Reflections, ideas, actions after watching Nobelity
BackgroundFeaturing
Nobel Laureates: Steven Weinberg, Jody Williams, Ahmed Zewail, Rick
Smalley, Wangari Maathai, Sir Joseph Rotblat, Dr. Harold Varmus,
Desmond Tutu, Amartya Sen
A Film by Turk Pipkin
A stunning look at the world’s most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel Laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin’s personal journey to find enlightening answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren will know. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India, and Africa, Nobelity Combines The Insights of nine distinguished Nobelists with a first-person view of world problems and the children who are most challenged by them.
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What stood out:
Photos of children... how about starting WITH the children/ youth.
We are on the same planet.
Most of the perceived major problems have straightforward solutions if
there is a ‘group-will’ to solve them.
I’m glad the film left Desmond Tutu to the end because I think he got
it right: We are all one family.
Very inspiring and hopeful to see and hear so many very thoughtful
people working towards world peace and harmony.
Asking them the right questions!
People who have lost hope should see this and learn what they can do in
their own community.
1/3 of the world is hungry.
My voice will matter.
This reinforced the vulnerability of children and women, world-wide.
Power and greed generally mens’ place in the world, needs to modified.
Love has power. Tutu proves it and has done so much god in an
acceptable way.
We need to associate with like-minded i.e. concerned ,
people and encourage and stimulate each other.
Be anxiously concerned about the needs of the age you live , and center
your deliberations on its needs and exigencies. I think that’s the way
the quote goes from Bahai writings or something close.
Activating political will rooted in love for all,
particularly those more disadvantaged than ourselves.
The ‘simple but not easy’ reminds me of the basic principle of
mediation: to persistently do what is necessary to bring about the
common good. for we are all one!
Dont let ideas and intellectualization get in the way of effective
action/
Each person can make a difference.
The sea is made of drops of water.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
They are starting to realize that what we each do individually is so
important and the thought’s we have can change the world.
Love our neighbours as family.
Live the qualities you want expressed in the world.
What can we do locally?
Woman who inspired her own people to empower themselves to have more
life, food, clean water.
How can we address a local issue with the same zeal?
Where can this movie be shown publicly to larger audiences?
public library
-high school classes
local TV
hotel
-UVic Interfaith
-small or larger theatre
-churches
choir groups
groups related to each Nobel prize winner
Tutus’s love for all the children in the world
Happiness filmed in ‘poor India.’
An incredible documentary expressing wonderful truths about
our world.