TEDxRideauCanal - James Milner - Integrative Thinking and Solutions for Refugees
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James Milner advocates an integrative approach to solving the plight of 15M refugees who wait on average 18 years in refugee camps. James Milner has been a researcher, practitioner and policy advisor on issues relating to refugees, peacebuilding, African politics and the United Nations system. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Political... Read more
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- -: TEDxRideauCanal - James Milner - Integrative Thinking and Solutions for Refugees
February 3, 2012 (about 12 years ago)James Milner advocates an integrative approach to solving the plight of 15M refugees who wait on average 18 years in refugee camps. James Milner has been a researcher, practitioner and policy advisor on issues relating to refugees, peacebuilding, African politics and the United Nations system. H...
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- -: TEDxRideauCanal - Hamdi Mohamed - Immigrant Contributions: The Untold Story
February 2, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Hamdi Mohamed is currently Executive Director of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO) - a non-profit, multi-service agency with award-winning community programs and services; serving more than 25,000 clients a year. Services include language instruction, settlement workers...
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- -: TEDxSanAntonio - Sichan Siv - From the Killing Fields to the White House
December 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)A Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Sichan tells the compelling story of fleeing Cambodia and his journey to a high-profile career in foreign policy in his talk"From the Killing Fields to the White House." In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized ...
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- -: TEDxSanAntonio-Ezekiel Ndikumana-Keeping Culture Alive-Refugee's Story of Survival, Strength & Hope
December 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)A Pastor and Burundian Refugee, Ezekiel and his musical family tell the story of their journey to America in his talk "Keeping Culture Alive - A Refugee's Story of Survival, Strength & Hope through Music." In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events...
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- -: TEDxRamallah - Amal Shahabi من مخيم إلى العالم - آمال شهابي
July 10, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Amal Chahabi is a Palestinian refugee born in Ain el Helwe camp in 1961. She is married and is mother of four. She received a diploma as in healthcare from UNRWA's Siblin training center. She took part in a number of training sessions in child education and worked from 1985 to 2008 as supervisor ...
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- -: TEDxWinnipeg - Megan Prydun - 80 Degrees of Separation: Giving New Immigrants a Fighting Chance
October 26, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Megan Prydun, Masters student in Development Practice at the University of Winnipeg As Winnipeg continues to develop and evolve, our relationships with our city continue to grow stronger. But the connection to this city for new immigrants is weak if we don't give them the opportunity to thrive....
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- -: Fritz Stern - Fleeing Nazi Germany
January 3, 2007 (over 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=481 Fritz Stern, University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, discusses his family's emigration from Nazi Germany in 1938, just five weeks prior to Kristallnacht. ----- Fritz Stern on "Five Germanys I Have Known." Stern's family...
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- -: On Board: Travels with Dr. Biden in Kenya
August 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Dr. Jill Biden leads a delegation from the United States ,including former Senator Bill Frist, to a refugee camp in Kenya to see first hand the humanitarian crisis on the border of Somalia and pledge America's help. Go to http://usaid.gov to learn how you can help.
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Angelina Jolie: World Refugee Day 2009 Address
June 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Angelina Jolie's opening speech to the 2009 World Refugee Day brought tears to her eyes and earned her a standing ovation after talking about tales of survival of those people she met and who touched her life.
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