Social Entrepreneurs: Pioneering Social Change


The Skoll Foundation has recently completed a short film about the field of social entrepreneurship. Its a great overview of the progress made over the last three decades. It starts with Mohammad Yunus and includes interviews with a number of social entrepreneurs and others in the field, including Sally Osberg of the Skoll Foundation, Bill Drayton of Ashoka, Jacqueline Novogratz of the Acumen Fund, John Elkington of Volans, and author David Bornstein. For more information on these and other social entreprenuers, visit www.skollfoundation.org


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Participation culture, creativity, and social change


David Gauntlett's inaugural lecture, 'Participation culture, creativity, and social change', from 12 November 2008: the key themes in ten minutes


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Leading Social Change: Esther Hsu


Esther Hsu, an alumni of Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School (MPA-MBA '10), a Reynolds Foundation Fellow, and a George Leadership Fellow, is profiled for the inaugural Gleitsman Social Change Film Forum. Esther's colleague and classmate, Paul Wang, a Harvard joint degree student (MPA/ID-MBA '10) at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, is also featured.


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Social Change "Lifted" the video


The official video for "Lifted" from the Social Change "V.High.EP".


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Technology and Social Change | Jeffrey A. Tucker


Presented by Jeffrey Tucker at the "Economics for High School Students" seminar. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama; 20 November 2009. Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis.


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HELP International: Creating Social Change


We need one person who can commit to finding answers. Someone who can be nimble of mind, fill multiple roles, and assess a situation with the agility needed to find unique answers to unique problems. We can solve these problems. What the world needs is a little help. What HELP needs is you. help-international.org Also, thank you to The Good Line (http for producing an awesome video for us!


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How To Use Twitter To Effect Social Change


Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from AYM and more videos in the Political Tasks category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com How can you change the world with the social-networking and microblogging site Twitter? One hundred forty characters at a time. For more information please visit: "www.movements.org":www.movements.org To complete this How-To you will need A Twitter account Followers Trustworthiness Multilingual capabilities Step 1: Be authentic and trustworthy Be authentic. Even when posting updates on behalf of your movement or organization, always tweet as you, a real person who is passionate about your cause. Tweets that sound like commercials or marketing jargon will turn off followers. Tip: Earn and keep followers' trust by making sure your posts are accurate and honest. Step 2: Be accessible Update your feed frequently to spread awareness and create a growing body of engaged advocates and volunteers. Share your reaction to relevant news, ask followers for their thoughts, post links, and retweet, or repost other people's tweets. Create conversations and establish relationships with your followers by responding to their posts with @messages. Step 3: Create hashtags Organize your tweets by using hashtags, a way to identify tweets related to a <b>...</b>


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World Revolution 2011 - The Arabian Spring!


The revolution in Tunisia will forever be remembered as the spark that started a worldwide revolution. Their courage broke the barrier of fear which has resonated throughout the globe, inspiring other countries like Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Oman, Jordan, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Ivory Coast, Sudan and Palestine to do the same. Let them be an example and inspiration for all the repressed people in the world. This is just my way of saying thank you Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and to all the brave Arabs that are risking their life fighting for their universal rights to freedom and democracy! This video is dedicated to Mohamed Bouazizi and to the youth of North Africa and the Middle East whose struggle for freedom marches on. This is not the end, but only the beginning of the Arabian Spring! Send to everyone and let them know! Song: "Revolution" -- Jean Michel Jarre Thanks to the following news sources for their footage: Daily News Egypt Huffington Post The Guardian Washington Post Boston.com Russia Today Euronews Al Jazeera Zapiro And to all unknown persons who have contributed with their pictures, artwork, cartoons. Thank You! Important message to You Tube and people who flag this video: If it gets flagged or removed, it will be uploaded 100 more times!


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Social Change - "It takes time to build" - Beastie Boys


This is my sociology project. Social Change is the topic of this song analysis. Enjoy.


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Social Change Through The Power of Peace Adagio for Strings


A powerful video depicting social change through peaceful resistance. Set to the music of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.


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Students Create Graphic Novels For Social Change


Stanford students collaborate in "comics journalism" -- producing books on contemporary social issues. This year's book, Pika-Don, tells the story of the man who survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. News story: "Stanford class creates graphic novels, from concept to finished books" news.stanford.edu Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford News: news.stanford.edu Pika-don on iTunes U [iTunes Link]: itunes.apple.com Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com


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Games for social change


At the 2008 SXSWi conference, Mary Flanagan of the Tiltfactor Lab at Hunter College in New York City talked with Jon Gordon of public radio's "Future Tense" about the potential of gaming to foster social change. For a longer audio interview, visit futuretense.publicradio.org


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Social change in Nigeria - 16 Nov 07


The oil-rich state of Nigeria is known for its endemic corruption, and millions of people living in abject poverty. However, Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa traveled to the northern edge of the country, and found a local leader on a mission to stamp out corruption.


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Jacque Fresco - Social Change


Social change is imperative to the survival of humanity. Excerpt from interviews for Future by Design documentary www.fbdthemovie.com www.thevenusproject.com


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Hope of Profit, Social Change Meet in New College Programs


This is the VOA Special English Economics Report from voaspecialenglish.com | http Small business entrepreneurs play an important part in American job growth. Small businesses have created almost two-thirds of new jobs in the last fifteen years. The economy has traditionally been divided into three sectors. One is the private sector, meaning businesses. The second is the public sector, or government. And the third is the nonprofit sector. But now some people talk about a fourth sector. It represents nonprofit and for-profit organizations working toward goals of social change and environmental activism. Universities are starting to offer training and degree programs to prepare students to work in this area. One of these schools is Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. It now offers a degree in social entrepreneurship. Bernard Turner is director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship at the university. He says student interest is driving many of these new programs. "Students are saying 'Now I want to be an entrepreneur, but I want to do something that deals with a social problem or a social issue that's dear to me." William Paddock is founder and director of a business consulting company in Tennessee called WAP Sustainability. He has a business degree and training in the area of environmental sustainability. Recently, the Custom Packaging company of Lebanon, Tennessee, hired him to help make its business more environmentally friendly. The company makes cardboard <b>...</b>


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A Movement Model of Social Change


Watch Parker Palmer's plenary speech at the 10th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care as he advises leading with the heart to bring about social change.


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Social Media, Social Change 9/23 - incl. Peggy Conlon (Ad Council) & Suzie Reider (Google)


Presented by Ad Council and Google EVENT DESCRIPTION Join the The Ad Council and Google for an exploration of how innovative thinkers have harnessed the power of social media in the name of community action. Peggy Conlon, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Ad Council Ben Goldhirsh, Founder & Chairman, GOOD Scott Harrison, Founder & President, Charity Water Steve Grove,Head of News & Politics, YouTube Nick Law, EVP, Chief Creative Officer, R/GA Suzie Reider,Director of Sales & Marketing, Google


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Jacque Fresco on social change through EDUCATION.


This excerpt of an interview with Jacque Fresco illustrates the point that he feels these social changes would be brought about through education. Not violence. Not coercion. Not Force.


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TEDxChCh - Linh Do - Defying Social Norms for Social Change


In this talk, Linh Do asks some important questions: What is normal? And how abnormal do we have to be to effect social change? 19-year-old Linh Do is the founder of Change and Switch in Australia. Four years ago, Linh initiated the Change a Million Light Bulbs project in Melbourne to get people to switch from incandescent to LED or compact fluorescent light bulbs. The project later went Australia-wide under the name Change and Switch and, as of November 2009, incandescent light bulbs are no longer for sale in Australia. Just three years ago, Linh was trained by Al Gore to be a Climate Project presenter and deliver the slideshow behind An Inconvenient Truth, and earlier this year, Linh was one of 250 international passengers to spend two months on the Ship of World Youth, an initiative by the Government of Japan to facilitate intercultural exchange. Linh is currently studying for her Bachelor of Arts in International Politics and Environmental Studies, as well as the University of Melbourne's Universitas 21 Diploma in Global Issues. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general <b>...</b>


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Conversations with History - Laurence R. Simon


"Global Poverty, Development, and Social Change" Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor Laurence R. Simon of Brandeis University for a discussion of the role of non governmental organizations in addressing global poverty. Topics discussed include the conflict between focused aid and national security interests, religion and development, public advocacy and education addressing global poverty, and lessons learned from his three decade career as a practioner working to address problems of global inequality. globetrotter.berkeley.edu globetrotter.berkeley.edu


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Celebrating 15 years of art and social change


Video Production: John Carluccio, Battle Sounds Inc. Photo Credits: Tanya Linn Albrigtsen-Frable Nina Weinberg Doran Sue Evans Madeleine LeMieux Elizabeth Maroney


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TEDx Arabia talk - AbdulMohsen Alajmi - Social Change التغيير المجتمعي


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Gordon Bloom: Social Entrepreneurship: A Rising Generation Changing the World


Gordon Bloom, the Dean's Visiting Professor in Entrepreneurship at the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, discusses the design, creation and development of innovative social change organizations. Select students from Professor Blooms class present their entrepreneurial endeavors. commons.princeton.edu


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Get Loud: Youth Speak Out on Global Issues PART 1


War Child Canada believes that students can play a crucial role in political and social change. War Child Canada's DVD Get Loud: Youth Speak Out on Global Issues follows a group of young activists as they learn about social justice issues - dispelling the myth of apathetic youth - and inspires students to get involved in creative projects to promote social justice and sustainable change. This 17-minute short film is suitable for high school and university students, and can be accompanied by a study guide and can be downloaded here: www.warchild.ca or visit our Get Involved page on www.warchild.ca.


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Slavoj Zizek: The Delusion of Green Capitalism


Complete video at: fora.tv Philosopher Slavoj Zizek argues environmentally conscious consumers are desperate for simple tasks they can perform to alleviate their guilt, so they do things like purchase overpriced organic produce. Zizek also highlights Starbucks, which he suggests attracts customers by appealing to their sense of altruism. ----- The Committee on Globalization and Social Change will launch with a special lecture by philosopher and critic Slavoj Zizek who will speak on "The Situation Is Catastrophic, but Not Serious." This alleged message of the Austrian military headquarters during WWI renders perfectly our attitude towards the ongoing crisis: we are aware of the looming (ecological, social) catastrophes, but we somehow don't take them seriously. What ideology sustains such an attitude? The Committee on Globalization and Social Change (CGSC) is an interdisciplinary working group composed of a core group of CUNY faculty interested in reflecting on globalization as an analytic category for understanding social change. Slavoj Zizek, born 1949 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Senior Researcher at Birkbeck College, University of London, is a Hegelian Philosopher, Lacanian psychoanalyst, Christian atheist, Communist political activist, and he thinks these four features are four aspects of one and the same Cause. His latest publications are: in philosophy The Parallax View, in psychoanalysis How to Read Lacan, in theology The Monstrosity of Christ, and in politics Living at <b>...</b>


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Waiting on the World to Change


I made this video for my Sociology class based on the song by John Mayer. We had to choose a song and show how it relates to Social Change.


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An Ever Changing World


www.armadillo-creative.com - A short animation looking at the technological and social changes that have happened in recent years, each change affects the way we interact not only with each other but the world in which we live... how do you survive and adapt?


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TEDxPortland - Bassima Mroue - The Ripple Effect


Bassima is a Lebanese American, with roots in West Africa and Canada, who attended Queen's University and received an MBA from Babson College. Experience in the pharmaceutical, agriculture and automotive industries led her to Nike, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon. Bassima's passion is supporting nonprofit organizations that focus on the intersection of business innovation and social change. She is living testament of The Girl Effect, a beacon of hope and promise. TEDx Established in 2009, in thespirit of "ideas worth spreading," TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED.com videos, live speakers and performers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. Over 1400 TEDx events occur annually around the world.


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RSA Animate - Choice


In this new RSAnimate, Professor Renata Salecl explores the paralysing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice. Does the freedom to be the architects of our own lives actually hinder rather than help us? Does our preoccupation with choosing and consuming actually obstruct social change? Taken from the RSA's free public events programme www.thersa.org/events


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Alec Ross on Social Media and Political Change: Making Weak Ties Strong


Alec Ross on Social Media and Political Change: Making Weak Ties Strong


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What Do Exit Polls Tell Us About Asian American Voting Patterns?


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Richard Tafel: 5 Steps for Systems Change


bigthink.com In a recent interview with Big Think, Richard Tafel, founder of the Log Cabin Republicans and The Public Squared gave us his advice for transforming the system: create a super PAC for the people, by the people. Challenge intractable elected officials. Shake things up. Ensure that Congress people have incentives to work together. Directed / Produced by Elizabeth Rodd and Jonathan Fowler


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Authentic Race Relations


Christ's cross gave us the route to repaired relationships with God and with each other. Why do we hear so little emphasis on the horizontal peace? Calvin College January Series guest Brenda Salter McNeil, co-author of The Heart of Racial Justice: How Soul Change leads to Social Change , tells host Shirley Hoogstra what can happen when we recognize the spiritual roots of our segregation, shed the false roles we've taken on, and speak the truth.


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euronews learning world - Ashoka - a success for social enterprise


The most innovative minds have come together for one week only to brainstorm ways to make the world a better place. Ashoka, the worlds leading promoter of social entrepeneurs, invited its 1000 members to Paris' HEC, one of the foremost Business Schools in France to discuss ways to accelerate social change. For more information see "www.ashoka.org":www.ashoka.org and "www.empoweragirl.org" ... www.euronews.net


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How Do Asian American Voters Stack Up Against New York City's Longer Established Voting Groups


CUNY Conference on Pipeline Politics: Civic Engagement Toward Social Change Session 1: How Do Asian American Voters Stack Up Against New York City's Longer Established Voting Groups Moderator: Peter Kwong (Hunter College/CUNY) Presenter: John Mollenkopf (Center for Urban Research - CUNY Graduate Center)


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euronews learning world - Social Media in the classroom


Social media can be a tool for political and social change, it can also be a powerful aid in the classroom. Connecting people from different corners of the world breaks down barriers. In Saskatoon in the middle of Canada, these primary school children from St Angela's Elementary School are going to Brazil - via the internet. They link up with other children all over the world to collaborate on projects, ask each other questions and send each other videos. Today they're talking about racism. ... www.euronews.net


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Haier Clean Start Project


A clean start can help a person move forward through a difficult time and provide an opportunity for change where none existed before. The Clean Start Project encourages people to think about what they can do in the service of others. No matter your location, age, or income, you have some resource, knowledge, or ability that can be used to help someone else. The Clean Start Project revolves around the idea that social change starts on the individual level, and that helping even one person can lead to change in an entire community. Visit www.facebook/smarterlifebetterplanet Haier's Clean Start Project Wins Gold Remi at 45th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival www.haieramerica.com


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Ivan Sigal, Solana Larsen: Joining Forces


Is online citizen media becoming a global movement? In the past years we have seen a rise in citizen and social media for free speech and political change that is characterized by the will of individuals to act. We've watched how small numbers of bloggers on all continents have mobilized large movements and new political behavior over time. What is the driving force behind this activity? And can these individual acts of online activism in countries that are far from each other together be considered a "global movement"? Ivan Sigal and Solana Larsen help lead the online community Global Voices, which reports, translates and gives voice to online citizen media all around the world. Over the past six years, Global Voices has charted the global growth of blogging and social media activism, as it has blossomed into a significant force in narrating local events for global audiences, and directly influencing political and social change.


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