Worldview—August 31, 2006 |
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Street Children Organize in Bangladesh
Shamsul Alam—Program Coordinator, Children’s Organizations, Save the Children Sweden-Denmark |
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Global Activism—Ending Child Labor in India
Parul and Falgun Sheth—Child Rights Activists, Founders of Shaishav, an organization working to end child labor in Bhavnagar Gujarat, India
India has the highest number of child laborers in the world. To change these children’s fate, Paul and Falgun Sheth founded the organization Shaishav. Shaishav means “childhood.” They hope to return the childhood of child laborers by empowering them from access to educational and other resources.
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Worldview—August 30, 2006 |
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Quiz Show on the History of U.S. Regime Change
Stephen Kinzer—New York Times Bureau Chief in Nicaragua during the 1980s; Author, Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq |
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Worldview—August 29, 2006 |
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Uganda—Peace Accords Come into Force
Peter Quaranto—Director, Uganda Conflict Action Network |
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Iraq—Baghdad Museum Director Resigns and Flees to Syria
McGuire Gibson—Professor of Mesopotamian Archaeology, University of Chicago Oriental Institute |
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Panama Canal
Eric Jackson—Editor, ThePanamaNews.com, an English-language online newspaper based in Panama City
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Worldview—August 28, 2006 |
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Pakistan—Rebel Leader Killed
Vali Nasr—Professor of International Relations, Naval Postgraduate School; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, The Shi’a Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future |
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Trafficking Documentary: Running with Atalanta
Produced by David Swatling, Radio Netherlands
Related Link:
Knowledge Reef of the Dutch Federation of Shelters
Foundation Against Trafficking in Women
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Worldview—August 25, 2006 |
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U.S. Doctors Complicit in Torture at Detention Prisons
Steven Miles—Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School; Faculty Member, University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics; Author, Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror
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U.S. Attempts to Revise the War Crimes Act
Jordan Paust—Mike and Teresa Baker Law Center Professor, University of Houston
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Bent Hamer’s Factotum
Milos Stehlik—Worldview Film Commentator;
Director, Facets Multimedia
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Worldview—August 24, 2006 |
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Zambia—AIDS Memoirs: Seven Stories of Hope
David Bweupe and Chilufya Mumba, InterWorld Radio |
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Global Activism—Aids Awareness on Wheels in Mauritania
Jonathan Shadid—Founder, Caravan of Hope
Mauritania has one of the lowest HIV infection rates in Africa. But lack of awareness of the virus may allow the crisis to spread. Former Chicagoan Jonathan Shadid has lived in Mauritania for nearly 20 years. He uses media and a converted truck to provide health education. The truck serves as a stage for a traveling show called Caravan of Hope. Thousands of Mauritanians gather at each stop to see music, plays and videos about HIV and other health concerns. To find out more information about Caravan of Hope e-mail Nedwa.
View a slide show of The Caravan of Hope and their performances. |
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Sri Lanka—Violence Resumes
Neil DeVotta—Assistant Professor, Political Science, Hartwick College; Author, Blowback: Linguistic Nationalism, Institutional Decay, and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka
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Worldview—August 23, 2006 |
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Combating Misogyny and HIV
Ambassador Stephen Lewis—U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
From the keynote address at the closing session of the XVI International AIDS Conference, August 18, 2006, in Toronto, Canada
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HIV in South African Prisons
Zackie Achmat—Co-Founder, Treatment Action Campaign, South Africa
AIDS activist Zackie Achmat founded the Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa. Zackie is HIV-positive himself but refused to take anti-retroviral pills (ARVs) until the government provided them for all South Africans who needed them. After several years of deteriorating health, Zackie finally started taking his pills when the government announced it would provide ARVs in 2003.
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Worldview—August 22, 2006 |
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Geopolitics of Energy—Europe—Controversy over Germany-Russia Gas Pipeline
Jenik Radon—Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University |
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Norway—Poor Country Becomes Global Player after Oil Strike
Rolf Wiborg—Senior Advisor and Chief Engineer, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate |
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Worldview—August 21, 2006 |
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Democratic Republic of Congo—Election Results in Run-off
Jason Stearns—Senior Analyst for Central Africa, Crisis Group
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Geopolitics of Energy—China—Energy Goals and Policies
Erica Downs—China Energy Fellow for the China Initiative, Brookings Institution; Author, China's Quest for Energy Security |
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Worldview—August 18, 2006 |
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Geopolitics of Energy—Africa—Energy in the Sub-Sahara
Jon Marks—Editorial Director, African Energy Online |
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Uganda—Corruption is Child’s Play
Joel Okao Tema—InterWorld Radio |
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Laurent Cantet’s Heading South
Milos Stehlik—Worldview Film Commentator;
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Worldview—August 17, 2006 |
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Geopolitics of Energy—Energy Politics in the Andean Region
Patrick Esteruelas—Latin America Analyst for Eurasia Group
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Global Activism—Striking Out Smoke in Peru
Robert Klaber—Founder of Strike Out Smoke (S.O.S.); Project Peru
Goldman Sachs Global Leader; Recipient, Goldman Sachs Foundation’s Social Entrepreneurship Fund
In rural areas of Peru, traditional stoves trap smoke and cause bronchial diseases and premature death. Former Buffalo Grove resident Robert Klaber saw this and started the Strike Out Smoke program. They’ve now purchased more than 800 clean burning stoves for 13 Peruvian communities.
Robert Klaber is organizing the Strike Out Smoke program in partnership with The ProWorld Service Corps.
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Worldview—August 16, 2006 |
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Geopolitics of Energy—Russia—Energy Politics
David Victor—Director, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford University;
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations; Co-author, Natural Gas and Geopolitics: From 1970 to 2040 |
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Energy Issues in Central Asia
Tanya Costello—Research Analyst, Europe and Eurasia energy consulting firm, Eurasia Group
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Worldview—August 15, 2006 |
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Geopolitics of Energy—History and Future of OPEC
Fareed Mohamedi—Partner and Head of Country Strategies, PFC Energy
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Strategic and Security Issues of Middle East Energy
Anthony Cordesman—Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS);
Co-author, The Global Oil Market: Risks And Uncertainties |
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Worldview—August 14, 2006 |
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Geopolitics of Energy—National Oil Companies
Valerie Marcel—Principal Researcher for the Energy, Environment and Development Program at the London-based think tank Chatham House; Author, Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East |
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Worldview—August 11, 2006 |
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Iraq—New Attempts to Secure Baghdad
Larry Diamond—Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Former Senior Advisor on Governance, Coalition Provisional Authority; Author, Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq
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Lemming Review Turned Industry Rant
Milos Stehlik—Worldview Film Commentator; Director, Facets Multi-Media
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Mexico—Oaxaca Teachers' Strike Turns Deadly
Jill Freidberg—Documentary Filmmaker; Founder, Corrugated Films; Producer, Granito de Arena
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Worldview—August 10, 2006 |
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United Kingdom—London Terrorist Plot Foiled
Paul Beaver—Independent Terrorism Expert and Defense Analyst
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Mexico—Election Crisis
John Ackerman—Professor, Institute of Legal Research at the National Autonomous University, Mexico
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Lebanon—Oil Spill May Cause Environmental Catastrophe
Achim Steiner—Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
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Volunteering in Chilean Orphanages
Christine Mladic—Volunteer, Voluntarios de la Esperanza (V.E.) in Santiago, Chile
Voluntarios de la Esperanza connects international volunteers with orphanages in Santiago, Chile. Chicagoan Christine Mladic is volunteering to run a photography program with orphans.
Christine is hosting a benefit on Sunday, August 13, at 9 pm at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. Live music will include the Chicago acts Shelley Short, Modern Temper, Big Buildings and Beardog. There will be a digital camera drive and print sale. |
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Worldview—August 9, 2006 |
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Ukraine—Is the Orange Revolution Dead?
Taras Kuzio—Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund;
Visiting Assistant Professor of International Relations, George Washington University;
Author, State and Nation Building in Ukraine: Perestroika to Independence |
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Georgia—Post-Rose Revolution
Christoph Stefes—Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado
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Author, Understanding Post-Soviet Transitions: Corruption, Collusion, and Clientelism |
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Kyrgyzstan—Post-Tulip Revolution Politics
Morgan Liu—Assistant Professor of Near East Language and Cultures, Ohio State University
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Worldview—August 8, 2006 |
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U.S. Plans Anti-Missile Systems for Czech Republic
Jiri Dienstbier—Former Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia
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Ethiopia—Government Crackdowns and Political Instability
Donald Levine—Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago; Author, Greater Ethiopia: The Evolution of a Multiethnic Society
Author of Wax and Gold |
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Worldview—August 7, 2006 |
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HIV and the Indian Family—A Scrapbook Pratima Patil—Associate Director, Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India-USA (SAATHI-USA)
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Youth Against HIV in Cameroon
Thierry Delvigne-Jean—UNICEF Radio
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Worldview—August 4, 2006 |
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Muqtada Al-Sadr’s Effect on Iraqi
Peter Harling—Senior Analyst, Crisis Group;
Author, Report “Iraq’s Muqtada Al-Sadr: Spoiler or Stabiliser?”
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Austrian Director Michael Haneke’s Latest Film
Milos Stehlik—“Worldview” Film Commentator;
Director, Facets Multimedia
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Burma
Edith Mirante—Director, Project Maje (Mekong Network), an information project on Burma
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Worldview—August 3, 2006 |
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Global Activism—Fighting Poverty in Guatemala
John Heubsch—Executive Director, Common Hope
In 1985 a group of Guatemalans asked the Heubsch family from Minnesota to help educate their children. The family responded by starting Common Hope. Since then, Common Hope has provided education, health care and housing to more than 8,000 children and adults in impoverished areas of Guatemala.
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History of Lebanon
Sandra Mackey—Journalist; Author, Lebanon: A House Divided
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Worldview—August 2, 2006 |
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Future of Cuba-U.S. Relations
Geoff Thale—Senior Associate for Cuba and Central America, Washington Office on Latin America
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Ethiopia—Turmoil Continues
Theodore Vestal—Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
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Child Marriage in Ethiopia
Mahdere Paulos—Executive Director, Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association
In the next decade, 100 million girls worldwide will be married before they reach age 18. In some parts of Ethiopia nearly half of girls marry before they turn 15. Mahdere Paulos is working to end child marriage and provide families with economic alternatives.
Mahdere Paulos visited the U.S. Senate to introduce the International Child Marriage Prevention and Assistance Act. You can find out more about the act and child marriage worldwide from the International Center for Research on Women.
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Worldview—August 1, 2006 |
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Afghanistan—Conditions Continue to Deteriorate
Paul Barker—Outgoing Country Director, CARE International, Afghanistan
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Colombia—Disarmament Program under the Microscope
Edwin Koopman—Radio Netherlands
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Dave McGuire Farewell
We bid farewell to “Worldview” producer Dave McGuire. Dave has accepted a Rotary International Scholarship to study Peace Studies at the University of Bradford in England. |
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