I still haven't read the book Half the Sky, but I've been to a Half the Sky Book Club held at an independent book store on Haight Street, attended a panel discussion with author Sheryl WuDunn ... and am looking forward to the TV broadcast of the four-hour long documentary based on the book!
Half the Sky filmed in 10 countries, following Kristof, WuDunn, and celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union and Olivia Wilde on a journey to tell the stories of inspiring, courageous individuals. Across the globe oppression is being confronted, and real meaningful solutions are being fashioned through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls. The linked problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality — which needlessly claim one woman every 90 seconds — present to us the single most vital opportunity of our time: the opportunity to make a change. All over the world women are seizing this opportunity.
Trailer:
Premieres on PBS program Independent Lens
Part 1 (2 hours): Monday, Oct 1
Part 2 (2 hours): Tuesday, Oct 2
Check your local PBS local listings for information on channel number and time.
If you're in one of these cities then you can see the film before the PBS premiere date at a free screening followed by a lively panel discussion.
If you miss the TV broadcast then I'm sure you'll be able to watch it online after the broadcast dates.
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Nicholas Kristof's 6th annual Win-a-Trip Contest
From Nicholas Kristof today:
And here’s a special holiday message you can pass on to university students: tell them that I’m announcing my annual win-a-trip contest. In 2012, for the sixth time, I will take a student with me on a reporting trip to the developing world to try to shine a light on neglected issues. These trips have been life-changing for past winners. Information about how to apply is on my blog, and thanks in advance to the Center for Global Development for again helping narrow the applicant pool down to finalists.
Some additional info I dug up:
In the summer of 2007, Kristof traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, accompanied by two young Americans, a student and a teacher. Their reflections of the heart-wrenching journey were posted alongside Kristof’s bi-weekly columns and turned into this documentary, REPORTER. It's now available on DVD - here's the trailer:
And here’s a special holiday message you can pass on to university students: tell them that I’m announcing my annual win-a-trip contest. In 2012, for the sixth time, I will take a student with me on a reporting trip to the developing world to try to shine a light on neglected issues. These trips have been life-changing for past winners. Information about how to apply is on my blog, and thanks in advance to the Center for Global Development for again helping narrow the applicant pool down to finalists.
Some additional info I dug up:
In the summer of 2007, Kristof traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, accompanied by two young Americans, a student and a teacher. Their reflections of the heart-wrenching journey were posted alongside Kristof’s bi-weekly columns and turned into this documentary, REPORTER. It's now available on DVD - here's the trailer:
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Bioneers Conference :: San Rafael, CA. Oct 15 - 17.
The annual Bioneers Conference, held each year in Marin County, just north of San Francisco, CA is coming up again.
I went through the program and picked out some things that I wouldn't want to miss, if I were going to Bioneers this year (which I am not):
Two panels:
Generation Ahead: New Legions of Activists Share How Leadership Is Inspired, Activated & Sustained
Join inspiring emerging leaders at the forefront of environmental and social change movements for a lively conversation. Moderated by Anisha Desai, Director of New Leaders Initiative and Brower Youth Awards at the Earth Island Institute. With Jessy Tolkan, Political Director of Green For All; Rachel Barge, Program Director of the Business Council on Climate Chnage; Shadia Fayne Wood, founder of Project Survival Media, a global network of youth journalists; and Annie Loya, Executive Director of Youth United for Community Action.
In The Groove: Cultural & Social Change Through The Power of Music
Music and the community it creates have shaped our culture and politics. Explore the cutting-edge of how musicians and music industry activists are catalyzing environmental and social change. With host Michael Martin, founder and CEO of Effect Partners and MusicMatters; Brian Allenby, General Manager of Reverb, a non-profit that engages musicians and their fans to promote environmental sustainablity; others TBA.
Documentary Films:
Living Downstream
If you're not going to Bioneers then check out the film screenings listing here.
Yert
Can't find a list of screenings for this film.
Play Again
List of screenings here.
Reporter
List of screenings here. Apparently it was on TV and I missed it ... bummer! I love Nicholas Kristof.
I went through the program and picked out some things that I wouldn't want to miss, if I were going to Bioneers this year (which I am not):
Two panels:
Generation Ahead: New Legions of Activists Share How Leadership Is Inspired, Activated & Sustained
Join inspiring emerging leaders at the forefront of environmental and social change movements for a lively conversation. Moderated by Anisha Desai, Director of New Leaders Initiative and Brower Youth Awards at the Earth Island Institute. With Jessy Tolkan, Political Director of Green For All; Rachel Barge, Program Director of the Business Council on Climate Chnage; Shadia Fayne Wood, founder of Project Survival Media, a global network of youth journalists; and Annie Loya, Executive Director of Youth United for Community Action.
In The Groove: Cultural & Social Change Through The Power of Music
Music and the community it creates have shaped our culture and politics. Explore the cutting-edge of how musicians and music industry activists are catalyzing environmental and social change. With host Michael Martin, founder and CEO of Effect Partners and MusicMatters; Brian Allenby, General Manager of Reverb, a non-profit that engages musicians and their fans to promote environmental sustainablity; others TBA.
Documentary Films:
Living Downstream
If you're not going to Bioneers then check out the film screenings listing here.
Yert
Can't find a list of screenings for this film.
Play Again
List of screenings here.
Reporter
List of screenings here. Apparently it was on TV and I missed it ... bummer! I love Nicholas Kristof.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Half the Sky author Sheryl WuDunn & Global Fund for Women ED Kavita Ramdas Tonight :: San Francisco, CA. May 24.
Should have posted this earlier ... woops!
Community Conversations: Author Sheryl WuDunn in conversation with Global Fund for Women Executive Director Kavita Ramdas
TODAY! Monday, May 24th, 2010
6:30-8:00 pm
Palace of Fine Arts - 3301 Lyon St., San Francisco
RSVP by 3 PM to Reserve your Seat!
Asylum Access partners with Facing History and Ourselves to present a heartwarming, thought-provoking evening with Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and co-author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.
WuDunn will share stories of resilience, innovation, and empowerment from women around the world in the course of her conversation with Kavita Ramdas, the President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women.
Through her work in the interests of vulnerable populations around the world, WuDunn presents us all with a call not only to protect the world's vulnerable populations, but to actively fight injustice.
Community Conversations: Author Sheryl WuDunn in conversation with Global Fund for Women Executive Director Kavita Ramdas
TODAY! Monday, May 24th, 2010
6:30-8:00 pm
Palace of Fine Arts - 3301 Lyon St., San Francisco
RSVP by 3 PM to Reserve your Seat!
Asylum Access partners with Facing History and Ourselves to present a heartwarming, thought-provoking evening with Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and co-author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.
WuDunn will share stories of resilience, innovation, and empowerment from women around the world in the course of her conversation with Kavita Ramdas, the President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women.
Through her work in the interests of vulnerable populations around the world, WuDunn presents us all with a call not only to protect the world's vulnerable populations, but to actively fight injustice.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Reflecting Back. my "AH HA" moment.
On January 7, 2008 I somehow stumbled upon this New York Times Op-Ed "The Age of Ambition" by Nicholas Kristof.
Here are three excerpts:
... With the [2008] American presidential campaign in full swing, the obvious way to change the world might seem to be through politics.
But growing numbers of young people are leaping into the fray and doing the job themselves. These are the social entrepreneurs, the 21st-century answer to the student protesters of the 1960s, and they are some of the most interesting people here at the World Economic Forum (not only because they’re half the age of everyone else).
... Today the most remarkable young people are the social entrepreneurs, those who see a problem in society and roll up their sleeves to address it in new ways. Bill Drayton, the chief executive of an organization called Ashoka that supports social entrepreneurs, likes to say that such people neither hand out fish nor teach people to fish; their aim is to revolutionize the fishing industry.
... So as we follow the [2008] presidential campaign, let’s not forget that the winner isn’t the only one who will shape the world. Only one person can become president of the United States, but there’s no limit to the number of social entrepreneurs who can make this planet a better place.
Here are three excerpts:
... With the [2008] American presidential campaign in full swing, the obvious way to change the world might seem to be through politics.
But growing numbers of young people are leaping into the fray and doing the job themselves. These are the social entrepreneurs, the 21st-century answer to the student protesters of the 1960s, and they are some of the most interesting people here at the World Economic Forum (not only because they’re half the age of everyone else).
... Today the most remarkable young people are the social entrepreneurs, those who see a problem in society and roll up their sleeves to address it in new ways. Bill Drayton, the chief executive of an organization called Ashoka that supports social entrepreneurs, likes to say that such people neither hand out fish nor teach people to fish; their aim is to revolutionize the fishing industry.
... So as we follow the [2008] presidential campaign, let’s not forget that the winner isn’t the only one who will shape the world. Only one person can become president of the United States, but there’s no limit to the number of social entrepreneurs who can make this planet a better place.
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