Uneven Development: Listening to the 'South', Listening to Vancouver

  Information on Wael Abbas: The speaker in the video is Wael Abbas. He is an Egyptian blogger who actively promotes human rights in Egypt by exposing citizen media from around the world in the form of blogs, facebook sites, youtube videos, etc. He gained international acclaim when his online videos exposed the torture of [...]

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Summary: This video introduces what Excellent Development aims to do. It’s still a newer organization that believes in aiding the people in Kenya with the knowledge not just helping them to ensure long term sustainability methods and growth. Here is a short blurb from their website on what they do: “Excellent Development supports farmers in Africa [...]

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unfortunately I can’t seem to get Java to embed this video in html so here’s the link: (to skip the ad there will be a button at the top left of the screen) This video essentially is an documentary footage/interview between VBS TV and reporter Ben Anderson of the BBC which outlines the findings from [...]

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The first video is from Edward Burtynsky, he is a Canadian photographer and artist who is deeply fascinated and known for his photography concerning manufactured landscapes. The images within his photography depict landscapes that have been altered by industry. The beauty of his work and the images are contradicted by the compromised and destructive environments [...]

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Ashraf Ghani serves as the acting chairman for the Institute of State Effectiveness, an organization to promote the ability of states to serve their citizens. In this video from the TED conference he addresses the necessity for economic investment to engender the rebuilding of broken nation-states; specifically to mobilize capital to promote state building. The majority of [...]

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In this video founder and CEO of Women for Women, Zainab Salbi, speaks to the inequality in the distribution of humanitarian and development funds.  Using her knowledge and experience as a war survivor, social activist and philanthropic entrepreneur Salbi provides a voice to women who find themselves at the “core” of global developmental crises. Women [...]

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Summary Michael Nyangi arrived in Nairobi, Kenya in 1999 as an 18 year old looking for work.  Instead, he ended up living in Kibera, a nearby slum.  In 2003, Michael started his own microfinancing business, called Lomoro. This video is about the message that Michael wants to bring to the UN conference that he was [...]

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Translation: Intro: The truth is out there, out where? The truth is in here! The Justifying Truth. “Hello friends who find themselves on the other side of the screen, I am the Justifying Truth. Today I will inform you about the famous Merida Initiative that is taking part between Mexico and the United States. This [...]

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Aboriginal Skull Returned — Sorry I could not upload the actual video This video shows an Aboriginal ceremony being held to mark the return of the first of a series of indigenous remains being returned to their homeland, Australia, where they’ll be kept in the National Museum of Australia. They may eventually be buried when [...]

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“Art is not a luxury as many people think. It is a necessity. It documents history: it helps to educate people and stores knowledge for generations to come.” – Dr. Samella Lewis There have been several posts that have reflected on art as a form of expression and communication for the subaltern, which I have [...]

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