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ENGLISH SPEECH | BONO U2: What Is Your Big Idea? (English Subtitles)

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This starts as an interview.

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Harvard University Class Day Address June 6th, 2001

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Harvard University Class Day Address June 6th, 2001

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U2's Bono: Speech to College Students | Harvard University Class Day Address June 6th, 2001

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Bono's Speech at the EPP Congress, Dublin

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Bono's Speech at the EPP Congress, Dublin

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Bono's Speech at the EPP Congress, Dublin

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Bono’s Speech on How Development Can Prevent Extremism

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Bono’s Speech on How Development Can Prevent Extremism

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Bono argued that investments in development and education in third-world countries, and not border walls and executive orders, could prevent extremism during the U2 singer's speech at the Munich Security Conference Friday.

"I don't see a body of water wide enough, or a wall high enough, to keep these problems from our doors," Bono warned.

"The frontier of national interest is no longer the national border. You may not be interested in the trouble on a far-off street or across the Mediterranean on the other side of the globe, but let me assure you, that trouble is interested in you. Our fate is a shared fate. But which fate will it be?"

The singer lobbied the world leaders in attendance at the Germany conference - including U.S. defense secretary Jim Mattis and German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen - to invest in the proper infrastructure to help these developing nations before they turn into a situation that resembles the refugee crisis in Syria. "We need to help African leaders make sure that their young people find work, or they'll find trouble," Bono said, citing Nigeria as an example of a country that could potentially manifest into a "humanitarian crisis.

"From where I stand if Nigeria fails, Africa fails. If Africa fails, Europe fails. And if Europe fails, well then the world has a very, very big problem," Bono continued. "We need to help African leaders make sure that their young people find work, or they'll find trouble."

Bono implored leaders to institute a three-step plan revolving around education, employment and empowerment to help fight the rise of extremism. "We need a plan to make sure all girls can go to school. 130 million girls around the world don't," Bono said. "For every extra year a girl goes to school her income goes up 12 percent. Some studies even suggest that more education can reduce a country's risk of conflict by 20 percent."

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

"In an uncertain world, a strong military is essential, but the best bulwark against violent extremism is hope and opportunity," Bono added.

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Watch Bono's Speech on How Development Can Prevent Extremism

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Bono argued that investments in development and education in third-world countries, and not border walls and executive orders, could prevent extremism during the U2 singer's speech at the Munich Security Conference Friday. "I don't see a body of water wide enough, or a wall high enough, to keep these problems from our doors," Bono warned.

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Bono’s Impassioned Speech at the Global Fund’s Replenishment

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Bono’s Impassioned Speech at the Global Fund’s Replenishment

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Bono’s Impassioned Speech at the Global Fund’s Replenishment

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Lynsey Addario is a photojournalist whose work often focuses on human rights issues and conflict.

http://www.lynseyaddario.com/

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Stan Grant
(Racism/Indigenous rights)

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from "Inside" by Bo Burnham

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Welcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham (from "Inside" -- ALBUM OUT NOW)

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Inspiring speech by Stan Grant on Indigenous rights

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from "Inside" by Bo Burnham

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All Eyes On Me -- Bo Burnham (from "Inside" - album out now)

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On mass shootings and teen political activism

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http://www.leunig.com.au/works/cartoons

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from "Inside" by Bo Burnham

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White Woman's Instagram -- Bo Burnham (from "Inside" -- ALBUM OUT NOW)

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"We call BS"

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Florida student to NRA and Trump: 'We call BS'

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Emma Gonzalez's powerful March for Our Lives speech in full

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from "Inside" by Bo Burnham

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Power of Women

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Emma Gonzalez was brought to tears during her speech at Variety's Power of Women event, presented by Lifetime.

Reflecting upon the myriad of school shootings that have taken place over the past several years, Gonzalez couldn't hide her raw emotions as she shared her own experiences with the effects of gun violence, before calling upon audience members to use their public platforms to take a stand for gun regulation.

Eight months after surviving the school shooting, Gonzalez said she can still feel the pain she experienced that day as if it's happening right now.

"Nothing made sense in those days except for the fact that there was nothing to stop this from happening to anyone in a country with practically no gun safety laws," she said.

Soon after, Gonzalez became a representative for the March for Our Lives organization, fighting for gun control legislation across America - a battle that Gonzalez said left her and her friends feeling "as though we are holding the country on our still-developing shoulders."

Gonzalez also highlighted the presence of gun violence outside of the school environment, pointing to the numerous shootings at nightclubs, concerts, airports, and more. "Gun violence isn't picky," Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez went on to express gratitude that the voices of young people are finally being heard. "Before our voices were scoffed at and talked over. Now I'm an 18-year-old girl who's here today," Gonzalez said to claps from the audience. However, she also recognized that the people in the audience had the power to carry their voices further.

Gonzalez listed off the numerous victims of gun violence she met during her 64-day tour across America, including the victims of the Las Vegas and Charlottesville shootings, whose stories brought her to tears as she spoke.

Gonzalez then discussed some of the misconceptions surrounding March for Our Lives, making it clear that the organization is not trying to take away guns, before calling on audience members to use their own platforms to encourage more people to vote.

"Everybody in this room is in a unique position, because you are here, you have proven to hold power," Gonzalez said. "To each of you powerful women I say this, you know that you are forces to be reckoned with, you can and have inspired peace and understanding and, most importantly, right now you can inspire your audience to vote. Now more than ever women need to continue to rise up."

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Emma Gonzalez Brought to Tears Honoring Victims of Gun Violence

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Emma Gonzalez was brought to tears during her speech at Variety's Power of Women event, presented by Lifetime. Reflecting upon the myriad of school shootings that have taken place over the past several years, Gonzalez couldn't hide her raw emotions as she shared her own experiences with the effects of gun violence, before calling upon audience members to use their public platforms to take a stand for gun regulation.

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"If you know something, you can't un-know it, there is a responsibility that comes with it," said Charlene Apok, an indigenous peoples' rights activist from the USA. "You have to take action. Being silent is very dangerous."

The desire to do something is what brought Apok to Geneva as a participant in this year's 2016 Indigenous Fellowship Programme at the UN Human Rights Office. The Office launched the Programme to give to participants the opportunity to learn more about the United Nations and how it can assist in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. When the Fellows return to their communities, they can use this knowledge to help them advance their human rights.

Apok is a member of the Iñupiaq people, who live in the Bering Straits region of Alaska. The main issue the Iñupiaq struggle with is lack of sovereignty over land, and water Apok said. This lack of control has had a ripple effect on many core aspects of their lives and wellbeing.

"We have inherent rights as indigenous peoples and there are entities that try to impede on those rights," Apok said. "We are the ones burdening the impacts, especially in health from climate change."

For indigenous peoples living in the Arctic, the effects of climate change are acute. Multinational interests in drilling and shipping negatively impact whales, seals and other sea mammals which are the main source of food. These food sources have become contaminated with organic pollutants. As a result, indigenous peoples in the Arctic suffer ailments ranging from contaminated breast milk to high cancer rates.

"And what are we to do? We don't have access to other food, nor is Western food healthier for us," she said. "And when we have built-up frustrations at not being able to provide food for ourselves the way that we always have, in addition to intergenerational historical trauma, these correlate to violence in our communities."

Apok decided to apply for the fellowship when she realized just how much of her peoples' struggles were linked to human rights and global politics. She wants to learn how to navigate the international systems and mechanisms for her people, as they are often not represented and their voices are not heard.

"This system was not made for us." Apok said. "But we are all people and we should be able to access these things. We are also not waiting to be given rights either. That should always be clear. We're not 'asking for' the rights-, we already have them. But our ability to exercise our rights is what's being hindered."

An essential first step toward the full enjoyment of rights by the Iñupiaq would be for all States to recognise indigenous peoples and their right to self-determination, Apok said. In addition, she believes an expansion of opportunities for indigenous groups to engage with other actors would give them a better chance to make their voices heard.

28 July 2016
The story is one of a series to celebrate The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 9 August 2016. This year the celebration is devoted to the right of education, which is protected by a number of international human rights instruments.

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OHCHR | Take action. Being silent is dangerous

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"If you know something, you can't un-know it, there is a responsibility that comes with it," said Charlene Apok, an indigenous peoples' rights activist from the USA. "You have to take action. Being silent is very dangerous."

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Damien Hirst

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Damien Hirst divided the art world last summer when he unveiledTreasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable in Venice.

The exhibition was made up of 189 works that filled two generous venues, took ten years to put together, and cost a cool $65 million to produce that was funded entirely by the artist's own bank account - apparently. Facts aren't all that clear here because there aren't really any.

The story goes that a team of marine archaeologists enlisted Hirst to recover some long-long treasure that they had discovered off the coast of east Africa. The booty in question dated back to the 1st and 2nd centuries and belonged to a former slave named Cif Amotan II - which, we now know, is actually an anagram for "I am fiction", and, turns out, a "self-portrait" of Hirst himself. Cue: art world division.

"The best you can hope for is people arguing, mixed reviews" - Damien Hirst (in an interview on Vulture)

In April, art critic and author Laura Cumming wrote on the Guardian, "I have never seen a bigger show in my life", praising it as a balance of "marvellous" and "monstrous", and ultimately dishing it out four out of five available stars. While Andrew Russeth was less favourable in his take for Art News, describing it as "a disastrous show" and condemning it as "undoubtedly one of the worst exhibitions of contemporary art staged in the past decade". On top of this, Hirst was accused of culturally appropriating African artefacts, to which a spokesperson for the artist responded with a statement noting that the works were "influenced by a wide range of cultures and stories from across the globe and throughout history."

For Hirst, though, everything was going according to plan. Two days before the show ended on 3 December, Vulture published an interview with the enfant terrible. "As an artist," said Hirst, "the best you can hope for is people arguing, mixed reviews. Love it and hate it. If you get that, then you're on the right track. If everyone loves or everyone hates it, you're in trouble."

Naturally, the whole thing has resurfaced as a documentary/mockumentary seemingly to piss everyone off once again. Over 90 minutes, we dive to the depths of the ocean with Hirst and a team of researchers as they uncover Cif Amotan II's / "I am fiction"'s shipwreck, and dredge up somewhere between $330 million and $1 billion in sales for the artist.
Watch Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable here

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Netflix releases a documentary about Damien Hirst's divisive art show

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Damien Hirst divided the art world last summer when he unveiledTreasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable in Venice. The exhibition was made up of 189 works that filled two generous venues, took ten years to put together, and cost a cool $65 million to produce that was funded entirely by the artist's own bank account - apparently.

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Explores gender, identity, personal voice, and using fame to transform reality/make change

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxV7URXuFE

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Animal rights activists in China have rescued as many as 68 dogs that were destined to be slaughtered at the annual dog meat-eating festival in the city of Yulin.

The Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, also known as Yulin Dog Meat Festival, is held during the summer solstice. Thousands of dogs are killed and eaten by the attendees during the festive period.

The festival has been facing strong agitation for animal activists and lovers from across the world for years now. But despite several campaigns, it is still celebrated annually in Yulin.

But this year, a team of activists managed to rescue 68 dogs after they intercepted a truck that was headed to the festival.

According to reports, the dogs were 'terrified' and 'exhausted' after having endured a lengthy trip without food or water.

An activist said they were crammed inside rusty cages and were unable to move.

"It was so frustrating to watch trucks of dogs arrive in Yulin when the authorities were supposed to be stopping them and confiscating the dogs. So we decided to save some dogs ourselves and waited on the highway for the next truck to arrive," said Liang Jia, a Guangxi activist.

The activist added the dogs offer them their paw like home pets after being rescued.

"These poor dogs look sick, and thankfully now they will receive veterinary care, but who knows what diseases they could carry that would end up in the food market," added Jia.

After the rescue, the dogs were taken to a facility for treatment and recovery. According to reports, they will soon be transported to a shelter supported by Humane Society International.

"These activists are typical of a new generation in China who strongly oppose the dog and cat meat trades and are prepared to take action to see it ended in places like Yulin," said Dr. Peter Li, China policy specialist for Humane Society International.

A few weeks ago, twenty homeless golden retrievers were rescued from meat markets in China by a team committed to finding and rehoming abandoned dogs.

The best part is that all the retrievers have now found new homes in Palm Beach County.

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Activists rescue 68 dogs from truck bound for China's annual dog meat festival, earn praise

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Animal rights activists in China have rescued as many as 68 dogs that were destined to be slaughtered at the annual dog meat-eating festival in the city of Yulin. The Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, also known as Yulin Dog Meat Festival, is held during the summer solstice.

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Watch Unorthodox | Netflix Official Site

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A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians - until her past comes calling. Watch trailers & learn more.

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He has many long and short documentaries revolving around the role of America in international affairs - compelling stuff.

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The Umbrella Man

On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Errol Morris explores the story behind the one man seen standing under an open black umbrella at the site.

[music] In December 1967, John Updike was writing "Talk of the Town" for The New Yorker. And he spent most of that "Talk of of the Town" column talking about the Umbrella Man. He said that his learning of the existence of the Umbrella Man made him speculate that in historical research, there may be a dimension similar to the quantum dimension in physical reality. If you put any event under a microscope, you will find a whole dimension of completely weird, incredible things going on. It's as if there's the macro level of historical research where things sort of obey natural laws. And usual things happen. And unusual things don't happen. And then there's this other level where everything is really weird. On November 22nd, it rained the night before. But everything cleared by about 9:00 or 9:30 in the morning. So if you were looking at various photographs of the motorcade route and the crowds gathered there, you will have noticed nobody's wearing a raincoat. Nobody has an open umbrella. Why? Because it's a beautiful day. "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. And then I noticed, in all of Dallas, there appears to be exactly one person standing under an open, black umbrella. And that person is standing where the shots begin to rain into the limousine. Let us call him the Umbrella Man. "Did you name the Umbrella Man?" Yes. You can see him in the certain frames from the Zapruder film, standing right there by the Stemmons Freeway sign. There are other still photographs taken from other locations in Dealey Plaza, which show the whole man standing under an open black umbrella, the only person under any umbrella in all of Dallas standing right at the location where all the shots come into the limousine. Can anyone come up with a non-sinister explanation for this? Hmm? Hmm? So I published this in "Six Seconds [in Dallas]" but didn't speculate about what it meant or got into any of the conspiracy theories, because everybody else got into the conspiracy theories. There was one wingnut who published a book with a diagram of the umbrella. The umbrella was rigged so that there was a - aiming device. And there was a rocket tube that you could fire a flechette directly into Kennedy's throat. "The Umbrella Man is the real assassin." That was the idea. That was the source of the hole in the throat, folks. Right? Um-hmm. Well, I asked that the Umbrella Man come forward and explain this. So he did. He came forward, and he went to Washington with his umbrella. And he testified in 1978 before the House Select Committee on Assassinations. He explained, then, why he had opened the umbrella and was standing there that day. The open umbrella was a kind of protest, a visual protest. It wasn't a protest of any of John Kennedy's policies as president. It was a protest at the appeasement policies of Joseph P. Kennedy, John Kennedy's father, when he was ambassador to the Court of St. James in 1938 and '39. It was a reference to Neville Chamberlain's umbrella. I read that, and I thought, this is just wacky enough. It has to be true. And I take it to be true. What it means is that if you have any fact which you think is really sinister, right, is really obviously a fact which can only point to some sinister underpinnings, hey, forget it, man, because you can never on your own think up all the non-sinister, perfectly valid explanations for that act. A cautionary tale.

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new video loaded: The Umbrella Man transcript On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Errol Morris explores the story behind the one man seen standing under an open black umbrella at the site. [music] In December 1967, John Updike was writing "Talk of the Town" for The New Yorker.

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Actor Zac Efron travels around the world with wellness expert Darin Olien to find healthy, sustainable ways to live.
Accessible via Netflix

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Unbelievable | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Tom Toles, a Pulitzer Prize winner, was an editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post from 2002 until 2020. He joined the newspaper after 19 years as the cartoonist for the Buffalo News and nine years with the Buffalo Courier-Express. He has also produced a syndicated a comic strip, "Curious Avenue," and a syndicated panel, "Randolph Itch, 2 a.m." "The Madhouse Effect," a book he co-authored on climate change, was published in 2016. His cartoons are also collected in six books, and he is the author of a children's book, "My School Is Worse Than Yours."

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Tom Toles, a Pulitzer Prize winner, was an editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post from 2002 until 2020. He joined the newspaper after 19 years as the cartoonist for the Buffalo News and nine years with the Buffalo Courier-Express. He has also produced a syndicated a comic strip, "Curious Avenue," and a syndicated panel, "Randolph Itch, 2 a.m."

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The Oasis [Haley] - A Shark Island Productions Film