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Videos
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Photojournalist Ron Haviv Speaks about Homelessness in the US for the Do1Thing Project
Award-winning photojournalist Ron Haviv has produced some of the most important images of conflict and other humanitarian crises that have made headlines from around the world since the end of the Cold War. A co-founder of VII, whose work is published by top magazines worldwide, including: Fortune, The NY Times Magazine, Time, Vanity Fair, Paris Match and Stern. He has published two critically acclaimed collections of his photography -- Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal, and Afghanistan: On the Road to Kabul ? and has contributed his wide-ranging body of work to several other books. With a special focus on exposing human rights violations, he has covered conflict and humanitarian crises in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia and the Balkans. Most recently, he has documented wars in Darfur and the DR Congo. His often-searing photographs have earned Haviv some of the highest accolades in photography, including awards from World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year, Overseas Press Club, and the Leica Medal of Excellence. He regularly lectures at universities and seminars, and numerous museums and galleries have featured his work, including the United Nations, The Louvre and The Council on Foreign Relations. Haviv has been the central character in three films. National Geographic Explorer?s Freelance in a World of Risk explores the hazards inherent in combat photography. The Serbian-made documentary Vivisect explores Serbian reaction to the Blood and Honey exhibit. Eyes of the World, which has featured in film festival worldwide, examines Haviv as a witness to war. In addition, Haviv has spoken about his work on The Charlie Rose Show, NPR, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, MSNBC and The Best Damn Sports Show Ever. Haviv donated his time to photograph homeless teenagers for the Do1Thing project. www.do1thing.org
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Photojournalist Ron Haviv Speaks about Homelessness
Award-winning photojournalist Ron Haviv has produced some of the most important images of conflict and other humanitarian crises that have made headlines from around the world since the end of the Cold War. A co-founder of VII, whose work is published by top magazines worldwide, including: Fortune, The NY Times Magazine, Time, Vanity Fair, Paris Match and Stern. He has published two critically acclaimed collections of his photography -- Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal, and Afghanistan: On the Road to Kabul ? and has contributed his wide-ranging body of work to several other books. With a special focus on exposing human rights violations, he has covered conflict and humanitarian crises in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia and the Balkans. Most recently, he has documented wars in Darfur and the DR Congo. His often-searing photographs have earned Haviv some of the highest accolades in photography, including awards from World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year, Overseas Press Club, and the Leica Medal of Excellence. He regularly lectures at universities and seminars, and numerous museums and galleries have featured his work, including the United Nations, The Louvre and The Council on Foreign Relations. Haviv has been the central character in three films. National Geographic Explorer?s Freelance in a World of Risk explores the hazards inherent in combat photography. The Serbian-made documentary Vivisect explores Serbian reaction to the Blood and Honey exhibit. Eyes of the World, which has featured in film festival worldwide, examines Haviv as a witness to war. In addition, Haviv has spoken about his work on The Charlie Rose Show, NPR, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, MSNBC and The Best Damn Sports Show Ever. Haviv donated his time to photograph homeless teenagers for the Do1Thing project. www.do1thing.org
Articles
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Peace Film To Be Screened In Afghanistan
Just over a year ago, actor Jude Law accompanied filmmaker Jeremy Gilley to Afghanistan as part of Gilley’s documentary “The Day After Peace”, a follow up to... -
Actor Jude Law Makes Second Trip To Afghanistan
Actor Jude Law made a trip to Afghanistan to benefit the Peace One Day project. This marks the second time visiting the country and this time he’s received h... -
Rethink Afghanistan: No End in Sight?
As the war in Afghanistan rages on, civilians are hungry, maimed and displaced from their homes. These videos catch a rare look into their struggle.
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Even one day of peace is hard to find
Sometimes when things sound too good to be true, that ends up being the case. Take Peace One Day for example. When the United Nations asked the Taliban-led i... -
Somalia Tops List Of Most Corrupt Nations
Transparency International has ranked the world's most corrupt countries with Somalia topping the list. Coming a close second is Iraq. Some other countries a... -
Afghan Sentenced To Death For Asking About Women's Rights
Parwez Kambakhsh, a 24 year-old student was sentenced to death in Afghanistan because he asked about about women's rights in one of his classes.
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Aid Worker Murdered by Taliban in Drive-By
Two Taliban gunmen have shot a female foreign aid worker.
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Obama energizes Burma’s ethnic minorities
A number of similarities can be found in the United States politics and that of Southeast Asian country Burma.
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Number of juveniles held at Guantanamo almost twice official Pentagon figure
On Sunday, the Pentagon admitted that 12 juveniles - those under the age of 18 at the time their alleged crimes took place - have been held at Guantanamo Bay.
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Northrop Grumman Continues Troop Support with Operation USO Care Package Stuffing Party
The USO will partner with Northrop Grumman Corporation for an Operation USO Care Package Stuffing Party on Nov. 15 in Buffalo, N.Y.
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The Vatican's Approach to Homosexuality
It's not everyday that the Vatican is called "grotesque" by mainstream publications. But that's what one of Italy's largest newspapers, La Stampa, labeled...
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Music used in prisons to 'break' inmates
Blaring from a speaker behind a metal grate in his tiny cell in Iraq, the blistering rock from Nine Inch Nails hit Prisoner No. 200343 like a sonic bludgeon.
Events
- March 21 Protest in LA: Stop the Wars, Fund People's Needs Location: March 21, 12 noon, Hollywood & Vine, L.A.
People
- Jimmy.James Edmonton, ALBERTA
Blog posts
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Life For Women In Afghanistan Worse Since Taliban Removed From Power
Eight years have passed since Laura Bush declared that "because of our recent military gains, women are no longer imprisoned in their homes" in Afghanistan. For eight years, that claim has been a l...
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Dear Friends I founded Peace One Day in 1999 to document my efforts to create an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed calendar date. In 2001, POD achieved its primary obj...
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Gearing up for Peace One Day's 10-year anniversary
I hope this finds you well. During my journey of ten years with Peace One Day, I have had the privilege to meet and become inspired by hundreds of thousands of people including you. If you've...
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Let’s make sure a soldier’s Christmas is not a silent night.
In Iraq and Afghanistan, home can seem so far away. But you can help it seem closer by donating to the USO. Every Holiday season, we hand out thousands of prepaid phone cards to our troops. Each ca...
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A lonely soldier needs a Valentine from you!
In Iraq, they don't send Valentines... what they deliver every day is far more sinister. It's not just the immediate danger of a rocket attack; it's the constant stress of combat that slowly steals...
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Hello again everybody! In this blog, I hope you won't be offended and at some point if you are by what I say, I'm really sorry and I hope you continue reading the rest of the blog because it's not ...
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Mr. Obama's First Four Weeks as a War President
Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), Afghanistan Veterans Against the War (AVAW), Vets for Peace (VFP), Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), and Gold Star F...
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The mission is crucial... so is your support
You're on patrol on the Afghan-Pakistan border. You keep your head on a swivel and your eyeballs clickin'. When you return to the FOB (Forward Operating Base), you still can't let your guard down. ...
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A Dangerously Euphoric Violet Painkiller
Often, medications for pain are made from what are called opoid plants. These purple-flowered plants produce poppies that are used in the production to make the analgesic, opium. Opium is what ...
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In The News: Afghan women pelted with stones during rape law protest
Over 300 protesters (mostly women) who got out on the streets of Kabul to protest the recently passed conservative marriage law in Afghanistan were pelted by stones. The Afghanistan government ...
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Dare to Dream: A Falling Whistles Blog Entry
Here is an article from my friend Sean Carasso taken from the http://www.fallingwhistles.com/blog April 22, 2009 Dare to Dream by: Sean Carasso Hello everyone. This journal is a bit long a...
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RICO Violations Leveled Against Blackwater Over Baghdad Massacre
RICO Violations Leveled Against Blackwater Over Baghdad Massacre Written by William Fisher Tuesday, 07 July 2009 10:44 By William Fisher New civil charges filed against private securit...
