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All in the Family Parts 1 & 2

Practitioner:
IDEAS producer Mary O’Connell

Date:
Apr 14 2016

The link between early trauma and ill health later was untilled soil in the world of medicine. But the possibility of a connection captured the interest of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. And it was the beginning of…

Emojis to stop teen drinking and drugs

Practitioner:
Partnership for Drug-free Kids

Date:
Apr 14 2016

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, a national nonprofit dedicated to reducing substance abuse among adolescents, launched a new multimedia campaign for teens that uses emojis to communicate the challenges of negative influences, empowering them to live Above the Influence. The…

“From Wall Street to Cairo”, featuring Fire in Cairo

Practitioner:
Matthew Conners, Photo Journalist by John Otis, Reporter

Date:
Apr 14 2016

Matthew Connors spent much of 2012 in Lower Manhattan making portraits of the protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement. But a chance encounter during the course of that project made him do a 180-degree turn after meeting some Egyptian…

#YesAllWomen

Practitioner:
#YesAllWomen

Date:
Apr 14 2016

In May, the horrific mass shooting in Isla Vista, CA, triggered national conversations about violent misogyny. After some Twitter users began using the hashtag #NotAllMen to defensively derail the conversation, the hugely popular hashtag #YesAllWomen emerged, getting tweeted over 1…

For Warmth

Practitioner:
Thich Nhat Hanh as featured at onbeing.org

Date:
Apr 14 2016

Thich Nhat Hanh reads his poem “For Warmth” in Vietnamese, Krista Tippett reads the translation in English, excerpted from the episode “Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism.” Zen master and poet Thich Nhat Hanh was forcibly exiled from his native country…

MAY DAY MARCH- “TRUMP UNWANTED”

Practitioner:
MAY DAY MARCH Community

Date:
Apr 14 2016

GAME ON! Its gonna be a good Spring!” Connie Bacon. Activists and the politically aware will march with the message that Donald Trump and his beliefs are “UNWANTED”. External sources: https://www.facebook.com/maydaymarch16/ https://www.facebook.com/connie.bacon/posts/10156668786985048

Mexico Burns Effigies of Donald Trump in Easter Celebrations

Practitioner:
Photographer; Linda Kriegman, Reporter, Yuri Cortez

Date:
Apr 14 2016

MEXICO-US-HOLY-WEEK-TRUMP Credit: YURI CORTEZ / Stringer Caption:Mexican’s hang an effigy representing US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before being set on fire, March 26, 2016 in Mexico City during Holy Week celebrations. For many years Mexicans have made cardboard figures…

Enchanted Dolls

Practitioner:
Marina Bychkova

Date:
Apr 14 2016

The Enchanted Doll is the famous brand of the Russian jeweler artist and designer Marina Bychkova who makes absolutely incredible porcelain and polyurethane dolls for adults. Marina was born in the city of Novokuznetsk in the USSR and since 1997…

Speculative Fiction: Global Warming to the Extreme

Practitioner:
Josh Keyes

Date:
Apr 14 2016

Josh Keyes is a contemporary artist who takes a “satirical look at the impact urban sprawl has on the environment and surmises, with the aid of scientific slices and core samples, what could happen if we continue to infiltrate and…

Rebel Music: Native America

Practitioner:
Frank Waln

Date:
Apr 14 2016

Frank Waln, a 25 year old Native American hip hop artist, tours the country and Canada performing and teaching motivational workshops to students across the country. He took to rap at a young age when he found a cd (Eminem’s…