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Clinton Global Citizen Awards NYC-2016

Clinton Global Citizen Awards NYC-2016

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Established in 2007, the Clinton Global Citizen Awards honor outstanding individuals for their exemplary leadership and groundbreaking work that has effected positive, lasting social change. Through their uncommon abilities to strengthen civil society, these visionaries inspire us all to take action and to become true global citizens.

The 10th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards were presented during a special ceremony at the CGI Annual Meeting on the evening of September 19. This year’s program included special performances by honoree Jon Bon Jovi, as well as Andrea Bocelli with the Voices of Haiti Choir.

2016 HONOREES

 

Leadership in Public Service

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

 

President, Republic of Colombia

 

Juan Manuel Santos has been the president of the Republic of Colombia since 2010. Previously, President Santos was minister of defense, minister of finance, minister of foreign trade, designate to the presidency, and chief of the Colombian delegation before the International Coffee Organization. He created the Good Government Foundation (Fundación Buen Gobierno) and founded Colombia’s largest political party, Partido de la U. President Santos was awarded the King of Spain Prize and was president of the Freedom of Expression Commission for the Inter American Press Association. He has published several books, including “The Third Way,” co-written with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and “Check on Terror” (Jaque al Terror). President Santos is a graduate of the London School of Economics, Harvard University, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Leadership in Civil Society

Hawa Abdi

Founder, Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation

Hawa Abdi Diblaawe was born in 1947 in Mogadishu, Somalia. After her mother’s death, Abdi raised her four younger sisters in conditions of poverty, yet never lost sight of her dreams. With the support of her father and a Soviet scholarship, Abdi studied medicine in Kiev and became Somalia’s first female gynecologist. She then completed a law degree at the Somali National University, where she later became an assistant professor of medicine. She opened a clinic on her family’s ancestral land in the Afgooye Corridor using the profits from the land to provide free health care. When the Somali Civil War began in 1991, Abdi started housing her employees on her land, feeding them, and caring for them.

Leadership in Philanthropy

Jon Bon Jovi

Chairman, JBJ Soul Foundation

Self-reliance, optimism, and community are key concepts Jon Bon Jovi embodies in his music and charitable efforts. These common threads have resulted in heightened awareness on issues that adversely impact our society, as well as millions of dollars raised. Bon Jovi is the frontman of the iconic, Grammy Award-winning band, Bon Jovi, who have set the bar for over three decades as one of the most successful rock bands in the world. Globally, they have sold more than 130 million albums, performing more than 2,900 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 37.5 million fans. Bon Jovi is also the chairman of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing about positive change and helping the lives of those in need, “one SOUL at a time.”

Leadership in Private Sector

Adi Godrej

Chairman of Godrej Group, Godrej Industries Limited

Adi Godrej is chairman of the Godrej Group, a more than 100-year-old family conglomerate, with operations in India and several other countries. Godrej is chairman of the board of the Indian School of Business and former president of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He has been a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management and a member of the Wharton Asian Executive Board. Godrej is the recipient of several awards and recognitions, including the Rajiv Gandhi Award (2002), the American India Foundation Leadership in Philanthropy Award.

Leadership in Civil Society

Nadia Murad

Yazidi Human Rights Activist and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, Nadia Initiative

Nadia Murad was born and raised in the quiet agricultural village of Kocho, Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her family lived a peaceful, happy life. On August 3, 2014 her village was attacked by ISIS, marking the beginning of its savage genocidal campaign against the Yazidi people. Six of her nine brothers were executed on the spot. Murad, along with her two sisters and thousands of other men, women, and children were taken captive and subjected to unspeakable crimes. Murad was initially held hostage in a building with thousands of families. She witnessed young children given to ISIS soldiers as sexual “gifts.” She was raped and tortured on a daily basis. But after facing unimaginable brutality, she was able to escape.

 

About the Award

In 2012, CGI partnered with Donna Karan to design the Clinton Global Citizen Award. The collaboration was inspired by Karan’s design aesthetic and her efforts in Haiti to bring artisan products to a global market. Karan reached out to her longtime friends Nadia Swarovski of Swarovski Crystal and Cookie Villiard, a Haitian metal artist, to work together to create an award emblematic of CGI and its mission. The handcrafted design is an illustration of the magic that happens when individual voices come together to take positive action.

Final Clinton Global Initiative Meeting NYC -2016

Final Clinton Global Initiative Meeting NYC -2016

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Former president Bill Clinton closed a major chapter of his post-presidential life on Wednesday, marking the end of his foundation’s glitzy, three-day philanthropic confab that had become a hallmark of its work.

CGI, which was founded in 2005, had become the networking event of choice for corporations, nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations and wealthy philanthropists.

“This may be the last annual meeting, but the work and the spirit of President Clinton’s vision and the CGI committed community will live on forever.” Said Many People who were in attendance.

Nevertheless, Clinton launched into a forceful defense of the partnership “model” of philanthropy founded by CGI that he said would be its enduring legacy, in addition to the more than 430 million people counted as beneficiaries of philanthropy that started at CGI over the years.

Clinton did not directly address his critics, but he gave an overall defense of the motivations behind the foundation in the face of accusations by their political adversaries that the foundation served as a source of financial enrichment for the Clintons. CGI, Clinton said, is about “building a culture of possibility” that can be deployed to solve the world’s most difficult and pressing problems.

 

And despite beginning the week with the suggestion that in its final day CGI would not become a “nostalgia trip,” Bill Clinton did just that. He listed off country after country and initiative after initiative that he had participated in and visited in his post-presidential years, starting the stories with the words “I remember.”

After a few minutes he warned the crowd that “just a couple more” were coming before he was finished.

When he walked off the stage many minutes later, he was greeted with an extended standing ovation.

We at World Liberty TV, Have Covered the Clinton Global Initiative’s for the past 8 years, and the kind of people President Clinton has helped throughout the World, through all regions of the World, with Medicine, Housing , Education, building of Haiti, is an honorable act of Humanity, and we heard testimonies, from World Leaders, and people helped by the Clinton Global Initiative’s, over and over again, in the past 8 years.

I want to finish of with this,  President Clinton is one of the greatest  Humanitarians, of our Era, we honor him and respect him ,for all he has done for Humanity, Thank you President Clinton for giving us the opportunity, to showcase your Humanitarian work on our World Liberty TV, Humanitarian Channel, you will always be our “Humanitarian Champion”. God Bless you!.

Serena Williams Signature Statement Fall Collection @ KIA Style 360-2016

Serena Williams Signature Statement Fall Collection @ KIA Style 360-2016

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Live content retailer HSN and the multi-faceted tennis legend, fashion icon and successful businesswoman Serena Williams will set the internet ablaze when they return to KIA STYLE360 New York Fashion Week on September 15, 2015 to present Serena’s fall Signature Statement Collection during a special HSN.com “Front Row” live stream event.  The innovative retailer is transforming the way designers bring their collection to market by allowing fans of Serena’s fall collection to shop the runway online immediately following the show.

The Serena Williams Signature Statement Collection runway show will feature 26 looks that are bold, confident and chic with a touch of edgy street style. Inspired by the legendary tennis player’s chic and flirty style, the collection is designed for women of all shapes and sizes who desire easy-fitting, yet edgy, contemporary silhouettes.  The color palette for the collection has notes of 70s retro glam, featuring warm neutrals and rich jewel tones and lots of fringe!

See More of Serena Williams in our World Liberty TV , Fashion Blogs.

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Fall 2016 Healthy Brand Showcase Vendors-NYC

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By: Art Campomanes Staff Writer for World Liberty TV Pics BY: AL CAPLAN FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHY  The Following exhibitors participated in the Healthy Brand Showcase:  Zesty Z: Zesty Z is a new Mediterranean spread and condiment whose main ingredient is za’atar. Zesty Z is vegan, GF, and all natural. Customers love that it’s healthy, can be enjoyed...
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Interview with Kent Stetson Founder of Kent Stetsons Handbags Art to-go-2016

Interview with Kent Stetson Founder of Kent Stetsons Handbags Art to-go-2016

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USA –made products with fair wages are inherently more expensive than foreign made goods.The profit margins for each piece  are small relative to those designer labels manufactured overseas.Think of how expensive it is to have a piece of art professionally framed –several hundred dollars for a small pic.

A small team and over $1000,000 of equipment go into making each bag.

“Is it hand-painted” no.The Designer creates the image ,which is then digitally printed onto the canvas ,laminated, assembled,and sewn all fron his workshop in Rhode Island.

“Is it leather” no.It is a digital print on a coated cotton canvas.Note for vegan customers: we use scraps from our leather products to make the very small tabs that hold the shoulderstrap d-rings in place. This is part of our commitment to generating no waste-however by request we can make a bag using vinyl for this piece.

“How does it wear?”  The prints are coated ,so they are durable .They wear like colored leather ,so should be stored in their dustbags  for travel ,and avoid excessive abrasion or scratching.

“Will the thing fall of the flap?” not without extreme efforts .The Flap attachments are all fused  on with industrial –grade adhesives and then sewn in place with bonded nylon thread .The attachments are made from foam, resin ,and polymers.If the attachment is “squishy “. Do not squeeze it hard as it can crack.

Fun Facts: –There are nearly 50 steps that go in to making each bag.

-We believe that the inside of the bag is an important part of the experience of using a bag, and therefore your customers will be surprised and delighted when you share the vibrant linings that individually complement each print.

-Each piece is hand-traced and cut without dies.

-The entire process is done in the USA, and the majority of materials and components that go in to making each bag are USA-Sourced .

-Although sold all over the world and popular among celebrities, our production  facility can only produce 10,000 pieces a year, making them truly special collectors items.

-Every piece is made-to-order, there is no overstock ,and we do not mark-down.

-Our ecologically –conscientious production facility generates only one bag of trash a week.

-Getting each print to “line up” is a painstakingly exact process that takes very careful preparations and individual attention for each piece.

To learn more about Kent Stetson and his wonderful Stetson bags.

 

World Liberty TV, had the pleasure of interviewing Mr  Kent Stetson at the ATS New York Show recently , see what he had to say to us, right here in our World Liberty TV, Fashion review channel.

Humanitarians of The World Inc Street Homeless Presentation Aug 6th 2016-NYC

Humanitarians of The World Inc Street Homeless Presentation Aug 6th 2016-NYC

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On Sat August 6th 2016, at the Jackson Heights Park in Queens, Close to Elmhurst Hospital, Humanitarians of The World Inc , (HOTWINC) , Did a Street Homeless Presentation, to over 20 Male Homeless People , living in the Streets.

Each Person Got a Tote Bag Full , of Food , Clothing with consisted of : Tee-Shirts, Caps, Backpacks, Sanitizing Cream, Water Bottle, Fresh Sandwiches, Fresh Fruits, Healthy Snacks and healthy bars, Healthy Prepared Salads , Fruit Juices and fresh waters ,and much  more.

Since Aug 2015, on a weekly basis, Humanitarians of The World Inc , packages these bags for about 20 Street Homeless people, and alongside our volunteers, we present these to the Street Homeless people, Close to 960 Bags filled with food and  basic necessities, has been given to the  Street Homeless people, so far this year. If we keep on pace close to over 1000 Bags will be given   before the year 2016, is over impacting over 200 Street Homeless individuals.

We would say Seventy Percent (70%), of the food items are bought by Humanitarians of The World Inc , with 30% given in kind donations, basic necessities items  Sixty percent (60%) is in kind donations, from Corporations and individuals , and Thirty Percent (30%) is bought by Humanitarians of The World Inc .

Humanitarians of the World Inc, has helped close to half million throughout the world, since it’s been in existence for the past 6 years.

Humanitarians of The World Inc.., is presently looking for   Donation of a used Mini-van so we can , do more of our Needy family , Homeless Street Work ,at this time we are using volunteer’s personal cars and limits us in our work, if you have a Mini-Van or might know someone who can donate it , please contact us immediately, you will get a full Tax Donation for your Donation  Since we are a 501(c)(3), Non-Profit Organization based here in New York City. To make a donation go to https://www.hotwinc.org/donate/donation-of-items/

The primary goal of Humanitarians Of The World Inc. is to help the

Neediest of people throughout the world wherever they may be in need.

Humanitarians Of The World Inc. does not receive federal, state or city funding but raises money through charitable contributions made by corporate or private concerns. The members of HOTWINC are caring community minded people that give their time and funds, to help those less fortunate and in dire need of assistance. The very essence of the organization’s foundation is the humanitarian causes it serves. Seventy five percent of the money HOTWINC receives through fundraising and other charitable activities will fund the organization’s humanitarian causes.

See More about Humanitarians Street family 2016 Presentation.

NY BORINQUENEERS Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony NYC-2016

NY BORINQUENEERS Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony NYC-2016

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The 65th U.S. Army Infantry Regiment –also know as el sesento y cinco de infanteria, originated as a Puerto Rican outfit in the form of the battalion of Porto Rican volunteers (May 20, 1899) in the aftermath of Spanish-American war 1898.In 1908 ,and by then a regiment ,the unit officially became part of the U.S. Army .It came to be known as the Porto Rican Regiment. During WWI the regiment was sent to the Canal Zone  in Panama.in 1920,the unit’s name changed to the 65th Infantry Regiment ,U.S. Army .

The BORINQUENEERS were honored in the following groups:

World War 11: Distinguished Service Cross Silver Stars,44 Bronze Stars,  117 Purple Hearts,

Korean War : battle participation credits: UN Defense -1950,  UN Offense -1950,

Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) Intervention-1950, First UN Counterattack Offensive -1951,  UN and CCF Spring Offensive-1951,  UN Summer –Fall  Offensive -1951,

2nd Korean Winter 1951-52,  Korean Summer –Fall -1952,  3rd Korean Winter -1952-53,

1 Medal of Honor –MSG Juan E.Negron (Ret.), 12 Distinguished Service Crosses,

253 Silver Stars, 1,146 Bronze Stars, 2,271 Purple Hearts,

Korean War Unit Citations, Presidential Citations,  Korea Presidential Citations and Army Meritorious Unit Commendations,.

World Liberty TV, Team was on hand to cover this great event honoring The Puerto-Rican Veterans with the Congressional Gold Medals, see these brave men and women honored for their bravery  From The 65th Infantry  Regiment  US Army.See World Liberty TV,Latino Channel.

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