Hope for Youth Project - Smrt Scholarship Program
AdultsCharityEducationEquality...In 2012 Smrt and the Canadian College of English Language initiated a scholarship program for 50 students who have lost parents, homes, and livelihoods as a result of the tsunami in Japan. The scholarship was for free tuition (courtesy of CCEL) and free accommodation for up to 3 months.
Nelson Mandela: A Look at South Africa's First Black President
AdultsEqualityHistoryPoliticsNelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president and an enduring icon of the struggle against racial oppression, died on Thursday, the government announced, leaving the nation without its moral center at a time of growing dissatisfaction with the country's leaders.
How do executive orders work? - Christina Greer
AdultsEqualityHistorySociety...On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln legally changed the status of over 3 million people from "slave" to "free." But his emancipation proclamation wasn't a law - it was an executive order. The framers of the American Constitution made this power available to the executive branch. But what exactly is this tool, how does it work, and what's the extent of its power? Christina Greer explains.
Hearing Hands
AdultsDisabilityLanguageMarketing...People Learn How To "Speak" In Sign Language To Surprise Their Hearing Impaired Neighbour.
The Pizza Shop That Pays It Forward
AdultsEqualityFoodCharity...Mason Wartman left Wall Street to start Rosa's Fresh Pizza in Philadelphia. But this is no ordinary pizzeria. At Rosa's, customers can do something very unique: pay forward slices of $1 pizza for those in need with Post-It Notes that hang from the walls.
Peru Is Now Giving Free Solar Power To Its 2 Million Poorest Citizens
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyEnergy...Off-grid solar panels are bringing electricity to Andean villages as part of a 15-year plan to provide Peru's vast countryside with electricity.
Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
AdultsEqualitySocietyCulture...Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
This Homeless Man Was Ignored Every Day Until Three Strangers Did Something Magical
AdultsEqualityMusicSociety...Three students in Germany stopped by a homeless man on the street to surprise him by sitting down with him and playing music. More and more people gathered and appreciated the act with generous tips.
From Homeless To Harvard
AdultsEducationEqualityLeadership...Dawn Loggins, 18, was homeless last year. Yet she worked hard - both as a student and as a janitor. She's now going off to the Ivy League.