Global Citizens

Children Mending Hearts Honors Bethany Hamilton, Carson Meyer at 4th Annual Spring Benefit

Lysa Heslov | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Connor Cruise, Boys and Girls Club Watts/Willowbrook, Global Citizens, CMH Global Arts After School, Leisure Society, Jennifer Garner, Ron Meyer, Photography Programs, Children Mending Hearts, Lysa Heslov, After-School Programs, Grant Heslov, Arts Education, La Arts, La Impact, Los Angeles News
Lysa Heslov

The sold-out event was bustling and lively and reminded everyone that the everyday, small differences we can make in another's life creates a hero in someone's eyes.

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Simple Steps to Experiencing a Global Community

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Global Citizens, Global Parenting, Globalization, New York Times, Immigration, Parenting, Diversity, New York City, Parents News
Homa Sabet Tavangar

I've met many American parents who would like to give their kids a more "global" experience, but don't have the opportunity to live or travel abroad, and are either too stretched or unsure where to begin.

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You Don't Have to Be Chinese to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Family Activities, Chinese New Year, President Obama, Parents, Asia, Good News, Lunar New Year, Year of the Dragon, Global Citizens, World News
Homa Sabet Tavangar

The Year of the Dragon celebrations offer a great opportunity to grow our understanding of the world -- while having fun with our kids.

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One World Youth Project -- Builds Global Citizenship Among Youth Worldwide

Piyush Mangukiya | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: College Students, Global Citizens, Global Citizenship, Education, Global Education, College, Impact, One World Youth, Video, Impact News
Piyush Mangukiya

Youth who do not receive a multicultural education are likely to view the interconnected society and economy as a threat rather than an opportunity.

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Make Every Day International Peace Day: At Home or at School

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Red Grammer, Jane Goodall, Education, United Nations, Google Earth, Roots and Shoots, United Nations Association, Dan Zanes, Raising Global Citizens, Parenting, Playing for Change, International Peace Day, Peace, Global Citizens, Parents, Parents News
Homa Sabet Tavangar

How can we create a sense of International Peace Day every day? It takes work, and mindful effort, but it doesn't have to be complicated.

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Interdependence Day 2011 on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Josh Fox, Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Dennis Kucinich, Interdependence, 9/11 Anniversary, Howard Dean, Carol Gilligan, Global Citizens, World News
Benjamin R. Barber

In a world of weapons without borders and diseases without borders and warming without borders and terrorism without borders, we must seek to develop citizens without borders, democracy without borders, and justice without borders.

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What Does Global Citizenship Look Like Today?

Rev. Larry Hollon | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Global Issues, International News, Terrorism, Economy, Global Citizens, World News
Rev. Larry Hollon

A new survey that looks at American attitudes towards global citizenship underscores the increasing sense of connection people have with international events.

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The Passport Project Takes Flight

Kenji Summers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Raising Global Citizens, Travel, The Passport Project, Passport Life, Global Citizens, Travel News
Kenji Summers

"Now if you never left Houston, get a passport, Never left little Haiti, get a passport, If you live in South Central, get a passport, So you can se...

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How to Save Multiculturalism

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ghettoization, Arizona Immigration Law, David Cameron, Growing Up Global, Global Citizens, Nicolas Sarkozy, Immigration Reform, Egyptian Youth, Inclusion, Angela Merkel, GOOD.Is, Racism, Raising Global Citizens, Interfaith Understanding, Muslim, Diversity, Multiculturalism, World News
Homa Sabet Tavangar

I'd like to see "multicultural" become a good word again, and disassociate it from failure, marginalization, and segregation before this weakens America. It begins in hearts and minds.

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What Psychological Health Looks Like

Douglas LaBier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychiatry, Living News, Mental Health, Relationships, Workplace, Psychological Health, Health, Global Citizens, Healthy Living News
Douglas LaBier

We lack a clear, relevant description of what psychological health is, in today's world; and, how you can build it. What does a psychologically healthy life looks like, today?

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Exhaust the Limits: New Book Speaks to One Man's Successful Mission to Help Humanity

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ceuca, Rotary International, Loyola University Maryland, Great Lakes College Association, Catholic Relief Services, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Peace, Sargent Shriver, Martin Buber, Global Citizens, Hubert Humphrey, Afs, Paul Tillich, U.S. Olympic Committee, Africa, Turfism, Harris Wofford, Peter Paul and Mary, Peacemaking, I Have a Dream Speech, Rwanda, Poverty, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Washington D.C., Paul Stevers, Albert Camus, Apprentice House, Experiment in International Living, George Mcgovern, Sister Cities, Operation Respect, Fulbright Scholars, Martin Luther King, Hutus, Colombia, Glca, Jimmy Carter, Carol Bellamy, Peace Through Moderation, Tutsis, Mercy Corps, Thought Leaders, Extremism, Ethiopia, Sam Farr, Social Responsibility, Affluence, Jim Luce, Charles ?€œChic? Dambach, Peace Corps, Fidel Castro, U.N., Kai Dambach, Exhaust the Limits:, Justice, Conflict Resolution, Peter Yarrow, Bill Clinton, Care, Les Miserables, Nea, U.S. Foreign Aid, New York City, Oiww, Appalachia, Fundamentalist Mindset, Bogotá, Three Cups of Tea, Haiti, Orphans International Worldwide, Techendama, Eritrea, World News
Jim Luce

Although our lives have turned out different, I learned in my friend Charles "Chic" Dambach's exciting new book, Exhaust the Limits, that we have much...

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Peace Through Moderation: U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative's Work with Pakistan at Harvard Club

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan, Ptm, Paula Gutlove, Global Citizens, Howard Gilman Foundation, Consensus Building Institute, Extremist Ideology, Education Services, Program on Negotiation, Afp, American Muslims, Jim Luce, David Fairman, Wendy Chamberlin, Peacebuilding, Harvard Law School, International Alert, Houston, Brookings Institution, Terrorist Tactics, Empowering Women, Entrepreneurship, U.S. Muslim Engagement Initiative, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Search for Common Ground, Philanthropy, Health Services, Paul Stevers, Organization of the Pakistani-American Entrepreneurs, Alliance of Civilizations, Chi, Convergence, Harvard Club, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Middle East Institute, Peace Through Moderation, Youth Empowerment, Columbia University, U.S.-Pakistan Relations, Cross-Societal Education, Resource and Security Studies, American Pakistan Foundation, Decision-Makers, Islamic World, Opinion Leaders, CharityHelp International, Afghanistan, Muslim Societies, World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, Thought Leaders, Riaz Siddiqi, Aakif Ahmad, Usmei, World News
Jim Luce

The Peace Through Moderation (PtM) project of the Alliance for Peacebuilding hosted last week an engaging and exclusive reception recently featuring t...

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Overcoming Barriers with Electronic Connectivity

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harlem, Cell Phones, Nuclear Weaponry, Social Networking, Jim Luce Stewardship Report, Email, Facebook, Raise Global Citizens, Global Citizens, Fundamentalists Anonymous, E-Applications, Kenya, Germany, Barcelona, Following Your Heart, Africa, Ceos, U.N. Millennium Development Goals, M-Applications, Brussels, Skype, Israel, Asia, Maternal Mortality, Josh Silverman, Digital Divide, Linkedin, Economic Opportunity, Goodness, Terrorism, Mobile Phones, Microsoft, Washington DC, Bettering Humanity, Ignacio Mas, Mdgs, DataDyne.Org, Education, Cellular Technology., Colombia, Rio De Janeiro, Health, Japan, Connecting Goodness, Thought Leaders, Favela, Extremism, Maasai, Cultural Understanding, Skype for Educators, Center for International Virtual Schooling, Mhealth, Americas, Jim Luce, Information Technology, Philippines, Internet, Clinton Global Initiative, Middle East, Finance, Bridging Cultural Divides, Communications, Disruptive Companies, Huffington Post, Webcam, money.com, Child Mortality, Bill Clinton, Developing World, Twitter, Meducation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Stockholm, Oiww, Daily Kos, Mfinance, Mservices, Connectivity, Mobile Technology, Fundamentalist Mindset, Palestinian, Orphans International Worldwide, Haiti, Software, Mobile Games, Jlsr, Long Distance Learning, GSM Association?S World Congress, Impact News
Jim Luce

Where we no longer must allocate the time and resources to go physically to all corners of the earth -- Facebook, Skype, our email takes us there.

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Connectivity Is Key To Social Change

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mhealth, Mdgs, Information Technology, money.com, Mfinance, Jim Luce Stewardship Report, Extremism, Email, Asia, Raise Global Citizens, Global Citizens, Fundamentalists Anonymous, E-Applications, Oiww, Jim Luce, Rio De Janeiro, Following Your Heart, U.N. Millennium Development Goals, Mservices, M-Applications, Digital Divide, Barcelona, Maternal Mortality, Josh Silverman, Microsoft, Washington DC, Twitter, Bettering Humanity, Connectivity, Ignacio Mas, Americas, Japan, Meducation, DataDyne.Org, Education, Cellular Technology., Harlem, Internet, Health, Social Networking, Israel, Cell Phones, Huffington Post, Connecting Goodness, Webcam, Favela, Kenya, Linkedin, Skype for Educators, Brussels, Center for International Virtual Schooling, Thought Leaders, Economic Opportunity, Goodness, Clinton Global Initiative, Middle East, Ceos, Finance, Jlsr, Bridging Cultural Divides, Disruptive Companies, Nuclear Weaponry, Child Mortality, Philippines, Bill Clinton, Developing World, Cultural Understanding, Germany, Fundamentalist Mindset, Africa, Maasai, Palestinian, Skype, Colombia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Mobile Phones, Facebook, Communications, Haiti, Daily Kos, Stockholm, Mobile Games, Software, Mobile Technology, Long Distance Learning, Terrorism, Orphans International Worldwide, GSM Association?S World Congress, Healthy Living News
Jim Luce

In the spring I travelled to Barcelona for the GSM Association's World Congress, with 49,000 participants spread between mobile phone-related 1,300 ve...

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Living Life From The Inside Out

Douglas LaBier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Service, Meditation, The Inner Life, Spirituality, Global Citizens, Volunteering, Psychological Health, The Giving Life, Volunteerism, Healthy Living News
Douglas LaBier

It's important to find pathways for maintaining psychological health and resilience during these times -- through what I call the "Inside-Out" life.

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The Stewardship Report on Connecting Goodness Announces Editorial Calendar

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Romeo and Juliet, Film, Chicago, Bono, Literature, Carolyn B. Maloney, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, The Luce Index, Life Style, Mu Sochua, Photography, SOS Children?S Villages, Josh Silverman, Cancer, HIV & AIDS, Heal the World, Valentines, Performing Arts, Orphan Care, Social Change, Palitha Kohona, Bangladesh, Oprah Winfrey, Social Gospel, Jamaica, Jimmy Carter, India, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Huffington Post, Hinduism, Skype Interviews, Judaism, Economy, Novels, Washington, Gay Rights, South Asia, Better the World, New Delhi, Gay Immigration, Stewardship Report, Jlsr, Port-Au-Prince, John Lee, Women?S Issues, Love, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Dalai Lama, Wal-Mart, Health, New York City, Muhammad Yunus, Haiti, Orphans Interntional Worldwide, Cambodia, New York Times, Relationships, Going Green, Museums, Buddhism, Dance, Helping the Unfortunate, Europe, Puerto Rico, Human Rights Watch, Jim Luce Stewardship Report, Sri Lanka, West Virginia, Universal Human Rights Declaration, Chinese, Episcopal Presiding Bishop, Child Care, Jim Luce, Unions, Dr. Steven Becker, Humanism, Alaska, Food Stamps, Holiday Season, Unsung Heroes, Bettering Humanity, Americas, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Education, Care, Shyam Selvadurai, Christianity, Arianna Huffington, Connecting Goodness, Worldvision, World Affairs, George Bush, Finance, Children, Nhat Thich Hanh, Music, Thought Leaders, United Nations, Arts, Foster Families, Intergenerational Romance, Desmond Tutu, Goodness, Environment, Elie Wiesel, Travel, Federico & Co., Conflict Resolution, Fine Arts, Katharine Jefferts Schori, Religion, Islam, Developing World, Africa, Unicef, Politics, Theater, Mid-East, Global Citizens, Interracial Love, Connectivity, Culture, Gay Marriage, Tikum Olem, Aga Khan, Jon Sirota, Poverty, Asia-Pacific, Media News
Jim Luce

A bright new face has been added to the crowded Web, drawing a large readership and uploading more than 900 stories in its first twelve weeks. Still ...

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The 4.0 Career, "Harnicissism" and Becoming a Good Ancestor: New Pathways to Healthy Living

Douglas LaBier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Careers, Climate Change, Relationships, Psychological Health, Global Citizens, Resilience, Healthy Living News
Douglas LaBier

In my previous post I wrote that "forgetting yourself" is a key pathway to psychological health. Here, I describe some ways to do that in three important realms of your life: your work, your personal relationships and your life "footprint."

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Why Learning to 'Forget Yourself' Is Important for Psychological Health Today

Douglas LaBier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mental Health, Empathy, Psychological Health, Resilience, The Inner Life, Global Citizens, Carbon Footprint, Bono, Healthy Living News
Douglas LaBier

The irony is that a self-absorbed person is much less able to handle today's flood of life dilemmas and challenges in positive, creative, solution-oriented ways.

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Italian Cultural Institute of N.Y. Hosts "Milano for the Young Generation"

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Duomo Di Milano, TV 2000, Poetry, Milan, Music, Food, Italian Cultural Institute, Park Avenue, Michelin Star, Bizet Opera, Thought Leaders, Milano, Mediterranean Cuisine, Letizia Moratti, Global Citizens, Teatro Alla Scala., Vegetarian, The Stewardship Report, Milano for the Young Generation, Jlsr, Alda Merini, Fedor Michailovi? Dostoevskij, Jim Luce, I Demoni, St. Ambroeus New York, Reato Di Vita, Pietro Leeman, Caterina Demetz, 2015 World Exposition, John Lee, Nourishment for the Soul, Italian Designers, Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Via Monte Napoleone, Comune Di Milano, Francesca Parvyziar, La Scala, Lincoln Center, Municipality of Milan, Elena Maggioni, New York City, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Wine, Poderi Di San Pietro, Thinx Events, Waiting for Carmen, Paolo Ortaggi, Milan Prizes Its Youth, Alessi Pottery, expo2015, Lombardia, Healthy Living News
Jim Luce

Fifty selected guests were invited this week to a "one-day-art-event: Nourishment for the Soul" in New York. Hosted by the Comune di Milano and EXPO2...

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Gay Community's Rosa Parks Faces Death, Impoverished and Alone

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Historical Treasure, Upper East Side, Chris Quinn, Legal, Actors Fund, Pride Parade, Thought Leaders, Sam Bassett, Gay Community, Nursing Home, Global Citizens, Jewish Association for Services for the Aged, LGBT Community, Gay Rights, Gay City News, Dirk McCall, Senior Citizens, Rosa Parks, David Noh, Betty Millard, Stonewall Riot, Dementia, Lesbian Bars, Storme DeLarverie, Danny Dromm, Queens, Death, Elderly, Civil Rights Activist, Hotel Chelsea, Drag-Queens, New York City, Cultural Treasure, Englewood, Bronx Community Pride Center, Lillian Booth Actors? Home, Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered, New York Times, Sage, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Law Assoc., New York City Council, New York State Assembly, Huffington Post, Jasa, New York News
Jim Luce

I know dementia. My father and grandmother both died with it. But they had both resources and families to protect them - and neither were living cul...

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Allure of the Hive: Experts on Connectivity, Social Networking and Social Change

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake Tahoe, Upper East Side, Linkedin, Sunlight Foundation, Nicole Ellison, Thought Leaders, MOUSE.Org, Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of Imagination, Global Citizens, Sean Parker, Individual Empowerment, Howard Dean, Simon & Schuster, Modern Life, Social Network, Maine, Bowdoin College, Twitter Age, Americans, Plaxo, Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Brainstorm Brand, Techonomy Conference, Telecommunication, Entrepreneur, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics, Twitter, Information Studies and Media, Social Life, Skype, Connectivity, Mint, Facebook, Fortune, Dr. Dhiraj Murthy, New York City, Aspen, The Benefits of Facebook Friends, Facebook Causes, Andrew Rasiej, Michigan State University, Napster, Internet, The Facebook Effect, Spacex, Relationships, Quantcast, David Kirkpatrick, Connecting Goodness, Danah Boyd, Techonomy, New York News
Jim Luce

A distinguished panel of experts gathered Saturday at the Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of Imagination for a standing room-only r...

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French Contemporary Artist and Legend CharlElie Couture in New York City

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Rock Manifesto, Switzerland, Local à Louer, Writer, French Contemporary Art, Thought Leaders, Island Record, Wikipedia, Global Citizens, French Embassy, Painting, Oiww, Russell Simmons, Photography, John Lee, Wynton Marsalis, Charlélie Couture, Tom Novembre, Editions Du Chene, Sculpture, Inner Landscapes, Damon Dash, New York City, Composer, 12 Songs in Sawdust, France, Art Search, Def Jam Music, Les Champs Paraboliques, The Big RE-Construction, Painter, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts, Art, Global Citizenship Award, Orphans International Worldwide, Singer, Manifeste De L?Art Rock, Neo-Constructivism, Photo-Grafs, Dadaism, Multism, New York News
Jim Luce

We first met French Contemporary Artist CharlElie Couture at the French Embassy in New York for the Wynton Marsalis ceremony in the fall of 2009. He ...

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One Year After Cairo Speech: The U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Violent Extremism, U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project, Social Justice, Institute for Resource and Security Studies, MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, Paula Gutlove, 9/11, Jim Luce, Riverside Church, Madeline Albright, Harvard, Christian, Peace, Global Citizens, Consensus Building Institute, Ideology, Iraq Study Group, Indonesia, Middle East, Egypt, Buddhist, Cairo Speech:, Cornell University, Stephen Hunter, Robert Jay Lifton, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Health Bridges for Peace, Australian National University, Islam-Bashing, John Marks, Bill Clinton, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Search for Common Ground, Balkans, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Washington DC, United States, Jim Forbes, Fundamentalist Anonymous, Barack Obama, Dick Luger, Muslim World, Boston University, Hindu, Caucasus, Secretary of State, Inaugural Address, Nuclear Weapons, Healing of the Nations Foundation, Fundamentalist Mindset, Cairo University, Cambridge MA, Georgetown University, Hillary Clinton, International Relations, Changing Course, Thought Leaders, Leon Panetta, Extremism, World News
Jim Luce

Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world at Cairo University in Egypt one year ago was ground-breaking and transformational. While its impact was an...

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Eunhee Jung O'Neill's Center for International Virtual Schooling

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Kindergarten, Good Neighbors, Long-Distance Learning, Information and Communication Technology, Center for International Virtual Schooling, Eunhee Jung, Seoul, Leogane, 9/11, International Virtual Elementary/Secondary Classroom Activities, Thought Leaders, Instructional Technology, Seoul National University, Intercultural Competence, Global Citizens, Gwangju National University of Education, English Language, Cottage Lane Elementary School, Virginia, Oiww, Muslim, Electronic Exchange Program, Middle East, Jim Luce, E.S.L., Cross-Cultural Education, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Africa, Latin America, Mobile Phone Technology, South East Asia, Gwangju Elementary School in Korea, Haiti, New York, Video Streaming, South Korea, Underdeveloped Countries, Distant Learning Association, Orphans International Worldwide, Charlottesville, U.N. General Assembly Resolution, Cultural Differences, Iveca, Impact News
Jim Luce

Eunhee Jung O'Neill, Ph.D., is interested in long-distance learning, specifically about cultures. Eunhee is the founder and director of International Virtual Elementary/Secondary Classroom Activities.

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Susan Wadsworth: Almost 50 Years of Young Concert Artists Series

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bella Hristova, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Zankel Hall, Carter Brey, Peter Oundjian, Fred Sherry, Eugenia Zukerman, Ray Chen, Vassar, Global Citizens, Bard College, Tokyo String Quartet, Kurt Masur, Heiichiro Ohyama, Paula Robison, Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre, Jim Luce, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Korea, Dawn Upshaw, Tokyo, Joel Shapiro, Olli Mustonen, Kyushu Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman, Kennedy Center, Ani Kavafian, Zarin Mehta, Yo-Yo Ma, Borromeo String Quartet, Germany, Brasserie Cognac, Carolina Ullrich, Mannes College of Music, Washington D.C., Van Cliburn, Lincoln Center, Susan Wadsworth, Itzhak Perlman, Young Concert Artists Series, New York, Japan, Leontyne Price, Annaliese Soros, Hahn-Bin, Noe Inui, Leon Botstein, Murray Perahia, Emanuel Ax, Stephen Burns, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Kyung-Wha Chung, Fukuoka, Ran Dank, James Levine, Nobuko Imai, Thought Leaders, Ruth Laredo, 92nd Street Y, Chee-Yun, Leipzig, Arts News
Jim Luce

Not many people can fulfill their passion - and build an institution - for fifty years. Susan Wadsworth can. The founder of the Young Concert Artist...

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