Supporter Spotlight // It’s all in the family
Activist, Father, Grandpa, Gardener…Jeff Man plays multiple roles and defies many stereotypes because of a very powerful force behind him – his family. Bear with me on this one, the list is lengthy: Leah, Wife Cliff, Son Michaela, Daughter-in-law Megan, Daughter Emmanuel, Son-in-law Sarah, Daughter Rachel, Daughter Hannah, Granddaughter Every single one is at the […]
The power of the pen // Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the Library of Birmingham
At the 2013 Fourth Estate Summit, Ambassador Samantha Power stated in her speech that there is one name that will “forever be synonymous with dignity and bravery.” That name is Malala Yousafzai. Now 16, Malala is an advocate for the equal rights of girls’ education in Pakistan. Until the age of 15, Pakistan had been […]
Reblog // Jay Naidoo on the vision of the Invisible Children
Jay Naidoo spoke at our Fourth Estate Leadership Summit on August 9th. He is the founding General Secretary of Cosatu, former Minister in Mandela Government, and Chair of a GAIN a Global Foundation Fighting malnutrition in the World. Below is an article he wrote for the Daily Maverick highlighting fellow Summit speaker Collines Angwech, as well […]
How I became a secret agent
PREFACE: The following occurred on the final night of the 2013 Fourth Estate Summit. And yes, it’s a true story. I was assigned to the actor/activist/speaker Don Cheadle. By “assigned” I mean I was put in charge of keeping him in my line of sight at all times to ensure he got onstage at the […]
Kun in America / / A letter from the winner of the 2013 Peace Award
Kunangbangate Belaha (Kun) traveled from his community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the U.S. for the first time to attend the 2013 Fourth Estate Summit. While at the Summit, Kun was awarded the 2013 Peace Award for his unwavering efforts to protect his village from LRA violence. On his last morning in […]
“She’s not asking – I am” // A Fourth Estate miracle
On August 7th, Fourth Estate participant Sara Jawhari posted this in the Summit Facebook group: “Guys, I really need your prayers. Just got to the airport and they’re saying my flight was yesterday even though my itinerary says today. Pretty much stuck overseas until further notice and want nothing more than your hugs. Just pray. Until […]
What if the AMBER Alert existed everywhere?
Last week, I was woken up by an absurd sound that I had never heard before coming from my phone. What appeared on my screen was an AMBER alert issued by the state of California, notifying me of two child abductions that had just taken place. In the alert, detailed information like the license plate, […]
C.J. Campbell receives the 2013 Action Award at the Fourth Estate Summit
Allow me introduce you to C.J. Campbell. A seemingly typical 26-year-old from Rockford, Illinois who enjoys such things as spoken word poetry, watching Fight Club, reading The Prophet, and eating falafels. But that is where any and all typical things end. Because extraordinary people just cannot be referred to as typical. Cerebral Palsy has confined […]
Kunangbangate Belaha receives the 2013 Peace Award during Fourth Estate Summit
Kunangbangate Belaha keeps a list. It’s a reminder of what has been stolen from his community in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and way a to keep track of when it is returned. Kunangbangate, also know as Kun, refers to this list as “the list of invisible children” and on it are the names of children […]
Supporter Spotlight / / Sofia Liberti
Sofia Liberti, a ten-year-old girl living in Germany, knows what it means to stop at nothing. After seeing the KONY 2012 video, Sofia spent a year sharing the documentary with anyone and everyone – her parents, her friends, her church, and even her school principal. Against the urgings of her parents to stop obsessing over […]