Free Women

Mar 27 2009
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In the face of many obstacles, we meet a courageous group of women who have organized to change their world. Throughout India, women are forming 'self-help groups' (SHGs) to combat the many issues facing them. With the great help of Vani Chenguttuwan, we spoke at length with the SHG in Kalugumalai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, about their successes.
Posted by Pierre Terre |

Global Marshall Plan II: Establish and Meet Global Environmental Targets

Jul 16 2007
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James Bernard Quilligan, of the Center for Global Negotiations interviews Frithjof Finkbeiner of the Global Marshall Plan initiative, a stunning vision of how to meet the needs of all humanity globally. Part II describes the Global Marshall Plan initiative's approach for establishing and meeting global environmental targets through an Eco-Social Marketplace.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |

Earth Condominium: Organizing the Global Neighborhood

Aug 12 2009
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A wonderful short video, beautifully done, showing how we all live on a shared planet, much like a 'condominium' - where everybody has to get along because we all share everything!
Posted by Pierre Terre |

International Development 2.0

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Healthy Food, Organic Food, Abundant Food: Dr. Vandana Shiva

Mar 11 2009
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Dr. Vandana Shiva, a physicist and powerful leader in the worldwide, growing movement towards organic food, describes her vision for the diverse, healthy ecosystems that once sustained, can provide ample food for humanity. In a stunning critique, she describes her research demonstrating that organic, diverse food-ecosystems provide far more food, better quality food, better ecosystems/habitat, and more profitability for organic farmers.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |

Rogpa - Happy Kids and Fair Trade

Feb 15 2009
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The Rogpa Charitable Trust in Dharamsala, India, started providing daycare for Tibetan kids - mostly from refugee families - but its mission has steadily grown to providing job training for refugees, and business creation for sustainable livelihoods. Now, Rogpa has started a Cafe to serve great pastries, sweets, coffee - and to sell the Fair Trade goods they make, and that others bring to the store. All of this is done with a Fair Trade model - a very exciting looks at a new kind of business.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |

Street Kids of Old Delhi

Nov 27 2008
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These street kids ran up to us. They were great, and hungry and also being kids. At first, they faked some crying, then they were mostly curious....and some were supposed to be in school - at 11:00am Monday. They all had energy, they were all great...they also had a 'handler' woman telling them what to do... See how it turned out. Produced by PierreTerre.com as part of our public service programming. Pierre
Posted by Pierre Terre |
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US President Proposes New Global Security Strategy at the United Nations

Sep 24 2008
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Following the startling new cooperative, regional approach to security outlined in the 2008 State of the Union address, the US President describes the new US policy for a more peaceful world at the opening of the UN General Assembly, in a short film from Philadelphia filmmaker Kevin Hansen, Statesman Craig Eisendrath, and Bunker Seyfert. Prepared text as released to the press reads as follows: I Introduction
Posted by Kevin Hansen |

Paolo Lugari: Founder of Las Gaviotas (en Español, with simultaneous English translation)

Sep 16 2008
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Paolo Lugari, the founder of Las Gaviotas in Colombia, describes the incredible energy of the human spirit, and some examples of how it has transformed Las Gaviotas into a world-famous example of sustainable living - in a harsh environment.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |

Healing Rwanda: Jean Paul Samputu and the Forgiveness of Murder

Jun 28 2008
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AfroPop Star Singer Jean Paul Samputu speaks of the forgiveness that is healing Rwanda, as neighbors re-discover that they can live together. Mizero Children was founded by Jean Paul to help heal the 1,000,000 orphans of Rwanda from the genocide, HIV/AIDS - children who can help restore a nation.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |