Acclaimed musicians, actors, business leaders, climate activists and environmentalists from around the world will unite on 21st June for Climate Action Live, an international event convened by Peace One Day.
With dozens of performers, speakers, and leaders from across every possible sector, the worldwide event aims to raise awareness of climate change and manifest climate action on a global scale.
Climate Action Live will facilitate conversations on a more sustainable and peaceful future for our planet. Live panel discussions and special interviews will connect the dots between urgent global issues, and raise awareness of a world that’s NetZero under the theme: “No Climate Action – No Peace.”
Jeremy Gilley, Founder of Peace One Day said: “Wildfires and extreme weather are getting worse and more frequent, and more than ever we see the intersectionality between crises like war, racism, migration, injustice and poverty. Climate Action Live 21 is a moment for the...
With dozens of performers, speakers, and leaders from across every possible sector, the worldwide event aims to raise awareness of climate change and manifest climate action on a global scale.
Climate Action Live will facilitate conversations on a more sustainable and peaceful future for our planet. Live panel discussions and special interviews will connect the dots between urgent global issues, and raise awareness of a world that’s NetZero under the theme: “No Climate Action – No Peace.”
Jeremy Gilley, Founder of Peace One Day said: “Wildfires and extreme weather are getting worse and more frequent, and more than ever we see the intersectionality between crises like war, racism, migration, injustice and poverty. Climate Action Live 21 is a moment for the...
- 6/20/2023
- Look to the Stars
Homeboy Industries has been chosen as The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation as the 2020 Humanitarian Prize recipient and will receive $2.5 million in unrestricted funding. As the world’s largest annual humanitarian award, the Prize is presented to a nonprofit organization judged to have made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering.
To date, the Hilton Foundation has awarded $36.5 million to recipients of the Prize. Homeboy Industries joins the roster of 24 Prize Laureates, including METAdrasi, Shofco, icddr,b and The Task Force for Global Health, selected by an independent, international jury.
“The Jury’s selection of Homeboy Industries as the recipient of the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize speaks to the power of standing with people who have been systemically marginalized, creating space for them to heal and invest in their future, with the intention of ending the socio-economic inequities that impact communities.,” said Peter Laugharn, president and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation states. “A...
To date, the Hilton Foundation has awarded $36.5 million to recipients of the Prize. Homeboy Industries joins the roster of 24 Prize Laureates, including METAdrasi, Shofco, icddr,b and The Task Force for Global Health, selected by an independent, international jury.
“The Jury’s selection of Homeboy Industries as the recipient of the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize speaks to the power of standing with people who have been systemically marginalized, creating space for them to heal and invest in their future, with the intention of ending the socio-economic inequities that impact communities.,” said Peter Laugharn, president and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation states. “A...
- 8/3/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Gone are the days when HBO, PBS and Showtime ruled the documentary marketplace. Netflix and Amazon — as well as the recent emergence of digital distributors including Apple, Facebook, Hulu and YouTube Red — have changed the face of the docu genre: There is a newfound excitement around unscripted projects. But with the rapid nonfiction platform expansion has come a strong demand for content — and not just any old content. Content that taps into the cultural zeitgeist. Content that tackles the latest headlines. Content that audiences want to better understand. Or at least try and understand.
Major players in the docs field such as Netflix, as well as unlikely networks like E!, are clamoring for topical documentaries about issues including the Trump presidency and movements like Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Never Again.
“Clearly people are consumed with these stories, and many top-tier broadcaster networks are looking to capitalize on that,” says Justin Wilkes,...
Major players in the docs field such as Netflix, as well as unlikely networks like E!, are clamoring for topical documentaries about issues including the Trump presidency and movements like Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Never Again.
“Clearly people are consumed with these stories, and many top-tier broadcaster networks are looking to capitalize on that,” says Justin Wilkes,...
- 6/14/2018
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
PBS is stepping in the waters of the #MeToo movement, going long form with the upcoming five-part series “MeToo What’s Next?” However, don’t expect anything careful and dry from the public broadcaster. Activist and author Zainab Salbi is already stirring the pot, as news arrives today that the former film blogger Devin Faraci (Birth Movies Death) has been interviewed for the series.
In the fall of 2016, Faraci stepped down from his role as editor-in-chief of Birth Movies Death in the wake of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.
Continue reading Devin Faraci Interviewed For PBS #MeToo Series, Says He Was “Suicidal” Following Sexual Assault Allegation at The Playlist.
In the fall of 2016, Faraci stepped down from his role as editor-in-chief of Birth Movies Death in the wake of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.
Continue reading Devin Faraci Interviewed For PBS #MeToo Series, Says He Was “Suicidal” Following Sexual Assault Allegation at The Playlist.
- 2/2/2018
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Devin Faraci is speaking out about the sexual assault allegation that derailed his career in PBS’ new five-part series “MeToo What’s Next?” The former editor in chief of Birth.Movies.Death spoke candidly with host Zainab Salbi about the aftermath of being accused, saying he was immediately suicidal after hearing about his behavior.
Read More:Devin Faraci Was Rehired After Sexual Assault Allegations: What Was Tim League Thinking?
“Immediately afterwards I was suicidal, within the first day,” Faraci said. “I was just told that I had sexually assaulted a woman, and I did not believe that I was the kind of guy that did that. I was presented with a situation where my personal belief system demanded that I accept this, and so to accept this was to question every piece of my identity and who I thought I was. And within that, I thought I was the worst person who had ever lived.
Read More:Devin Faraci Was Rehired After Sexual Assault Allegations: What Was Tim League Thinking?
“Immediately afterwards I was suicidal, within the first day,” Faraci said. “I was just told that I had sexually assaulted a woman, and I did not believe that I was the kind of guy that did that. I was presented with a situation where my personal belief system demanded that I accept this, and so to accept this was to question every piece of my identity and who I thought I was. And within that, I thought I was the worst person who had ever lived.
- 2/2/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
In the wake of suspending both Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley for sexual misconduct, PBS is enacting changes to help prevent similar misconduct in the future.
“It’s important we ensure that this isn’t just a moment and that we move on but we are looking into ways to create systematic change,” PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger said at the Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday.
Kerger noted the bolstering of the network’s anti-harassment efforts, even though many of them had already existed, such as PBS’ whistleblower line, where workplace misconduct can be addressed. These calls “go directly to our board, not to management,” per Kerger. The network’s harassment policies, which had also been in place some months before the #MeToo movement started, requires that employees go through training once a year, with managers going through a second level of training.
Drawing distinctions between the...
“It’s important we ensure that this isn’t just a moment and that we move on but we are looking into ways to create systematic change,” PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger said at the Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday.
Kerger noted the bolstering of the network’s anti-harassment efforts, even though many of them had already existed, such as PBS’ whistleblower line, where workplace misconduct can be addressed. These calls “go directly to our board, not to management,” per Kerger. The network’s harassment policies, which had also been in place some months before the #MeToo movement started, requires that employees go through training once a year, with managers going through a second level of training.
Drawing distinctions between the...
- 1/16/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen and Steve Greene
- Indiewire
PBS is getting in on the whole #MeToo movement with a little help from Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi. The broadcaster supported by viewers like you has ordered a five-part, half-hour series “#MeToo, Now What?” In the current moment, when sexual harassment is at the forefront of the national conversation, “#MeToo, Now What?” aims to take the discussion to another level, engaging both women and men from all generations and walks of life in dialogue about these difficult issues, per PBS. With the goal of making sense of these tumultuous times, the series seeks to answer this: How did we...
- 1/16/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
PBS will air a five-part, half-hour series about the #MeToo movement, premiering on Friday, February 2. #Metoo, Now What? will engage both women and men from in dialogue about how the movement started and how to effect lasting change for the better, PBS CEO Paula Kerger said in announcing the series Tuesday morning at TCA. Each episode will focus on an aspect of sexual harassment, and will include reporting from host/executive editor Zainab Salbi. Topics to be explored…...
- 1/16/2018
- Deadline TV
PBS is taking a look at the #MeToo movement with a new five-part series, #MeToo, Now What? executive produced and hosted by Zainab Salbi. Announced by PBS at the 2018 TCA winter press tour, the half-hour series aims to go beyond the headlines about sexual harassment and will ask how we got here and how we as a society moves forward. "In order for this conversation to create true cultural change, we must talk with the man on the street, in our lives, our colleagues and friends," Salbi said in a statement. "Equally, we need to have the conversation with the women in our lives to examine why, when we've seen sexual misconduct, we've often looked the other way when it didn't impact us...
- 1/16/2018
- E! Online
The #MeToo movement shows no sign of slowing down. Like the women who started the Time’s Up movement, public broadcaster PBS intends to make sure that all the progress made in shining a light on sexual harassment isn’t lost and is able to continue.
At the Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger announced the five-part, half-hour series titled, “#MeToo, Now What?” (a working title). Hosted by Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, the discussion series will premiere in February.
The conversation will engage both men and women from all ages and walks of life about sexual harassment and how to create positive and lasting change. Each episode will focus on one aspect of sexual harassment: the impact of popular culture on women in the workplace, how race and class factor into the discussion, the social costs of pay inequity and gender discrimination,...
At the Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger announced the five-part, half-hour series titled, “#MeToo, Now What?” (a working title). Hosted by Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, the discussion series will premiere in February.
The conversation will engage both men and women from all ages and walks of life about sexual harassment and how to create positive and lasting change. Each episode will focus on one aspect of sexual harassment: the impact of popular culture on women in the workplace, how race and class factor into the discussion, the social costs of pay inequity and gender discrimination,...
- 1/16/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
There are many firsts which Aamir Khan has attached to his name. Adding yet another to his list of 'firsts' is him being the first Bollywood personality till date to have been invited to the 3-day 'Women In The World Summit' which started yesterday in New York, USA. Aamir Khan, in his speech, touched upon the issues of tackling taboos in India. He also interacted with the multi-faceted personality Zainab Salbi, who also happens to be an Iraqi- American humanitarian, entrepreneur and author. In addition to that, Salbi also happens to be the daughter of the (in)famous dictator Saddam Hussein's private pilot. The said event will see the presence of many heavyweights like Helen Mirren, Freida Pinto, Meryl Streep, Hilary Clinton amongst others. When asked about the experience, Aamir Khan said that it was an enriching experience.
- 4/23/2015
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
On the heels of the 39th edition of the Toronto Int. Film Festival (Sept 4-14), Ifp’s Independent Film Week is where a plethora of fiction, non-fiction and new this year, web-based series from the likes of Desiree Akhavan and Calvin Reeder find future coin. Sectioned off as projects at the very beginning of financing to those that are nearing completion, there happens to be tons of Sundance alumni in the names below. Among those that caught our attention we have Medicine for Melancholy‘s Barry Jenkins’ sophomore feature, produced by Bad Milo!‘s Adele Romanski, Moonlight is about “two Miami boys navigate the temptations of the drug trade and their burgeoning sexuality in this triptych drama about black queer youth”. Concussion‘s Stacie Passon digs into the thriller genre with Strange Things Started Happening. Produced by vet Mary Jane Skalski (Mysterious Skin), this is about “a woman who has...
- 7/24/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Zainab Salbi, the founder of Women for Women International and Nida’a Network, talked about the important role of women in the Middle East, at the closing day of the fourth Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
Salbi said woman had played a big role in the Arab Spring and said that it’s essential for women to participate in growing economies.
“We need to really focus on Arab women because we cannot progress economically, socially or politically without the full participation of women,” she said.
She called on the younger generation in particular. “Young women are the new voice for individual freedom and citizenship, they are recreating society in new paradigms and we need to let them find a voice as they may be our hope for progress in the region.”
The digital world is now helping women to “engage in new ways, particularly for women in post revolutionary countries.”
Local and global media should celebrate women’s triumphs...
Salbi said woman had played a big role in the Arab Spring and said that it’s essential for women to participate in growing economies.
“We need to really focus on Arab women because we cannot progress economically, socially or politically without the full participation of women,” she said.
She called on the younger generation in particular. “Young women are the new voice for individual freedom and citizenship, they are recreating society in new paradigms and we need to let them find a voice as they may be our hope for progress in the region.”
The digital world is now helping women to “engage in new ways, particularly for women in post revolutionary countries.”
Local and global media should celebrate women’s triumphs...
- 10/24/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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