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Does it Matter? Validation
In her talk, Ethel shares how the support of her parents has played a role in her success. She also speaks about her struggle with external validation from some mentors and how internal validation is important for greatness. Ethel Cofieis the CEO of Edel Technology Consulting. Named one of the Top 5 Women impacting IT in Africa, Ethel Cofie is CEO and Founder of EDEL Technology Consulting, an IT Consulting and Digital Products Company in West Africa who was recently named IT Consulting Firm of the year by the Telecoms and IT Industry. She is also Founder of Women in Tech Africa, a Mandela Fellow for President Obama’s Young African…
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From Angry Peacemaker to Heart Leader – Erica Ford
Erica Ford has helped radically transform communities surrounding urban youth across NYC from one of violence to peace. Here she speaks to her personal realization that we can’t stop the violence around us if we don’t create peace within. ERICA FORD is the CEO and Founder of LIFE Camp, dedicated to reducing violence among young New Yorkers and creating a culture of peace. LIFE Camp incorporates best practices in youth violence prevention/intervention, as well as providing programs such as I Love My Life Campaign to reinforce self-esteem and respect for life among teens and young adults. Urban Yogis, and other holistic approaches, connect and mobilize youth to prevent and heal…
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Everybody is Useful – Liz Powers
Liz Powers has worked with individuals who are homeless and disabled for the last decade. She is the co-founder and Chief Happiness Spreader at ArtLifting, a business that empowers artists who are homeless and disabled. She is a serial social entrepreneur who has received multiple grants and awards for her work. She was awarded the “Unsung Heroine Award” in the Massachusetts State House and the Mayor Walsh’s ONEin3 Award for the top impact by a young professional in Boston. Liz has an AB, cum laude, from Harvard College and MSc from the University of Edinburgh. Her impact has been featured on the TODAY Show, New York Times, CBS, ABC, Washington…
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Could you live without a smartphone? | Anastasia Dedyukhina
Anastasia Dedyukhina ditched her smartphone, together with her senior international career in digital marketing, when she realized how dependent she had become on the gadget. Today she acts as a business mentor, supporting ethical tech startups, and runs Consciously Digital, helping companies and individuals be more productive and less stressed in an age of digital distraction. In her talk, Anastasia will explain why we feel the uncontrollable urge to check our smartphones all the time and share the valuable lessons she learned and the tips that helped her find the balance between her online and offline life. Having worked for 12+ years in senior digital marketing positions for global…
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Around The World With Solar Decathlon
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Linda Silverman -Director, Solar Decathlon The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition now spans five continents – from the United States to Spain, France, Colombia, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, to China – bringing together collegiate teams from around the world to address some of the most pressing global energy issues of our time. Last month, the U.S. Department of Energy signed Memorandums of Understanding to launch two new competitions. The first Solar Decathlon Africa will take place in Morocco in 2019, and the second Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean will be in Colombia in 2018. Solar Decathlon has grown in…
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#VirtualTeacher – Hannah Boon
Learning a language is not simply about the rules of language. The greatest teacher is culture and Hannah argues that the internet is a game-changer that brings world culture and language learning to you with a few clicks on your laptop. Hannah Boon is a grade 11 French Immersion student from Sentinel Secondary School. She is deeply passionate about language education and youth advocacy, both of which are interests that have led her to be involved in various organizations. As an active member of the North Shore community, Hannah strives to promote youth initiatives and education by being a regional manager for Kindlers Society, a council member on West Vancouver…
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Taking Flight | Antonia Wysong
How did this pilot get her wings back? Henry Ford said, “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that a plane takes off against the wind, and not with it.” Antonia Wysong currently holds the position of Assistant Chief Pilot for Delta Air Lines in Atlanta, Georgia. She holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, and is rated for B757, B767, CL65 and DC9 with Commercial privileges for both Airplane Single/Multiengine Land, and Airplane Multiengine Sea. She also holds Advanced Ground Instructor and Certified Flight Instructor Licenses. She has a BA in Business and Finance from London University, and a degree in International Culinary Arts, and a Masters in…
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The Ego And The Higher Self Played Out Through This Election
I am still in shock as I write this, so my post-game analysis will be colored by this. My takeaway from this election is simply this: While I would like to chalk up Trump’s surprising victory to the political pendulum swinging back to the right, as it is wont to do after eight years of a liberal, enlightened, progressive president such as Barack Obama, it is so much more than that. Anyone who’s spiritually aware – who’s read Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now– knows about the contrast between the ego and the higher self. The ego is constantly creating fear, paranoia, divisions, problems, etc. People who react to their ego…
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The Empire Files: Home Demolitions For Illegal Settlements Surging
The demolition of Palestinian homes for Israeli settlements reached a ten-year high in 2016. While this activity led by the fanatical settler movement is illegal under international law, it is completely aided and abetted by the Israeli government. With hundreds on notice to be evicted and their homes destroyed, Abby Martin goes on-the-ground throughout the West Bank investigating this dire human rights situation. She speaks to residents living under regular settler attacks from encroaching settlements and outposts illegal even under Israeli law, and sees first-hand how this crisis is worsening. http://multimedia.telesurtv.net/v/the… Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be a…
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Ladies Monday: Meet The Socialist Woman Running for President
With just weeks until the U.S. presidential election—and with both mainstream candidates embroiled in unprecedented scandal—Abby Martin interviews one of the progressive alternatives, socialist candidate Gloria La Riva. La Riva is a long-time organizer in the anti-war and social justice movements, a union leader and much more. In this election special, Abby Martin and Gloria La Riva discuss her plan to “seize” all U.S. banks, Hillary’s “feminism,” and why supporting the “lesser evil” out of fear of Trump is a losing strategy. [ Learn more at GloriaLaRiva4President.com ] http://multimedia.telesurtv.net/v/the… Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be a Guest Author…
