There was singing and dancing in the hospital room after Loic came out of surgery. He sat on the bed with his legs in hard casts stretching out in front of him, while his mom joined a roomful of doctors and nurses clapping and singing…
At 33 years young, Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is using his celebrity power in the most awesome way! We’ve been tracking this project for a couple of years now. Though the odds were against them, they’ve done it! We’re making this our top story…
A group of teenagers board a bus for West Virginia, leaving the streets of Washington, DC to participate in an ambitious peace education program. For the first time in their lives Mark, Asha, Martha, and Corey play in mountain streams, sing under the stars, and…
One of the latest productions from SoulPancake discusses what it means to bring femininity to the workplace. Do women need to become like men in order to achieve power and status? Are there ways we can be unique leaders in the world without dismissing or…
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ At 26 years old this actress took a risk that others have been black listed for. We salute this brave spirit! In her speech at the Time to Thrive conference Friday, actress Ellen Page came out as gay. This was a big…
This stunningly beautiful short documentary is presented by Facebook Stories. We feel this is one of the most breathtaking examples of the power of story telling, the unifying potential of social media, and the immeasurable difference one can person can make. One woman’s…
1 Billion Rising sends the message that women are worth so much more One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. That is one billion women. In 2013, one billion women and men shook the earth through…
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The boldest and bravest move ever on live TV! The song is an anthem of these changing times, but it’s what happens at 4:20 that made history! Deep bows to the producers and to the network for risking it all in the…
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A solution to violence in San Francisco school environments…? Quiet Time So, David Lynch, Russell Brand and Barry Zito walk into a high school auditorium. While that might sound like the start of a weird joke, that eclectic combination of celebrities (surrealistic film director, zany British actor and…
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lions – The New Endangered Species? As a self-taught animal behaviourist, he has broken every safety rule known to man when working with these wild animals. Flouting common misconceptions that breaking an animal’s spirit with sticks and chains is the best way…
