11 videos tagged civil society
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James Leape
What is ‘One Planet Living’?
Globally we’re consuming resources at a rate faster than that at which the planet can replenish them, causing problems such as deforestation, depleted fisheries, species extinction…
Recorded: 23 January 2008
Frances Moore Lappe
How can individuals make a difference? (Part 2)
In the first two clips of this three part series, Frances Moore Lappé identifies the most pressing problem in the world today as being a pervasive feeling of powerlessness among…
Recorded: 21 May 2006
Paul Rice
How does Fair Trade work?
Paul Rice explains how TransFair USA is just one of twenty fair trade certifiers around the world. They all use the same Fair Trade standards and together they work with over a…
Recorded: 27 March 2006
John Cavanagh
What impacts has globalization had?
John Cavanagh looks at the history of economic globalization. He believes we are emerging from a “dark age” of the 1980s and 1990s, which saw the rise of what George…
Recorded: 13 April 2005
John Cavanagh
What does it mean to be a consumer?
John Cavanagh highlights the power that individuals possess as consumers, workers, investors and citizens by the choices that they make. He points to the success of the fair trade…
Recorded: 13 April 2005
John Perkins
Does the US have an empire? (part 2)
Former economic hitman John Perkins sees positive change emerging from different quarters. He believes the social movements that have emerged in recent years point to real progress.…
Recorded: 28 January 2005
Tony Juniper
What might a sustainable society look like?
Tony Juniper talks about the relentless pursuit of economic growth at any cost. He then suggests ways in which new economic paradigms and new kinds of globalization can help meet…
Recorded: 8 December 2004
Wolfgang Sachs
What are the hidden costs of creating the products we use everyday?
Dr. Sachs talks about the hidden production costs of many of the products we habitually consume and suggests that buying eco-friendly and fair trade goods is the best way to minimize…
Recorded: 21 February 2004
Ervin Laszlo
Can individuals make a difference?
Professor Laszlo talks about his book “You Can Change the World” – published by Positive News. He talks about how a more peaceful and sustainable world is possible…
Recorded: 22 August 2003
Mark Halle
How do environmental problems affect global security?
Halle talks about how environmental decline represents the most pressing security threat to all nations, North and South. He warns that if governments around the world do not act…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
Wally N'Dow
What would sustainable communities look like?
Speaking at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002, Dr N’Dow talks about the need to reduce the ecological footprint of the world’s cities.…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
