TEDxTempleU - Jean Michel - Peace and Love Proclaimers: Youth for a Change
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JEAN MICHEL HABINEZA was both and raised in Rwanda. In 2006, as a secondary school student, he initiated the 'Walk for Survivors' in remembrance of those who perished in the genocide, gathering more than 1000 students and $3000 that was used to start an education program. He later founded the Peace and Love Proclaimers, a youth NGO that teache... Read more
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- -: TEDxTempleU - Jean Michel - Peace and Love Proclaimers: Youth for a Change
April 23, 2011 (about 13 years ago)JEAN MICHEL HABINEZA was both and raised in Rwanda. In 2006, as a secondary school student, he initiated the 'Walk for Survivors' in remembrance of those who perished in the genocide, gathering more than 1000 students and $3000 that was used to start an education program. He later founded the P...
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- -: Steven Pinker: A brief history of violence
September 11, 2007 (over 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the b...
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- -: Authors@Google: Daniel Goldhagen
July 26, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)The @Google program welcomed Daniel Goldhagen to Google's New York office to discuss his book, "Worse Than War: Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on Humanity" "Until deciding to devote himself full-time to writing, Daniel Jonah Goldhagen taught political science for many years at...
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- -: Bill Clinton-Remarks to the People of Rwanda (March 25, 1998)
August 6, 2010 (over 13 years ago)President Clinton offers his condolences for the genocide four years earlier and his promise to the people of Rwanda of an international effort to make reparations in the country and bring back safety and prosperity to the people.
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- -: Stephen Hadley - US Peacekeeping Efforts in Africa
February 26, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/04/Africa_and_Smart_Development_Policy Stephen Hadley, U.S. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, discusses U.S. peacekeeping efforts in Africa under President Bush. ----- Africa and Smart Development Policy with Stephen Hadley, Ass...
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- -: Genocide Prevention in Rwanda and the World
June 16, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/01/Rwanda_Survivors_Mukagasana_and_Murekatete Human Rights Activist and advocate for survivors of genocide Jacqueline Murekatete speaks on the importance of continued work in genocide prevention and her personal involvement in the cause. ----- Survivor...
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- -: Bruce Fein Argues for Nonintervention
September 16, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/02/No_U_S__Obligation_to_Defend_Democracy Libertarian constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein criticizes against U.S. military involvement in foreign affairs, arguing America has "no moral or legal obligation" to intervene even in humanitarian crisis areas such...
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- -: Chris Hedges - American Nonintervention and the Bosnian War
September 24, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/07/Chris_Hedges_The_Ten_Commandments_in_America Author and journalist Chris Hedges blames civilian massacres of the 1990s Bosnian War on America's reluctance to intervene in the escalating crisis. ----- At the Chautauqua Institution's 2008 season, Chri...
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- -: Solving Darfur - Nicholas Kristof
November 18, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/02/A_Discussion_on_Political_Power_at_CUNY New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas Kristof blames an international lack of "political will" for the failure to resolve the ongoing conflict in Darfur, Sudan. ----- What is the most effective way to influe...
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- -: Should the US Support the International Criminal Court?
May 13, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/04/William_Zabel_and_the_Fight_for_Human_Rights Lawyer and human rights advocate William Zabel claims the International Criminal court to be a "vital international organ for justice," but admits that the United States is unlikely to sign the ICC treaty i...
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