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Stories from the Heart: Van Jones (sample)
Van Jones shares his touching journey from being an indirect beneficiary of affirmative action to having his Clean Energy Jobs initiative adopted by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
- Audio Lectures
- 2007
- 00:03:00
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"The Ruling Elite, a Failing Paradigm, and a Change of Heart" with Van Jones
This talk was presented by Van Jones at the Institute of Noetic Sciences 2005 International Consciousness and Healing Conference in Arlington, Virginia. Van Jones is the founder and executive director ...
- Audio Lectures
- 2005-05-01
- 00:28:43
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Essential Shifts Interview: Van Jones (excerpt)
In this interview, we ask Van Jones what he thinks are the essential shifts in consciousness that are needed at this time. He first addresses the social shifts he feels ...
- Audio Shorts
- 2005-05-01
- 00:09:09
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"Reclaim the Future" with Van Jones
Human rights leader Van Jones is sounding a powerful call for change movements to come together and "Reclaim the Future." Join Stephen Dinan and Van in a free-ranging discussion about how we can all become better agents of change for the future we want to see.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2005-11-09
- 00:57:41
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"Breakthroughs in Consciousness" with Van Jones
As our dialogue with Van continued, we agreed that it was easy to share these ideas with like-minded people. "But," we asked, "how can we communicate these ideas to people ...
- Audio Shorts
- 2005-05-01
- 00:03:18
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"Reclaim the Future" with Van Jones (excerpt)
Human rights leader Van Jones is sounding a powerful call for social change movements to come together and "Reclaim the Future." Host Stephen Dinan engages this former White House "green jobs czar" in a free-ranging discussion about how we can all become better agents of change for the future we want to see
- Audio Shorts
- 2005-11-09
- 00:05:45
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"The Ruling Elite, a Failing Paradigm, and a Change of Heart" with Van Jones
This series combines Van's top-rated plenary talk from the IONS 2005 Conference in Arlington, Virginia; an excerpt from Van's Essential Shifts interview with Belvie Rooks on radical social ...
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"The Biology and Sociology of Good and Evil" with Van Jones and Thomas Lewis
Psychiatrist Thomas Lewis, who has studied the neurobiology of emotion, and human rights activist and lawyer, Van Jones present two perspectives on understanding good and evil. Is our perception of good and evil biologically or culturally based?
- Audio Lectures
- 2005-12-02
- 01:01:06
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A World in Transition
With global civilization in the throes of transition, our guiding values and assumptions about reality are in flux. In this excerpt from Global Shift, the latest title from Noetic Books ...
- Publications Articles
- Winter 2008 - 2009
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Stories from the Heart
This program features remarkable speakers from the IONS 2007 conference who deeply touched our hearts, including IONS Founder Edgar Mitchell, Van Jones, Hafsat Abiola, Lynne Twist, and Swami Chidanand Saraswati.
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Van Jones One Minute Shift | It's Not Too Late
The crises facing our planet can be overwhelming. But it is not too late for change, says Van Jones, a respected social justice leader. In this inspiring video, he shares that change begins with a worldview that says we’re not going to leave anyone behind.
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Shift Issue 21
THE EVERYDAY MIRACLE OF HEALING: A PROFILE OF MOTHER MAYA
by Catherine Elliott EscobedoEXPLORING CONSCIOUSNESS WITH DAVID HAWKINS
Interview by Pamela BeckerTHE ENDURING ENIGMA OF THE UFO
by Dean RadinA WORLD IN TRANSITION
by Edmund J. BourneFrontiers of Research
Humanizing Health Care: A Call for Transformation
by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz- Winter 2008 — 2009
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Essential Shifts Interview: Van Jones
Van shares intimately about his formative years and his journey into becoming a social activist, as well as the story of Ella Baker, the "secret godmother" of the civil rights movement and mentor to Dr. King. Van advocates a "third way" between Islamic and corporate fundamentalisms and towards a vibrant, global pro-democracy movement that supports "green-collar jobs."
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-08-31
- 00:32:29
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Van Jones
Van Jones is the founder and National Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC). Headquartered in Oakland, CA, EBC is a national organization that challenges human rights abuses in the U.S. criminal justice system. Born in rural west Tennessee in 1968, Van is a 1990 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin and a 1993 graduate of the Yale Law School. Van is a steadfast opponent of policies that result in the over-imprisonment and unlawful abuse of marginalized peoples in the United States. He is helping to lead a national fight for alternatives to the U.S. incarceration industry. In 2008, HarperCollins published Van's first book, the New York Times best-seller The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
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Human Rights Crusader Van has been a pioneer in challenging police abuse, as well as the over-incarceration of young people. He helped to found the Ella Baker Center to anchor multiple efforts to challenge the criminalization, incarceration and abuse of low-income people and people of color. His efforts have won him widespread local, national and international recognition. His awards and honors include:
- Global Leader for Tomorrow, 2002
- Ashoka Fellowship, 2000-03
- Kerry Kennedy Cuomo "Human Rights Defender," 2000.
- Reebok International Human Rights Award, 1998 Rockefeller Foundation ‘Next Generation Leadership’
Social Entrepreneur Van brings an innovative spirit and entrepreneurial drive to his social change work. He has also recognized that breaking the incarceration industry's stranglehold on public debate and policy requires greater partnership between human rights activists and the progressive business community. Under Van's leadership, the Ella Baker Center has begun to pioneer new methods of promoting the human rights agenda. EBC is incubating a record label, Freedom Fighter Music. Freedom Fighter Music harnesses urban music and youth culture to tackle human rights issues. EBC has also formed a partnership with two urban media companies, New World Culture and Mindzeye Entertainment, to promote EBC's human rights message. Van has also worked diligently to build bridges between socially responsible business leaders and human rights activists. These efforts led him in 1999 to join the Social Venture Network, a powerful consortium of progressive business leaders. In 2001, Van was elected to serve as an SVN board member. He is also a non-profit member of the Full Circle Fund, a group of young Silicon Valley philanthropists.
Media Activist Van has an extensive background in media and communications. He has worked as a professional journalist, independent publisher, cartoonist, columnist and a national spokesperson. Van has also served as a leading board member for two progressive media organizations. Before entering law school, Van worked as an intern at the Jackson Sun (Tennessee), the Shreveport Times (Louisiana) and the Associated Press (Nashville bureau). He also helped to launch and spearhead a number of independent, campus-based publishing efforts. These enterprises included the Fourteenth Circle (University of Tennessee), the Periscope (Vanderbilt University), the New Alliance Project (state-wide in Tennessee), and the Third Eye (Nashville's African-American community). As a national spokesperson for the Ella Baker Center, Van is a regular guest on KPFA, the Bay Area's Pacifica network radio station. He has also appeared as a guest on CNN, BET (Black Entertainment Television), National Public Radio, Pacifica Radio's "Democracy Now" and many other radio and television programs.
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Marilyn Schlitz, PhD
Dr. Schlitz is IONS Global Ambassador for Creative Projects and Global Affairs, and Senior Scientist. She is a researcher, author, speaker, and change consultant.