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Category: Social Justice

GlobalWA 2018/ New Technology/ Opportunity/ Social Justice

Judy Anderson

01/22/2019

Judy Anderson, who grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, discusses the difficulties the country faces as it tries to reform itself.

GlobalWA 2018/ Opportunity/ Social Justice

Marty Kooistra, King County (WA) Housing Consortium, addresses problems associated with housing. Duncan Marsh, international policy expert, discusses the policies involved with addressing climate change on an international basis.

Education/ GlobalWA 2017/ Social Justice

Peter Bloomquist

02/20/2018

Where can you train to be a Global Leader? At the Global Leadership Forum. Founder Peter Bloomquist describes the benefits of the cohort that people can
join.

Social Justice

Fred Bauma

09/10/2017

Former political prisoner Fred Bauma describes the youth movement LUCHA. It’s a group who seek to help their home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, overcome corruption and the poverty and oppression that comes with it.

Environment/ Featured Videos/ Social Justice

Former Washington State Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald on ST3

2016, Sound Transit 3 10/27/2016

Sound Transit 3: $54 billion and costs don’t match benefits until 2071?

Howard Kobani, Kurdish-Middle East Expert

2015, Community Youth Services 01/01/2016

Middle East Explained, Part 1 — from the Kurdish point of view — Kurdish Howard Kobani, Middle East expert, explains how there can be peace in the Middle East.

Profiles in Philanthropy/ Social Justice

Charlie Bresler, Executive Director, The Life You Can Save

2015, The Life You Can Save 06/19/2015

Charlie Bresler, Executive Director, The Life You Can Save, describes how people can have more impact with their charitable donations.

Jon Newstrom, USAID (Profiles in Philanthropy)

Profiles in Philanthropy/ Social Justice

Jon Newstrom, International Media Expert

2014, USAID 12/31/2014

Building Media After War: Jon Newstrom describes building and operating radio stations in war-torn Eastern Europe, Afghanistan, and Africa.

Tom Ikeda, Densho

2014, Densho 08/06/2014

Stories from the internment camps in the U.S. West in WWII. Tom Ikeda, Densho, describes the lessons to be learned.

Education/ Social Justice

Kristin Hayden & Philmon Haile, OneWorld Now!

2014, OneWorld Now! 05/25/2014

OneWorld Now!’s Kristin Hayden, with OWN Alum Philmon Haile, describes how study abroad changes lives.

Global Health/ Hilton Awards/ Social Justice

Mouhamed Djalo, Global Impact (Hilton Awards)

2013, Global Impact 12/13/2013

Mouhamed Djalo describes his focus on the board of Global Impact. Mr. Djalo also discusses a youth of moving from one country to another for his family to gain free speech.

Global Health/ Hilton Awards/ Social Justice

Edward Zellem, Global Impact (Hilton Awards)

2013, Global Impact 12/13/2013

Edward Zellem spent several years in Afghanistan with the US Navy. He came to understand Afghan proverbs as part of speech, and wrote about it. Now, the author gives back on the Global Impact board.

Global Health/ Hilton Awards/ Social Justice

Gannon Gillespie, Tostan (Hilton Awards)

2013, Tostan 12/11/2013

Tostan Director Gannon Gillespie describes how Tostan, a Hilton Laureate, works with communities to tackle the greatest social problems — Tostan Brings Dignity for All.

Featured Videos/ Global Health/ Hilton Awards/ Social Justice

Beth MacNairn, Handicap International (Hilton Awards)

2013, Handicap International 12/07/2013

Beth MacNairn, Executive Director, Handicap International, describes this unique organization, winner of both the Nobel Peace Price and the Hilton Humanitarian Award.

Hilton Awards/ Social Justice/ Women & Girls

Lynn Croneberger, SOS Children’s Villages (Hilton Awards)

2013, SOS Children’s Villages 12/06/2013

SOS Children’s Villages-USA CEO Lynn Croneberger describes one of the world’s best known organization’s efforts to help children for the long term.

Featured Videos/ Hilton Awards/ Social Justice

Carol Smolenski, ECPAT (Hilton Awards)

2013, ECPAT 11/06/2013

The Hilton Humanitarian 2013 prize in the amount of $1.5 million awarded to ECPAT USA (End Child Prostitution and Trafficking)! Carol Smolenski, Executive Director, discusses saving children from sexual exploitation.