Inspired by Women Globally There are many things i am inspired by… The sky, the sound of life and movement, color, flowers, animals, people, culture, travel, places and things. The thing that most inspires me is the VOICE and STORY of a person that is most passionate about what they believe in. The faith they…
Avon Global Center and Cornell Law Clinic join with New York City Bar Association and Virtue Foundation to recommend concrete steps governments and businesses can take to combat acid violence, a horrific form of violence committed against women in many countries New York, New York. Attackers have thrown acid on the faces and bodies of…
On U.S. Election Day, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is visiting with students and education leaders at the United Nations to discuss the importance of civic engagement in the 21st Century. Joining Justice O’Connor is Joel Klein, Chancellor of NYC Department of Education, Geoffrey Canada, CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, and Drs. Joseph Salim and…
This fall, The Virtue Foundation will donate netbooks to Harlem Children’s Zone’s Promise Academy I. In keeping with the Foundation’s goals to empower and provide opportunities for children to have access to a 21st Century education, the donated Netbooks will be utilized to launch the creation of a mobile Liberated Learning Lab for Promise Academy…
In coordination with the Cornell International Law Journal, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice will bring together judges (from international tribunals and national courts), scholars, policymakers and practitioners to discuss advances and obstacles to securing justice for women and girls in conflict and post-conflict areas. Women and girls are targeted for sexual and…
Virtue Foundation Donates Digital Education Computer Station To Louisiana Children’s Museum To Encourage Children’s Use Of 21st Century Multimedia Tools To Support Their Dreams For The Future During Days of Hope program at Louisiana Children’s Museum, the Foundation collaborates with Louisiana Voices to present digital storytelling workshops for children that highlight Louisiana’s rich cultural history….
The Town Talk – April 19, 2008 There was no red carpet, but it was a screening party. Except, this screening party was in the virtual world. All viewers were represented by avatars or virtual characters. Bolton High School students gathered Friday with Virtue Foundation and The N, Nickelodeon’s 24-hour youth station, and officials online…
Three Louisiana High School Students Win Documentary Film Competition NEW YORK, April 17, 2008 – The Virtue Foundation Louisiana Education Initiative will celebrate three winning documentary film shorts, which will premiere online on The-N.com’s broadband media player, The Click on Friday, April 18. The shorts were shot and created by local Louisiana high school students…
Virtue Foundation had been invited by the United States Department of State to participate in a live video web cast on Thursday, April 10, 2008 to discuss the human trafficking issue and the nature of current programs to combat this devastating epidemic. Trafficking in persons is modern day slavery, involving victims who are forced, tricked,…
Rachael DeWorth, Margaux Jurgensen and Anna Yancey knew Nickelodeon was filming them. The three Bolton High School students also knew they were finalists in a video contest by the Virtue Foundation. What they didn’t know was that they are the only finalists in the contest. “We are it?,” Anna asked her teacher, Dawayna Sanders. “You…