What do you do when it feels like your world is being swallowed up due to an environmental disaster? Who do you turn to when your leaders seem oblivious or disinterested in the challenges you and your community are facing? Two documentaries at this year’s Hot Docs...
The role of technology in increasing efficiency is commonly understood. What tends to be less commonly known is that, just as technology breaks down when it’s not properly maintained, so do relationships. Yet, how many of us take the time to develop and...
Subscribe: SpotifyFor over 20 years, the Hadhad family ran a successful chocolate business in Damascus, Syria. But when their factory was destroyed in a bombing, the family fled to Lebanon where they lived in a refugee camp for three years. In 2016 they were welcomed...
Costa Rica’s new president has announced a plan to ban fossil fuels, in particular removing fossil fuels from transport by 2021 and, in turn, become the first fully decarbonized country in the world. Meanwhile, Europe’s largest bank, HSBC, just announced...
In a world where women are structurally and culturally disadvantaged, some strive against all odds to rise above their situations. These undaunted women become leaders in their local communities, breaking stereotypes and boundaries set against them. They serve as...