/2012talks As President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Wayne Pacelle leads the nation's largest anima...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. 14-year-old Hannah Hudson...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. 14-year-old Hannah Hudson is New Zealand's Future Problem Solving c...
Fashion, employing 1 in 100 people, truly is a global industry, but in a world where the cost of everything -...
Fashion, employing 1 in 100 people, truly is a global industry, but in a world where the cost of everything - education, housing, even lattes, - is increasing, how is clothing becoming less expensive? This talk will introduce you to the environmental and social impacts of the fast fashion industry, and give you easy tips on how to live more sustainably. Tamara Jones is a student at Ryerson University with passions for environmental sustainability and social justice. As a Global Studies major, her background is in politics, business and history. Most recently, Tamara has been published in Ryerson University’s Undergraduate Research Journal, facilitated a seminar at University of Toronto’s International Development Conference and participated in the Youth Assembly at the United Nations to discuss the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. In the coming months, she will be hosting a class about sustainable fashion where students will have the opportunity to make their own t-shirt from organic, fair-trade linen. In her personal life, Tamara is constantly researching and implementing ideas on how to lessen her impact on the environment while creating a positive impact on the global community..
compelling 5 minute slideshow with music by R.E.M. giving the shocking facts and statistics about child poverty...
compelling 5 minute slideshow with music by R.E.M. giving the shocking facts and statistics about child poverty throughout the world, and the resultant death...
--Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University,...
--Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, and author of “Dire Predictions: Understand...
Pete Masters, MSF, presents on the Missing Maps project and how engaging humanitarian and tech volunteer communities...
Pete Masters, MSF, presents on the Missing Maps project and how engaging humanitarian and tech volunteer communities in the project can provide NGOs with much needed mapping data; for epidemiology, disaster risk preparedness and intelligent resource allocation and decision making. Remote volunteers trace satellite images onto OpenStreetMap, local community volunteers add details (street names, medical centres,
World Scientists Urge Key Actions for Achieving Food Security in a Changing Climate...
World Scientists Urge Key Actions for Achieving Food Security in a Changing Climate http://ccafs.cgiar.org/commission/reports/ To achieve food security in a ...
Former senator (D-CO) and presidential candidate Gary Hart co-chaired The U.S. Commission on National Security for...
Former senator (D-CO) and presidential candidate Gary Hart co-chaired The U.S. Commission on National Security for the 21st Century, a body that before 9/11 ...