The ONE Campus Challenge » video http://www.one.org/campus/blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 You Have 12 Hours Left to Make a Video…GO! http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/05/17/you-have-24-hours-to-make-a-videogo/ http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/05/17/you-have-24-hours-to-make-a-videogo/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 18:04:49 +0000 Emily.Stivers http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/05/17/you-have-24-hours-to-make-a-videogo/ You’ve honed your video-making skills over the last year through the OCC. Now how would you like to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival this June?

ONE partner Oxfam has teamed up with YouTube and Cannes Young Lions for an exciting competition. They’re looking for young YouTube filmmakers to create a video explaining why December’s United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen is one of the most important meetings in human history.

Visit the Cannes Lions page on YouTube to take part.

This is a vital time in the fight against climate change. With December’s climate talks fast approaching, this competition is a great way to spread the message that climate change costs lives. All films must urge international decision makers to do a deal that slashes carbon emissions and helps developing nations to adapt to the effects of climate change.

Check out ONE’s new international action on climate change to get our angle on this critical issue.

You must be aged between 18-28 to enter the competition, but if you’re not you can still take part by watching the entries, leaving comments, or forwarding your favorite videos to your friends.

Video entries have to be between 30-60 seconds long, and you can read the competition rules and instructions on how to get involved on YouTube’s website.

Check out the Cannes Lions page on YouTube for more info.

The deadline for entering is midnight GMT on Sunday 17 May.

Game On!

]]> http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/05/17/you-have-24-hours-to-make-a-videogo/feed/ 2 The Rankings: Top 40 Individuals, 3/13/09 http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/03/13/the-rankings-top-40-individuals-31309/ http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/03/13/the-rankings-top-40-individuals-31309/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:52:30 +0000 Emily.Stivers http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/03/13/the-rankings-top-40-individuals-31309/ As promised, here’s our revised leaderboard of individuals in the running for the Africa trip. The top 20 will be invited to submit projects, and the 5 students with the best projects will win an all-expenses-paid trip to Africa with ONE staff. For more info, click here.

1. Nick Stevens, Webster University, 100565
2 Justin Kralemann, Baylor University, 55785
3 Mike Fazzino, Sacred Heart University, 48350
4 Tomas Moreno, Wofford College, 45710
5 Andrea Netti, Southern Methodist University, 43640
6 Rachel Berman-Vaporis, Brandeis University, 33500
7 Kelly Wynveen, Clark University, 30240
8 Caitlin Ryan, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio, 28395
9 Mike Weidman, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio, 27325
10 Jessica Beckner, Indiana University, 25030
11 Eric Mayle, Missouri State University, 21475
12 Audrey Ruark, Kennesaw State University, 19195
13 Erin Burke, Sacred Heart University, 18140
14 Bryant Shannon, University of Florida, 17050
15 Harpreet Kaur, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 16935
16 Christie Fleming, Franciscan University of Steubenville, 14410
17 Stephanie Parrish, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 12245
18 Genevieve Gearity, Emerson College, 10430
19 Hassan Barzani, University of Texas at San Antonio, 10420
20 Olivia Durning, Sacred Heart University, 10040
21 Victoria Roman, George Washington University, 10000
22 Steven Thai, Luther College, 9695
23 Rachel Cope, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 9660
24 Leah Richards, Sacred Heart University, 8940
25 Charlie Harris, Western Kentucky University, 7990
26 Caitlin Hillman, University of Iowa, 7700
27 Ebey Soman, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 7700
28 Melissa Salomoni, University of Connecticut, 7580
29 Thomas Ginn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 7510
30 Amanda Francini, Sacred Heart University, 7190
31 Melissa Boles, Clark College, 6820
32 Ross Joy, Seton Hall University, 6690
33 Caitlin Harrowby, Maui Community College, 6405
34 Alex Schmidt, Baylor University, 6000
35 Stephen Muse, George Washington University, 5500
36 William Burton, Morehead State University, 5060
37 Chris Flores, Colorado State University, 5050
38 Chelsey Jonason, DePauw University, 4970
39 Jessica Frisina, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 4850
40 Claire Crawley, Clark University, 4550

Look for another update on Tuesday. If you have any questions, contact us.

-Emily Stivers

]]> http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/03/13/the-rankings-top-40-individuals-31309/feed/ 0 Message From The Better World Campaign http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/04/17/message-from-the-better-world-campaign/ http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/04/17/message-from-the-better-world-campaign/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:52:34 +0000 Weldon http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/04/17/message-from-the-better-world-campaign/ Building off all the amazing advocacy work you’ve been doing on college campuses for the past several months, we though you ONE Campus Challenge-rs might be interested in On Day One , a new web initiative and contest we’ve launched at the Better World Campaign. On Day One is an interactive tool for presenting and debating ideas for the Presidential Candidates—literally centered on a simple question: what should the next Administration should do “on day one” to address the most pressing global challenges? To make sure the candidates are hearing from youth voters, we’ve launched a fun youth contest to pick out some of the best ideas of what the next administration can do on the first day of its term to help craft a better world. The contest, called “Y In The World: International Cooperation and My Generation,” is geared toward anyone under 24 and gives you the opportunity to submit a video of what YOU think the next president should emphasize on January 20, 2009.

How can the next administration best tackle global poverty? How can it stop the spread of the global AIDS pandemic? What steps can it take to ensure the rights and safety of women and girls around the world? “Y In The World” is a contest all about ideas—and you telling the candidates YOUR ideas of how the U.S. can work with the international community to help solve these—and many other—pressing global challenges. In addition to contributing to an important policy conversation, the winners of the contest will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the July Youth Leadership Summit at UN Headquarters in New York City and you will get to be a guest blogger for On Day One.

Tell your friends, get out your video camera, and start pondering what YOU think the next president should do on Day One of his or her administration.

- Nicole Sawran, Better World Campaign

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKJdNu4aOKY

]]> http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/04/08/do-what-daughtry-says/feed/ 0 Some Freakin Awesome Movies http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/14/some-freakin-awesome-movies/ http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/14/some-freakin-awesome-movies/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:02:10 +0000 Weldon http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/14/some-freakin-awesome-movies/ Movies are a great way to spread awareness and get more people on your campus involved in the fight against extreme poverty. We’ve heard for lots of you guys that you could use a good list of movies you should show on your campus, so here ya go:

Documentaries/Unrated Movies

A Closer Walk (2005) Full-length film on the global AIDS crisis. Explores the relationship between health, human rights, and outlines the need for global action. Narrated by Glenn Close and Will Smith. Includes interviews with widely recognized figures such as the Dalai Lama and singer Bono. Director: Robert Bilheimer

The Girl in the Cafe (2005) Two people meet in a café and attend the G8 Summit together, romance blooms. Their goals at the summit are contradictory. Good movie for information on the Millennium Development Goals. Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Bill Nighy. Director: David Yates.

Life and Debt (2001) Documentary on the affects of IMF, World Bank, and other international organizations work in Jamaica. Author Jamaica Kincaid narrates with Belinda Becker to a reggae soundtrack that includes songs by Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Mutubaruka and Peter Tosh. Starring: Jamaica Kincaid, Belinda Becker. Director: Stephanie Black.

Bamako (2006) A village in Africa puts on a mock trail against the World Bank for crimes against the village. Danny Glover produces. Starring: Aissa Maiga, Maimouna Helene Diarra. Director: Abderrahmane Sissako. Some parts in foreign language with English subtitles.

3 Needles (2005) Documents the spread of AIDS in Asia, Africa and North America through the lives of three people affected by the disease. Starring: Stockard Channing, Lucy Liu and Sandra Oh. Director: Thom Fitzgerald.

Mainstream/Rated Movies

Yesterday (2004) A mother in an African village finds out she is HIV positive and stuggles with how it affects her husband and daughter. Starring: Leleti Khumalo, Lihle Mvelase. Director: Darrell Roodt. English subtitles. Rated R for pervasive strong violence.

Hotel Rwanda (2005) The story of an ordinary man in Rwanda who uses the hotel he manages to save more than 1,000 refugees. Starring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix. Director: Terry George. Some with have English subtitles. Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and brief strong language.

The Constant Gardener (2005) A British man in Africa discovers shocking evidence of the horrible consequences of some of his country’s actions. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz. Director: Fernando Meirelles. Some parts with English subtitles. Rated R for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity.

Blood Diamond (2006) A diamond smuggler and a local fisherman’s paths meet in their separate struggles for the “good life” and results in their taking on the diamond industry’s practices in Sierra Leone. Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly. Director: Edward Zwick. Rated R for strong violence and language.

Watch Online

A Growing Hunger, PBS NOW. This 20-minute episode outlines how US cotton subsidies has a negative impact on Burkina Faso. Watch online at http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/310/index.html.

]]> http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/14/some-freakin-awesome-movies/feed/ 3 The Shirts On Our Backs… http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/13/the-shirts-on-our-backs%e2%80%a6/ http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/13/the-shirts-on-our-backs%e2%80%a6/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:13:52 +0000 mvfazzino http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/13/the-shirts-on-our-backs%e2%80%a6/ They came bearing gifts. Jamie and Justine, that is. Those who attended the Power 100 will certainly remember them; but they trekked all the way up to Connecticut to Sacred Heart University to deliver our weekly challenge prize. The prize was 100 custom ONE T-shirts that one of our own members designed. The coolest part is that they are all made by Edun Live, the company started by Bono’s wife that makes their shirts from 100% African cotton. In the short time we’ve had the shirts, we’ve been the most stylish poverty fighters on campus and are raising quite a demand for them! Thanks again to ONE for the amazing gift; and we made a special video JUST for Weldon and Erin to say thank you! Huzzah!

]]> http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/13/the-shirts-on-our-backs%e2%80%a6/feed/ 1 Why ONE? http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/08/why-one/ http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/08/why-one/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:43:17 +0000 Weldon http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/02/08/why-one/ When we had our all OCC conference call last week we issued a special challenge to everyone on the call: make a video telling us why you fight extreme poverty with ONE.  Each entry was worth 20,000 points, and the winner – Kansas State – is getting 40,000 points. Check it out.

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