A seven-year-old girl smiling with her solar panel in the remote Himalayas. The drab colors of agribusiness as seen from the back of a monarch butterfly. Udaipur City’s only female auto rickshaw driver. You’ll find all of this and more on our Watch & Vote page, unveiled today! Voting won’t officially begin until June 28th, but starting now you can share your favorite films with all your social networks. Each film has a unique URL and links to share on Facebook and Twitter are one click away. Think of yourself as the director of programming for CNN, or the editor-in-chief READ MORE…
Telling the Story of Peace & Freedom: Learning from History
April 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As we continue exploring things we can do or consider to tell a compelling story about peace and freedom, we realize we keep talking about certain people - our Peace & Freedom heroes. So why not draw inspiration from the narrative arc of their lives? Strategy 2: Learn From History. Of course there are the famous stories many of us are familiar with, of both individuals and communities who promoted peace and freedom in various ways throughout history: B. R. Ambedkar Ella Baker César Chavez H. H. The 14th Dalai Lama M. K. Gandhi Martin Luther King, Jr. Wangari Maathai READ MORE…
Telling the Story of Peace & Freedom: The Power of Listening
April 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Storytelling is personal. There are no hard and fast rules. Everybody offers their personal touch and perspective. But often it can be difficult to find a starting point to tell a story on such a complex topic as Peace & Freedom. With this blog post, we launch a series to explore specific things we can do or consider to tell a compelling story about peace and freedom. Strategy 1: Listen. A lot of conflict – whether international, interpersonal, or self-directed – arises when we simply don’t listen to each other. What if you used the creative process of making READ MORE…
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