Showing posts with label children's advocacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children's advocacy. Show all posts
Monday, November 19, 2007

Come and Find Panwapa Island!

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These are the irresistible avatars that kids are building to represent themselves on Panwapa Island! We tested these all over the world - t...
Monday, November 12, 2007

Word of the Day on Panwapa? ORIGAMI!

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I have been spending more time this week on the Panwapa Island site, which is Sesame Workshop's new broadband site, designed to teach g...
Saturday, November 03, 2007

Check out Panwapa Island

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One of the most exciting projects that I worked on when I was with Sesame Street was a new project called "Panwapa" - a sprawling ...
Thursday, November 01, 2007

FEMA spokesman's new job on hold

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The continuing of the arrogance of this administration, and their blatant dishonesty with the public, is simply breathtaking. FEMA spokesman...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Day 3 - HIV & AIDS

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(Dateline: Johannesburg. Posting from the World Summit on Media for Children) The theme of Day 3 of the World Summit on Media for Children i...
Monday, March 26, 2007

Media as a Tool for Peace Building

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(Dateline: Johannesburg. Posting from the World Summit on Media for Children) This afternoon was the best session that I’ve attended so far,...

Informal Journalism Mentoring

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(Dateline: Johannesburg. Posting from the World Summit on Media for Children) Although I am still attending panels on topics of interest and...

Cultural Exchange is Breaking Out All Over!

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(Dateline: Johannesburg. Posting from the World Summit on Media for Children) The excitement of kids talking to other kids is creating an en...

Orsil, from Palestine

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(Dateline: Johannesburg. Posting from the World Summit on Media for Children) This morning we also heard from a teenager from the Palestinia...

Peace is more than the absence of war.....

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...(peace) is about tolerance and understanding." These words were spoken by a teen, addressing a room full of journalists here in Joha...
Sunday, March 25, 2007

Meet Richmond Moses

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This 16-year-old approached me and asked if he could interview me. I said, “You can interview me if I can interview you.” His response: “Of ...

Child Speakers at the World Media Summit

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(Dateline: Johannesburg. Posting from the World Summit on Media for Children) Along with the dignitaries and media experts, three teenagers ...

A Study in Contrasts

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(Dateline: Johannesburg. Posting from the World Summit on Media for Children) The King of the Pedi People made a grand entrance, with entour...

Opening of the 5th World Summit on Media for Children

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Sunday in Johannesburg, and the opening session is underway. The theme of this year’s Summit is “Media as a Tool for Global Peace and Democr...

Teen Voices from Africa

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I AM AN AFRICAN I am carved from the branch of the Baobab And refreshed from the waters of the Nile And it is below the equator where my anc...
Thursday, February 15, 2007

Combatants for Peace Wrestle with Tragedy in the West Bank

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Despite loss of his child, Palestinian ex-fighter remains dedicated to peace | csmonitor.com : "Abir's death has been very difficul...
Thursday, February 08, 2007

Changing the world one kindness at a time....

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The caption under the photo reads: "Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt, of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group at Balad, Iraq,...
Sunday, February 04, 2007

Iraq War Spurs Massive Migration [Washington Post 2/4/07]

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The Washington Post today is reporting that more than 2 million refugees have fled Iraq since the start of the war. WP: Iraq war spurs massi...
Thursday, January 11, 2007

Leaving Sesame Workshop......again

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This is the place where I've consistently done the best work of my life. And yet, this week, we reached a mutual decision that I should ...
Saturday, August 12, 2006

I'm back....and working on Sesame!

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Well, it must have been a busy three years since I've posted regularly! Life is settling down, so many things have changed....I feel lik...