Bjorn Steinz
March 21, 2012 – 10:38 am | Comments Off

 

Björn Steinz began his photographic career at a local newspaper close to Frankfurt. Having worked as a volunteer in refugee camps during the war in the former Yugoslavia and traveled in Latin America, he decided …

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Tapestries of Hope-September 28, 2010
September 22, 2010 – 12:01 pm | No Comment
Tapestries of Hope-September 28, 2010

Next Tuesday, the documentary film Tapestries of Hope will be screened for one night only in theaters around the country. Tapestries of Hope follows Betty Makoni, the founder of the Girl Child Network. Last year, …

TOMS Shoes
September 20, 2010 – 11:28 am | 2 Comments
TOMS Shoes

TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie is a young social entrepreneur, and TOMS Shoes is a wonderful example for young people looking to build a successful business and change the world at the same time.
TOMS Shoes …

United Nations Association of NY-BookTalkUNA, 9/27/2010
September 9, 2010 – 11:57 am | No Comment
United Nations Association of NY-BookTalkUNA, 9/27/2010

BookTalkUNA along with the Institute of International Education will be hosting a book discussion of Tracy Kidder’s Strength in What Remains on Monday, September 27 at 7:00 PM.
There will be a reception from 6:30 to …

Child Witches: How Ancient Superstitions Are Leading to Child Abuse
August 30, 2010 – 12:39 pm | One Comment
Child Witches: How Ancient Superstitions Are Leading to Child Abuse

There is a disturbing new trend of child abuse happening in Africa and in African immigrant communities in the United Kingdom. Children are being accused of witchcraft or demon possession, and families are paying exorbitant …

The 93 Dollar Club
August 26, 2010 – 3:01 pm | No Comment
The 93 Dollar Club

The 93 Dollar Club started with a random act of kindness and ended with over $100,000 raised for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.
Jenni Ware was standing in the …

Domestic Abuse and Technology
August 25, 2010 – 1:36 pm | No Comment
Domestic Abuse and Technology

New technologies have given people new ways to communicate from video chatting with Skype to status updates on Facebook and even the good old-fashioned e-mail. For victims of domestic abuse, however, these new technologies can …