The Better World Forum 2012 opened its virtual doors this past Saturday, April 21st with a lineup of global social entrepreneurs with solutions for many of the problems currently facing the 100%.
Aimed at raising the level of consciousness in decision making, this past weekend's sessions featured:
Danny Schechter, the News Dissector,
Jack Healey, Human Rights Action Center and former Executive Director of
Amnesty International, USA,
Heiko Martens-Sholz of the Road to Sustainability in Munich, Germany,
John Perkins: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Howard Bloom, Author of "The Global Brain" and "The Genius of the Beast."
John Storm of the Brainstorm Network
Otieno Nickson, World Student Committee for Sustainable Development, Nairobi,
Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada Nat'l Committee
Robert Thurman, President, Tibet House
Jeunnesse Park, South Africa
Jessica Arinella , What You Can Do
Carol Barbeito of Earth Protect
A special Earth Day Presentation with WBAI Pacifica Radio
Peter McGugan,Occupy Consciousness
John Perkins: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
The New Green Currency: Dr. Shann Turnbull, Sydney Australia
to the reality of another world beginning. Ordinary people and citizens of all nations must educate and agitate in defense of human rights in their universal relevance and specific applications. Indeed, Occupy Human Rights. We are the 100% ."
The Better World Forum was the first ever virtual global event dedicated to global change by enabling grass roots organizations to take the lead. With participants online hearing from, and working with social entrepreneurs who
discussed empowerment, inspiration and solutions, people attended from six Continents, all united in enabling a better world for all of us---a better world with a higher level of consciousness.
The virtual event series continues this coming weekend, April 28 and 29 and features global social entrepreneurs and change agents including Deepak Chopra, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets and over
a dozen other inspirational change agents.
Details can be found at www.betterworldforum2012.com
