"What does your community mean to you?"
We're calling all friends of #RisingYouth to submit a piece of visual art that answers that question. Visual art can include painting, drawing, pastels, digital illustration, photography, chalk etc. The submission must be good quality, static image of your artwork. e.g. if you painted...
I am really passionate about community and peace building. Here are some of my videos about my local and international actions. I have also included random vids from little fundraiser projects. A wide range here.
Thursday 8 March was celebrated as the International Women’s Day. The theme for this year’s celebrations was Ending Impunity for Violence against Women
For many of us, this theme may strike a cord in our core nerves. We have either experienced, witnessed or been affected by violence against women in our society. According to Dr. Sam Thenya,...
Created by students ages 5-11 at Virginia S. Young Montessori Magnet Elementary in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA. Winner, Global Youth Murals Project 2006
One day, I was daydreaming about owning an imaginary fair-trade/organic shop. Somehow, I came up with the name Come Unity for the shop - reflecting the relationship between unity and community, of course. That night, I had a dream of this image. It is representative of the direct relations between economic development and environmental...
Political boundaries today designate the overwhelming amount of inequality and the uneven global distribution of resources. If we can achieve the MDGs, the essence of international relations will be revolutionized. No longer will ecosystems, our health, and our economic well being be jeopardized by globalization. Rather, we will be able to use...
A conceptual piece that visually explores an idealistic layout for how our community could function. It's sort of a crossroads between Capitalism and Socialism and embraces both the need for indepedent media and business, as well as communal autonomy and ownership.
YUBUPA, ABC4All Video Information Specialist (ABC4AllVIS), has taken an image created for ABC4All by a volunteer and combined it with image of hands holding up the world. This image becomes the embodiment of working together to help heal the world with contributions by 808 ABC4All Mentors from 109 counties so far across the world. The image is...
Jenny Dwyer, age 16, St. Kevi's High School, Newfoundland
Wings of Opportunity
Whatever happens to a child during the present day will effect the children of generations to come. The world we live in should make a commitment to provide children with a safe, loving and caring environment where they can grow and strive for a positive...
