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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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Google Wants To Pay You $10 Million For Your Idea
How much money is a good idea worth? $5? $500? Google has decided that the value of a good idea is $10 million. For their 10th birthday, Google wants to help... -
Polar Bears Turn To Cannibalism Because Of Global Warming
Even though levels are up from last year, the Arctic Sea’s levels of ice are very low. “It’s definitely a bad report. We did pick up little bit from last yea... -
Japan Recalls Candy After 4 Children Die
A Japanese company has recalled some of their candy products after four children have died and thousands have been left sick. Tests have found 37 milligrams ... -
BREAKING NEWS: Senate passes bailout
After a vote of 74 to 25 late Wednesday night, the Senate passed the $700 billion bailout bill. While many American think the bailout will just aid the big... -
Ancient Team Sport Helps Cancer Survivors
An ancient Chinese sport has proven to help breast cancer survivors. The sport is a lot like rowing however it’s with boats known as “Dragon Boats." "It’s li... -
'Blindness' provokes blind activists nationwide
Miramax’s latest film Blindness, starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo, has created a controversy amongst the blind community. The film depicts blind peop... -
Is child labor always bad? Your first reaction is probably 'yes, it's always wrong,' but what would happen if these children stopped working?
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Tips To Recognize A Victim Of Domestic Abuse
Here are some tips from the Mayo Health Clinic to help you recognize signs of Domestic Abuse in yourself and others.
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Can Airport Security See You Naked Without Your Permission?
What if someone could see through your clothes without you taking them off? Thanks to a new invention, people now can.
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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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Changing kids' lives through Jazz
Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis knows how important education is for youth, but what feeds their minds and souls, he says, often lies beyond classroom walls.
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Marrow Awareness Month In November
Every day, more than 6,000 patients search the NMDP Registry for a lifesaving donor. Seventy percent of patients will not find a match within their family, and
Events
- Local Media for Social Change Location: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA Mosher Auditorium in the Norris Hall of Chemistry
- CRUDE, The Real Price of Oil Location: Nationwide (See movie listings.)
Blog posts
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CNN Fails To Point Out That Obama Wasn't Lying
One of the more frustrating things about the media is their reluctance to print all the facts, in fear that they'll be labeled as biased. Here's the latest example. President Obama's, during his...
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2008 Kenyan Benefit Auction Event
Twende! Let’s Go! Mama Maria Kenya 2008 Benefit Auction Event You’ve never had so much fun, doing so much good! Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. St. Demetrio’s Greek Orthod...
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Watch Jenny McCarthy talk about her son's autism.
In light of the recent Hannah Poling decision, in which the federal court conceded that vaccines could have contributed to her autism, we think the tide is finally turning in the direction of par...
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Boundaries, Hierarchy, and Politics Concerning the Autism Epidemic
The Autism epidemic has been compared to the holocaust, the tobacco cover up, and armageddon. Yesterday, I had the audacity to compare it to the attacks in Mumbai, India. I was lambasted with the f...
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Dear Friend, Pictures can change the world. They can reveal truths that governments want to hide. Maybe that sounds like an exaggeration. But think about how images from Abu Ghraib forced the...
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SMC Student Creative Activist FIlm Fest & Discussion March 13
Unique Fest Inspired by "Images of War/Celebrations of Peace" Art Show Santa Monica College is proud to present the first-ever SMC Student Creative Activist Film Festival & Panel Discussion - a ...
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Breaking News! - Jim Carrey responds about vaccines and the media
Jim Carrey responds to CNN anchor Campbell Brown's commentary on the controversial Mumps, Measles, and Rubella vaccine in his article, "The Judgment on Vaccines is in?" on the Huffington Post. Be s...
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I am pleased to announced that I have been invited to speak by The Bi-Partisan Policy Center, on an AMAZING panel in Washington D.C. this Wednesday! Here is more info... MEDIA ADVISORY April 29t...
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I got my idea from a featured blog, the one talking about the Holocaust Museum shooting. The post was talking about the shooting at the Holocaust Museum and it had President Obama's quote on the...
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Protest the Military Coup in Honduras
Protest the Military Coup in Honduras Reinstate Zelaya! Cut Off Aid to the Coup Regime! Action at CNN in Hollywood Friday, July 10, 11am CNN Building: 6430 W Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles (Cor...
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(Republished from the Causecast Blog- http://blog.causecast.org/) Last week I was doing my morning run (and by "run," I mean walk halfway down the block and have 2 grilled cheese bagels sprinkle...
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What exactly did President Obama give the Pharmaceutical companies when he got an 80 Billion dollar cost concession? Well folks I think it was the souls of children. We have uncovered draft documen...
