Learn about the different human rights issues seen all across the globe and how it affects our environment. These issues are all intersectional so we need to take action for the future of our globe.

Learn about the different human rights issues seen all across the globe and how it affects our environment. These issues are all intersectional so we need to take action for the future of our globe. Maya is a sophomore at Duke University studying environmental science and global health on the pre-med track. She aspires to address the impacts of climate change and air pollution on health outcomes in marginalized communities. As a Lebanese and Syrian Muslim American, her advocacy and research is focused on environmental health and justice in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a heavily impacted but often overlooked region in climate change discourse. On Duke's campus, Maya is a Huang Fellow, a Kenan Ethics in Place Fellow, an ActFor.Us contributor, and a Juhood staff writer. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Ms. Scheller Ghorbani is going to tell us about the hidden opportunities of sustainable development. She will tell us how with her best friend, Ms. Anahita Kasehgari, they came up with the idea of

Ms. Scheller Ghorbani is going to tell us about the hidden opportunities of sustainable development. She will tell us how with her best friend, Ms. Anahita Kasehgari, they came up with the idea of setting up an environmentally friendly cosmetics company, and what lessons did they learn along the way. ‌She has studied project management at Iran Industrial Management Institute and she is Operations Manager at Orange Middle East and Africa Telecommunication company. Scheller Ghorbani Born in Tehran in 1987, an MBA graduate with work experience at Orange Telecom of France, with environmental concerns, thought of producing environmentally friendly cosmetics. Following sustainable development, she saw one way to do this in cosmetics and tried to take advantage of hidden opportunities in the industry, and thus Anshel was born. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Drawing on her experience in peace-building and reflecting on some of the thinking that has emerged following Black Lives Matters, Susan will introduce the idea of a coalition for conscious

Drawing on her experience in peace-building and reflecting on some of the thinking that has emerged following Black Lives Matters, Susan will introduce the idea of a coalition for conscious sustainable living. Susan McEwen is one of the owners of Yoga and Refill Quarter. Located first in East Belfast, they have recently opened a second combined store on the Lisburn Road bringing a new concept in conscious living to Belfast. Susan has always been involved in nurturing intentional community and worked for many years locally and internationally in peace building initiatives. She brought together people with apparently different and sometimes opposing agendas to explore how they could combine their energy, creating and supporting a vision which everyone felt they could share. This same passion is focussed now to support conscious and sustainable living. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Housing is a human right, or so says the International Declaration of Human Rights. But could we organize our economies with that in mind? Across the country, communities have land and properties and

Housing is a human right, or so says the International Declaration of Human Rights. But could we organize our economies with that in mind? Across the country, communities have land and properties and people who need homes. What’s stopping us bringing them together in a way that increases community wealth and wellbeing for everyone? That’s the question we explore in this episode of our special series on community wealth building, produced in collaboration with the radio and tv show, Laura Flanders & Friends. Featuring Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Writer; Saoirse Gowan, Policy Associate with the Democracy Collaborative; Noni D. Session, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative. This episode is part 1 of a 4-part series exploring how communities are working to transform their local economies by harnessing their assets, anchoring capital and resources locally to directly invest in that place and its people – from land to money and finance. Explore the full series here. (https://bioneers.org/CWBSeries) Resources Democracy Collaborative (https://democracycollaborative.org/) East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (https://ebprec.org/) Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership (https://uncpress.org/book/9781469663883/race-for-profit/) Our Economic Future: Achieving a More Equitable Society by Radically Rethinking Our Guiding Economic Ideas (https://bioneers.org/bioneers-reader-our-economic-future/) | Bioneers Reader Guest Host Laura Flanders is the host and executive producer of Laura Flanders & Friends (https://lauraflanders.org/) , which airs on PBS stations nationwide. She is an Izzy-Award winning independent journalist, a New York Times bestselling author and the recipient of the Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women’s Media Center. Credits This series is co-produced by Bioneers and Laura Flanders & Friends Laura Flanders & Friends Producers: Laura Flanders and Abigail Handel Production Assistance: Jeannie Hopper and David Neumann Bioneers Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel Senior Producer: Stephanie Welch Producer: Teo Grossman Host and Consulting Producer: Neil Harvey Program Engineer and Music Supervisor: Emily Harris

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LosangMonlam talks about his journey as an artist and monk, now a spiritual guide and teacher as well as a painter and writer. In this video he talks about the spiritual dimension that unites us all.

Losang monlam was ordained a Buddhist monk by HH Dalai Lama. For over 10 years he engaged in the Tibetan monastic tradition, residing both in the west and east. ; He has studied and practiced with many masters in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for 20 years. He now lives in the bay area teaching, painting and writing. His work draws upon the world's spiritual traditions allowing the integration of buddhist principles into the cultural and spiritual experience of the individual practitioner. Visit his site for to view his work and listen to additional talks. 

Interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability.

 

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On Thursday, December 9, urban developer Thibault Manekin joined Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan F.P. Rose to discuss how social entrepreneurship can be used to address systemic

On Thursday, December 9, urban developer Thibault Manekin joined Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan F.P. Rose to discuss how social entrepreneurship can be used to address systemic problems. Thibault discussed his urban renewal work in Baltimore — redeveloping historic buildings as affordable housing and office space for nonprofits — and illuminated some of his personal journey, which began with him using basketball to bring together children on different sides of racial and religious conflicts in South Africa, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, and in the Middle East. He also shared inspiring stories of hope and human transformation from his forthcoming book Larger Than Yourself. For more information on Thibault’s work please visit: https://thibaultmanekin.com/ https://peaceplayers.org/ https://largerthanyourself.com/ https://www.seawall.com/

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Today's speakers, who are human rights activists as well as being business-oriented, will discuss why Bitcoin matters, especially in the Middle East region. Alex Gladstein, vice president of

Today's speakers, who are human rights activists as well as being business-oriented, will discuss why Bitcoin matters, especially in the Middle East region. Alex Gladstein, vice president of strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum, has connected many dissidents and civil society groups with business leaders, philanthropists, policymakers and artists, to promote free and open societies. He has shared his views at MIT, Stanford, BBC, the European Parliament, the U.S. State Department, and other venues. He is the singularity expert at Singularity University and advises Blockchain Capital. Fadi Elsalameen, who was born in Hebron, is a critic of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority and has received death threats for his pro-democracy and anti-corruption work. He is a graduate of Seeds of Peace, a successful businessperson, and has also shared his views at many leading institutions, including The Commonwealth Club of California. NOTES Gladstein photo courtesy Human Rights Foundation; Elsalameen photo courtesy Fadi Elsalameen. OCTOBER 18, 2021 SPEAKERS Fadi Elsalameen M.S., International Relations and Economics; Adjunct Senior Fellow, American Security Project Alex Gladstein Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation; Co-Author, The Little Bitcoin Book Jonathan Curiel Author—Moderator 💯SUBSCRIBE for more VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub 📆 UPCOMING EVENTS: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events 🎉 BECOME a MEMBER: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership 💰 DONATE NOW: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 📺➕📻 Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen CWC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ CWC Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ CWC Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum 📣, bringing together its 20,000 members for more than 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy. Founded in 1903 in San Francisco California 🌉, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Hillary Clinton in 2010. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton have all given landmark speeches at the Club.

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Much of the time we take it for granted that we have a safe water. This panel explores the creative ways in which these two organizations provide clean and safe water for those who do not have

Much of the time we take it for granted that we have a safe water. This panel explores the creative ways in which these two organizations provide clean and safe water for those who do not have it. Jon Kaufman is the Director of H2OpenDoors, a project of Rotary International. Kaufman brings together the best-in-class providers of water purification, smart solar nanogrids and satellite internet technologies to create water and power hubs. The most impoverished villages throughout the world are mentored on creating enterprise through these unique approaches, fostering self reliance rather than continual dependence. Averill Strasser of Water Charity, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping people access clean drinking water and improved sanitation. In 14 years, Water Charity has done more than 6,000 water, sanitation and public health projects in 78 countries. Averil is an RPCV (returned Peace Corps volunteer) who served in Bolivia. In addition, Water Charity is a proud supporter and partner of the National Peace Corps Association. Frank Price, RPCV Côte d’Ivoire, a Northern California Peace Corps Association East Bay Board representative, will moderate this program. MLF ORGANIZER Frank Price NOTES MLF: International Relations This is an online-only program; pre-register to receive a link to the live-stream event Main image by MariaGullestrup SPEAKERS Jon Kaufman Director, H2OpenDoors; CEO, Global Water First Averill Strasser Water Charity Frank Price Board Representative, Northern California Peace Corps Association East Bay—Moderator -www.commonwealthclub.org/covid19support -Subscribe for more Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub -Upcoming events: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events -Become a Member: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership -Donate Now: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 -Text DONATE to: 415-329-4231 -Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ -Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ -Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub

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