Arianna moderated a panel titled "Democracy and Voice: Technology For Citizen Empowerment and Human Rights" at the Clinton Global Initiative on Thursday.
Panelists Ashton Kutcher, Nicholas Kristoff, Mohamed Ibrahim, and Maria Otero discussed the impact of social media on social causes, government reform and the economy.
After the discussion, the group answered questions sent via Twitter.
Arianna directed the first to Kutcher, who was there to discuss how the Ashton And Demi Foundation was using social media to combat child sex trafficking. Girls Inc asked, "How can we allow more women and girls access and embrace technology?"
Noting that 80% of slaves today are women, Kutcher said, "What we can do right now is utilize the platforms that exist to create cultural equality between men and women... the face of slavery has changed and in many cases that face is a woman's face."
"I think the democratization of media will provide voices for those women and actually start to shift that cultural dynamic in a way that has that old saying of 'women and children first', maybe we can actually start to make that a reality. Maybe the men who tout that idea will stand up to say 'Its not OK to buy women anymore,'" he said. "Using social platforms to advocate things like that is a strong start."
In her closing remarks, Arianna pointed to the power of technology to enact social change.
"Now, the privilege that was open only to a few -- leaders in the media, the government -- is available to the public," She said. "It's really an unprecedented opportunity to bear witness and not allow the kind of crimes against humanity to go on."
Technology helps put a face on the figures, Arianna explained.
"We have the tools available to touch human hearts-- that's where the change begins. Not just to have a government index but an empathy index. Thank you so much for being part of it."
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Isn't it wonderful that all these great philanthropic organizations help people whose conditions can to a large extent be traced to the exploitation by corporations owned by the same classes which own these great philanthropic foundations? ;-)
2. There are clearly many, mamy people who are rich who deserve to be rich.
3. There are others who deserve to be rich but not THAT rich.
4. The manner in which some individuals have become rich is not much different from the way that kingpins of crime syndicates have gotten rich. Some of them like Bernie Madoff are caught and sent to prison . Many of them even when caught, get golden parachutes.
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the assumption that democracy is freedom is not borne out by experience freedom is freedom and consciousness is freedom and consciousness is stressfree brain
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development should not be enforcing a ethanol solution ethanol and some biofuel is a fool's paradise e.g.
to fight malaria support green ecology [ and green agriculture ]to increase natural predators of mosquitoes , increase use of local knowledge of herbal medicine e.g. Artimesia Annua
about Iran new media does provide better weather reports but can it improve the weather muchly
what creates better weather peace harmony and all that is a group of 8 000 yogic flyers
for that [ the billion dollars endowment fund needed ] more than new media is needed new consciousness is needed
State department needs translators and new consciousness
civil society is good but party politics makes civil war;american democracy is brutal party warfare ;consciousness is peace
dumping too much on local people is to much future shock
fro millions of reasons a group of 8 000 yogic flyers is the highest priority
Hillary can fund it from allready approved money
any multimillionaire can fund it , structured as a research project with measurable parameters
They're a fire hazard.
They polute the air.
They're made from petroleum products.
Oh how persecuted they are in America after blowing up the US economy and having American people bail them out. Boo-hoo-boo-hoo, we're all meanies and their all rich. No class warfare where their going...only one class in hell!
not to diminish kutcher's sincerity or intent nor to disagree with his contention, I nevertheless find ironic that he chooses a traditional, gender-based cultural bias (women and children first) to exemplify the democratization of media.
2. Electricity
3. Connectivity