Archive for the ‘awareness’ tag
The danger of a single story
An inspiring talk from TED Global 2009: The Danger of a Single Story from Chimamanda Adichie.
http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ChimamandaAdichie_2009G-high.flvThe Fun Theory
The fun theory is the thought that the simple concept of fun can change people’s behaviour for the better.
In this case, by making it fun to go on the stairs, more people opted to walk than to be lazy on the escalator.
Earth Hour 2009
Today between 8:30 and 9:30, I will be turning off my lights in support of Earth Hour. Will you?
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A serious matter
A recent York Region District School Board-wide anti-bullying conference featured a keynote address by a police officer, who showed the following video. The concept may be scary, but the danger is there.
Don’t forget: back in the year 2000, 48.1% of victims of child maltreatment were male.