- -: TEDxFruitvale - Maisie Greenawalt - Conference Opener
October 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)When it comes to addressing the problems of farmworkers, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. But what we do know is that a cheap food system built on the backs of the poor is immoral and unsustainable. About Maisie Greenawalt, TEDxFruitvale host: Maisie is cofounder and president of the Bon Appétit ...
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- -: Innovators@Google: Richard Garriott
February 3, 2009 (about 15 years ago)In October 2008, Richard Garriott spent 12 days in space as a private astronaut. Richard will discuss his journey to the International Space Station, what it took to get there, and his opinion on the future of civilian access to space. The son of astronaut Owen Garriott, Richard was born in Engl...
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- -: Women@Google: Women for Women International
March 3, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Christine Karumba, Karak Mayik, and Seida Saric visit Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss their work with Women for Women International. This event took place on February 9, 2009, as part of the Women@Google series. About Women for Women International: In each of our country offic...
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- -: It's a Smashing Game Week Finale!
February 25, 2011 (about 13 years ago)For the final game of Didja Ever Game Week, Ellen had the contestants smashing bottles over their head! See who won the Grand Prize of an international Carnival Cruise worth $35,000!
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- -: Charlie Rose Greenroom - Roger Cohen
March 3, 2008 (about 16 years ago)In Charlie's Green Room with International Herald Tribune Columnist Roger Cohen
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- -: Sotomayor: This Is Where Policy Is Made
July 14, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Content comming soon
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- -: TEDxHONOLULU - Kealoha - Science Poetry Life
November 24, 2011 (over 12 years ago)The founder of Hawai'iSlam and YouthSpeaksHawai'i, Kealoha is an internationally acclaimed poet and storyteller, was honored as a "National Poetry Slam Legend" in 2010, and is the first poet to perform at a Hawai'i governor's inauguration. Selected as a Master Artist for a National Endowment for ...
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- -: Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
September 12, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Complete program at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=328 Former Microsoft executive John Wood discusses hand-delivering a load of donated books to a rural village in Nepal, an experience that inspired him to quit his job and start the international non-profit organization "Room to Read." -...
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- -: Melissa Greene - Africa, AIDS, and Adoption
December 15, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=499 Author Melissa Fay Greene discusses the role of adoption in relieving the effects of Africa's ongoing AIDS epidemic. ----- Melissa Fay Greene talks about "There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children." ...
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- -: David Batstone - Human Trafficking as Modern-Day Slavery
February 27, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=673 Author David Batstone discusses the phenomenon of human trafficking, arguing that it constitutes a form of modern-day slavery. ----- In his latest book, "Not For Sale," University of San Francisco ethics professor David Batstone helps...
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