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b-side chats: Interview with CEO of Alive and Kicking shows how soccer balls teach kids about HIV&AIDS
In an exclusive interview, Alive and Kicking CEO, Will Prochaska, tells us about how they bring jobs, play and health awareness to countries in Africa.
March 19, 2010 by Annie | Tags: Alive and Kicking, b-listed, b-side chats, breakthrough, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS prevention, Kenya, Right to Play, Tackle Africa, Will Prochaska, Zambia | No Comments »
b-side chats: Interview with Mark Horvath, a man who gives homeless people across the country a place on camera
We spoke with Mark Horvath, who began documenting homelessness in November 2008. He travels around the country with a camcorder asking people enough questions for two-three minutes of unedited footage. Though short, the videos reveal heaps about the homeless giving the people most affected a face, name and voice. He posts them on invisiblepeople.tv.
In this [...]
March 10, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: b-side chats, breakthrough, hardlynormal, homelesness, homeless, invisiblepeople.tv, Mark Horvath | No Comments »
b-side chat: Nancy Lublin, CEO of Do Something, talks teens, how to think about the web, and Spinal Tap
We caught up with Nancy Lublin, entrepreneur and CEO of Do Something, a brilliant nonprofit aimed at mobilizing teenagers to volunteer. Lublin was straighforward on why Do Something is so popular with young people (they have close to 56,000 fans on Facebook), their approach to fast changing technology (why they don’t have an iPhone app), and [...]
January 21, 2010 by crissy | Tags: Activism, b-listed, b-side chat, do something, Nancy Lublin, teen, web, youth | No Comments »
b-side chats: Artist Kenseth Armstead talks about Spook 1781 - a look at the black spy that saved the U.S - how race doesn’t exist, and the word “indefatigability”
We met artist Kenseth Armstead at a Breakthrough gathering, where he told us about his fascinating project Spook 1781.
The project is about James Armistead Lafayette, a black soldier/spy in 1781. He was a sneaky, brilliant, genius, slave who ended up fighting in the revolution and being one of the main reasons our country exists as [...]
August 20, 2009 by crissy | Tags: artist, b-side chat, human rights, installation, James Armistead Lafayette, Kenseth Armstead, Race, Spook 1781 | 1 Comment »
b-side chats: A talk with “Yes on K8″ Clinton on web 2.0 stand-up and how tweets are like one-liners
Kate Clinton, a well known comedian and political-humorist, has taken her stand-up (now going on in Provincetown, MA) viral with her YES on K8 and CommuniKate blogs. Delivering her thoughts on everything from Bruno to Obama, this comedian/video blogger let us know why she chose to take her stand-up to the web to get her comedy and political-know-how [...]
July 29, 2009 by crissy | Tags: blogging, comedian, comedy, commentary, communiKate, I Told You So, kate clinton, polical, Provincetown, stand up, video blog, YES on K8 | No Comments »
b-side chat: Interview with DJ Spooky on race, technology and his “Rebirth of a Nation” at MoMA
We interviewed performance artist and writer, DJ Spooky: That Subliminal Kid, on his latest project starting on Monday at MoMA here in NYC, where he is remixing controversial film Birth of a Nation. This event titled, MoMA Presents: DJ Spooky’s ‘Rebirth of a Nation” exposes and confronts the history of racism in this country.
Our [...]
June 19, 2009 by crissy | Tags: Birth of a Nation, film, Moma, Paul Miller, politics, Racism, rebirth of a nation, technology | No Comments »
b-side chats: Nicola Wells of FIRM shares the effectiveness of mobile technology for organizing
We wanted to learn a bit more about the successful impact FIRM, one of our coalition partners, has had using mobile technology for organizing around immigrant rights. Here’s what their fierce organizer, Nicola Wells, had to say:
Breakthrough: Can you tell us a little bit about the mobile action network?
Nicola Wells: The Immigrant Rights [...]
May 22, 2009 by heidi | Tags: cellphones, FIRM, Human Rights Campaign, Immigrant Rights, Mobile Action Network, mobile technology, ONE campaign | No Comments »
b-side chats: Rev Billy’s gospel on immigrant detention
Breakthrough: Reverend, can you tell us a little bit about your work, and the Church of the Life After Shopping?
Rev Billy: We are a group of about 50 singers and musicians and supporters. We love gospel! We are from many faith backgrounds, although Reverend Billy, the character I play, seems like [...]
March 6, 2009 by admin | Tags: Activism, Humor, Immigrant Detention, Mayor, Performance, Reverend Billy | No Comments »
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