Dr. Jim Kim introduces himself and asks for citizen input by asking these questions: What are your views on the best ways to eradicate poverty? What are the most exciting innovations that can bring greater prosperity to everyone? How can we harness the great experience that exists in member countries?
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Journey into the Heart of the San: Tracking, Connection, and Mentoring with Kalahari Bushman. Jon Young has pioneered blending Native mentoring and cultural techniques from around the world with a broad array of tools for connecting with nature and developing refined and holistic tracking skills.

Talk by Kurt Hoelting author of "The Circumference of Home: One Man's Yearlong Quest for a Radically Local Life" given June 16, 2010 at East West Bookshop in Seattle, WA.  He tells of his adventure to achieve a more sustainable and local lifestyle by starting not getting in a car for a year.  Good model if you find yourself stuck and want to move towards sustainability.

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TEDxBerlin brings the artist and musician Nik Nowak to talk about how sound claims space and its use as a weapon, particularly against civil demonstrators. He includes a discussion of the use of the "human microphone" and the speechlessness of the system.

FedEx uses our core strengths to support ORBIS and their unique Flying Eye Hospital, a converted DC10. We help maintain the plane, provide volunteer pilots, donate millions of dollars of cash and in-kind transportation support, and team members provide volunteer support on the ground for programs around the world. Winner of Corporate Citizenship film festival.

In an ongoing effort to incorporate citizenship into the day-to-day operation of CSX, new management trainees in 2011 volunteered 2,328 hours over five different Saturdays to renovate The Sanctuary on 8th, an organization dedicated to providing education and enrichment to inner-city kids in a safe, welcoming environment.

In honor of the 25th anniversary of Bright Horizons, 25 employees were selected to spend a week in the poorest zip code in America creating a learning and play space for young children and their families. This is their story.

A call to architects by Bjarke Ingels to become designers of eco-systems of both ecology and economy and channel the flow of people and resources such as heat, energy, waste and water with objective to improve quality of life.

Julian Agyeman Keynote from AASHE 2010 Conference. As an ecologist/biogeographer turned environmental social scientist, he has both a science and social science background which helps frame his perspectives, research and scholarship.

Julian Agyeman, professor and chair of urban and environmental policy and planning, holds a a Ph.D in Environmental Education from the University of London, an M.A. in Conservation Policy from Middlesex University, UK and a B.Sc (joint honours) in Geography and Botany from Durham University, UK.