- -: TEDxCalgary - Judge John Reilly - My Aboriginal Education
July 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)At age 30, John Reilly was the youngest Provincial Court Judge ever appointed in Alberta. He presided over courts in Canmore, Banff, and Cochrane, and it was in Cochrane that he had his eyes opened to the inequities faced by aboriginal people in our justice system. Last year, he wrote Bad Medic...
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- -: TEDxBrisbane 2011 - David Abrey - Justice
November 9, 2011 (over 12 years ago)David Abrey is an interesting man The name of his law firm, Harper Finch is inspired from the classic "to Kill a Mocking Bird. In a 3 minute Brain Burst, he tells us that "& all you need is.... Justice!"
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- -: Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto
January 7, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhood suffer most from flawed urban policy. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and perform...
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- -: Peter Donnelly: How juries are fooled by statistics
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Confe...
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- -: Michael Sandel: The lost art of democratic debate
June 8, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says -- but we're shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supreme Court case (PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin) whose outcome reveals the critical ingredient in justice. TEDTalks is a...
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- -: Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam
July 20, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com In "THE 99," Naif Al-Mutawa's new generation of comic book heroes fight more than crime -- they smash stereotypes and battle extremism. Named after the 99 attributes of Allah, his characters reinforce positive messages of Islam and cross cultures to create a new moral framework...
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- -: Jacqueline Novogratz: Inspiring a life of immersion
February 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com We each want to live a life of purpose, but where to start? In this luminous, wide-ranging talk, Jacqueline Novogratz introduces us to people she's met in her work in "patient capital" -- people who have immersed themselves in a cause, a community, a passion for justice. These ...
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- -: Food Justice: a New Social Movement Takes Root
March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Google Tech Talk February 23, 2011 Presented by Robert Gottlieb ABSTRACT In today's food system, farm workers face hazardous conditions, low-income neighborhoods lack supermarkets but abound in fast food franchises, and food products sometimes resemble more of a high calorie chemical mash than...
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- -: Charlie Rose - Justice Antonin Scalia
June 23, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Justice Antonin Scalia
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- -: Poptech 2009 Social Innovation Fellow James O'Brien
February 19, 2010 (about 14 years ago)In 2006, principal James O'Brien assembled a staff of like-minded educators to create BCAM Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School. The fledgling educational-innovation tank combines performance-based academics and professional training in media and arts to prepare teenagers for success in t...
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