Nigel Dower_ How I became a global citizen

How did a boy born in Yorkshire (England) become a “global citizen”? And what does being a global citizen have to do with mending things? One of the foremost thinkers on global citizenship, Nigel Dower traces his own life’s journey towards being a global citizen with surprising detours into international development, environmentalism pacifism, and Quakerism.
Nigel Dower is the author of An Introduction to Global Citizenship and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen

La Maga_ A musical journey

The band “La Maga” fuses Latin American and German rhythms to take you on a musical journey into the world of rhythm and harmony.

Geoffrey See_ Painting another side of…North Korea

North Korea. For many, the name conjures up the Kim dynasty, goose-stepping soldiers and crazy-sounding propaganda. But the young North Koreans Geoffrey See has worked with paint a very different picture of this country.
Geoffrey See is a researcher at MIT and the founder and Managing Director at Choson Exchange, a social enterprise focused on economic policy, business and legal training for exceptional young North Koreans.

Francisco Polo_ You too can change the world

Can a single human being actually change the world? What role can technology play? And do online petitions really work? Francisco Polo, the founder of Spain’s version of Change.org, answers these questions with stories of how people from South Africa to Spain to San Francisco are changing their worlds – and ours.
Founder of Actuable.es, Francisco Polo is currently Country Director in Spain of Change.org, the world’s fastest-growing platform for online petitions

May Garces_ Where do I come from_ Where do I go

Through a remarkable live-action painting, May Garces reflects on our origin and how it affects our daily lives and future decisions.
Marjorie (May) Garcés is a Chilean self-taught painter, a freelance singer and a Fellow of the Melton Foundation.

Robert Krzisnik_ Language for Global Citizenship

If ‘violence is an expression of unmet needs’, then, Robert Krzisnik argues, we must find a new language, a new way to express these needs. Why? So we might transform conflicts into genuinely joyful cooperation. Drawing from his work in the filed of conflict mediation, he proposes that we re-learn the language of life in order to evolve from the old paradigm of National Citizenship to a new awareness of Global Citizenship.
Robert Krzisnik is a psychologist and psychotherapist and has worked with groups and individuals for more than 20 years in a wide spectrum of environments from corporate to educational to interethnic conflicts zones

Luis Lojero_ Assume who I am and deny our potential

Traveling in a taxicab in China, Luis Lojero, a Mexican from Monterrey is mistaken for being Russian. From this accidental case of mistaken identity, Luis takes us on a journey through nationalities, stereotypes and obstacles while trying to connect with individuals, ultimately breaking down what is really behind the question that every traveler is asked: Where are you from?
An entrepreneur and university lecturer on Development Studies, Luis Lojero founded Puente Asia Ltd., a consulting firm for liaison projects between Latin America and Asia.