Using various forms of art and expression, artists are addressing today’s atrocities. Helen Doyle‘s film, Les Messagers (The Messengers), is one movie with a mission: it is a 2003 documentary that follows six artists whose work denounces war and barbarity. Produced by InformAction, the film is about the Muslim experience in the siege of Sarajevo. […]
Since the community was founded in 2007, the British Council Global Changemakers have grown into a group of over 600 teenagers from 110 countries whose stated mission is “to empower youth to catalyse positive social change.” They call themselves activists, volunteers and social entrepreneurs, and run their program around three pillars: learning, doing and advocacy. […]
Frogs, white lions, sharks are going extinct, while the mining of Coltan in the Democratic Republic of Congo is destroying the mountain gorilla’s natural habitat. Activist and artist Anjali Chandrashekar is bringing these points to the public’s attention, using painting for environmental conservation. Art is inspirational and can make people pay attention to certain issues. […]
Nick Vujicic is an inspiration. He is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Life Without Limbs, a non-profit faith-based organization. He also has Attitude Is Altitude, an organization that “aims to help people meet life’s challenges with purpose, perspective, principles and perseverance.” Plus he’s a motivational speaker, evangelist, author, music and video producer and […]
Paul R. Hogan is Chairman and Founder of Home Instead Senior Care. Home Instead is the largest privately-held senior care business of its kind in the world with operations in 15 countries: the United States, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland and Puerto Rico. […]
Chef Marcus Samuelsson, owner in Harlem, New York of a restaurant called the Red Rooster, has lots to say about the impact of food on popular culture and values. Born in Ethiopia but raised in Sweden, Samuelsson’s background is as diverse as his cuisine. He promotes “eating with a spiritual compass, with spirituality in mind”. […]
Watch this short video to see Swedish medical doctor and statistician Hans Rosling point out the amazing reality of global development since 1810. The visualization really brings the data to life and shows the great progress made.
