VIDEO: Paul van Zyl, Alec Ross, and Erica Williams
This week, President Obama has spoken in China about openness and human rights, world leaders are meeting in Rome to talk about world hunger and food security, and it is Global Entrepreneurship Week, so we are releasing three PopTech 2009 talks on truth, politics and the art of diplomacy.
Below, Paul van Zyl makes the case for an American Truth Commission, Senior Advisor on Innovation Alec Ross argues for an overhaul of U.S. diplomacy, and Erica Williams tells how the younger generations participate in politics.
All three ask us to consider how we shape the future of the American political process. (We hope you will watch and share these videos widely.)
Watch Paul van Zyl, Co-founder of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) as he calls on America to hold its own mission to “openly and publicly” confront torture (also on Vimeo):
For more,
Download the .pdf transcript of Paul’s talk
Check the upcoming ICTJ event calendar
Read Ethan Zuckerman’s live blog post on Paul’s talk at PopTech 2009
Watch Alec Ross, Senior Advisor on Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and co-founder of One Economy on why 21st century statecraft based on new media (also on Vimeo):
For more,
Follow Alec (@alecjross) on Twitter
Listen to the November 9th Business Week podcast with Alec, How Can Government Spark Innovation?
Find out how to start and grow a social enterprise in this Stanford Social Innovation Review podcast
Watch Washington, D.C.-based activist and Deputy Director of Campus Progress Erica Williams (also on Vimeo) on youth engagement in politics:
For more,
Learn more about Campus Progress and their work
Follow Erica (@ericawilliamsdc) on Twitter and on her personal site
Read this Christian Science Monitor article about Millenial Generation values from May 2009
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Three of my favorites.
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