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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Change.org: Blog Action Day, October 15, 2010
October 15, 2010 – 1:10 pm | No Comment

Change.org|Start Petition
Tribal Truth is participating in Change.org’s Blog Action Day. We want to encourage our readers to support Blog Action Day and sign the petition for clean water or donate if you are able. Go …

Do You See What I See?
October 11, 2010 – 10:59 am | One Comment

Refugee children are learning photography through the UNHCR’s “Do You See What I See?” program.
Photographer Brendan Bannon has taught photography classes in refugee camps in Namibia and Yemen, and he has seen the change in …

MDG Five
September 17, 2010 – 3:12 pm | No Comment
MDG Five

The name MDG Five refers to Millennium Development Goal #5 which was adopted by the United Nations in September 2000. With MDG #5, they wanted to improve maternal health and decrease the number of deaths …

Arms for Peace
September 9, 2010 – 1:54 pm | No Comment
Arms for Peace

September 21 is the International Day of Peace, and as part of the celebration in New York City, the Art of Peace Charitable Trust (AOPCT) is hosting “Arms for Peace! The Peace Angels Project.”
AOPCT is …

YPIC Book Club-”The Value of Nothing”
September 1, 2010 – 4:49 pm | No Comment
YPIC Book Club-”The Value of Nothing”

The YPIC (Young Professionals for International Cooperation) Book Club will be having their first meeting on Wednesday, September 29 at 7 PM.
YPIC teaches students and young professionals about the United Nations and international issues. Throughout …

PEHT Panel: “Trafficking in Persons-Modern Day Slavery: The Social, Legal, and Economic Implications”
August 18, 2010 – 11:41 am | No Comment
PEHT Panel: “Trafficking in Persons-Modern Day Slavery: The Social, Legal, and Economic Implications”

On Monday August 23 at 6 PM, PEHT (The Partnership for the Eradication of Human Trafficking) will be hosting a panel discussion at the City Bar Justice Center at 42 West 44th Street. The discussion …