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Virtue Foundation, Refugees International and The International Rescue Committee Present Panel Discussion and Film on Extreme Poverty at The Rockefeller University

January 26, 2005June 28, 2014

New York, NY – January 26, 2005 – On Thursday, January 27th at 7:30 p.m., Virtue Foundation, in collaboration with Refugees International and The International Rescue Committee, will present a panel discussion and film on “Extreme Poverty in a Prosperous World: The Quest to Achieve Sustainable Humanitarian Efforts.” All proceeds of the event, to be…

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Virtue Foundation Deploys Medical Expedition to Cambodia

November 19, 2004June 29, 2014

Following its highly successful humanitarian mission in Tonga, Virtue Foundation is proud to once again announce the deployment of a medical expedition to Phnom Penh, Cambodia from November 19th until December 4th, 2004. Led by Dr. Ebby Elahi, a team of specially trained physicians will provide much-needed oculoplastic, orbital, and reconstructive surgical care to a…

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U.N. Envoy Seeks to Enlist the Clergy to Ease Conflicts

September 13, 2004June 28, 2014

By WARREN HOGE NY Times Published September 13, 2004 John C. Danforth, the American ambassador to the United Nations, says he is actively trying to create a new forum for leaders of the world’s faiths to involve themselves in resolving the conflicts in a world of terror. The focus of the U.N. has been to…

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Virtue Foundation Presents Panel Discussion at the Rockefeller University on Outsourcing and Economic Globalization

May 24, 2004June 28, 2014

New York, NY – May 24, 2004 – On Tuesday, May 25th at 7:30 p.m., Virtue Foundation, in collaboration with The Nour Foundation, will present a distinguished panel of economic experts at The Rockefeller University’s Caspary Auditorium to discuss “The Implications of Outsourcing: The Economics of Globalization.” With the presidential elections steadily approaching in November,…

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Global Ethics in the Age of the Internet

March 20, 2004June 28, 2014

By Joseph Salim As technology continues to progress and access to the Internet proliferates worldwide, traditional barriers, such as time and distance, have been overcome by the fluid interaction and exchange of diverse civilizations and cultures. The confluence of access and information has led to the emergence of an interconnected global village, in which events…

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Virtue Foundation, The International Rescue Committee, Refugees International & FilmAid International Present Panel Discussion at The Rockefeller University on “Refugees In Post-Conflict Development: Rebuilding Shattered Hopes And Dreams”

February 15, 2004June 28, 2014

New York, NY – February 15, 2004 – On Tuesday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m., the Virtue Foundation, in collaboration with The International Rescue Committee, Refugees International, and FilmAid International, will present an all-star panel at The Rockefeller University’s Caspary Auditorium to discuss “The Plight of Refugees in Post-Conflict Development: Rebuilding Shattered Hopes and Dreams.”…

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Virtue Foundation Presents Panel Discussion on Poverty, Hunger and Disease in the 21st Century

January 21, 2004June 28, 2014

New York, NY – On Thursday, January 22nd at 7:30 p.m., Virtue Foundation, in collaboration with The Nour Foundation, will present a panel discussion at the Rockefeller University’s Caspary Auditorium entitled “Searching for a Window of Hope: Overcoming Poverty, Hunger, and Disease in the 21st Century.” Faced with the stark reality that at the turn…

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Virtue Foundation Builds Bridge ‘From Tragedy to Unity’

September 12, 2003June 28, 2014

Celebration of The Human Spirit “It’s been a remarkable day,” said NBC’s Forrest Sawyer at the close of an all day symposium, “From Tragedy to Unity: A Celebration of the Human Spirit,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was master of ceremonies at the colloquium held on the second anniversary of the 9/11 attacks….

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Virtue Foundation Presents Panel Discussion at Harvard Club on Ethics in Corporate America: The Role of the Media in Regaining Public Trust

September 30, 2002June 28, 2014

New York, NY – September 30, 2002 – On Thursday, October 3rd at 7:00 p.m., the Virtue Foundation, in collaboration with The Overseas Press Club of America and the Nour Foundation, will present a timely panel discussion at the Harvard Club on the theme of “Ethics in Corporate America: The Role of the Media in…

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September 11 Changed Art World

September 16, 2002January 8, 2022

Gary Shapiro From Tragedy to Unity Distinguished speakers – the polite and powerful – gathered at the Metropolitan Museum last Wednesday at a daylong interdisciplinary symposium entitled “From Tragedy to Unity: A Celebration of the Human Spirit.” The event, consisting of four panels on arts, sciences, business, and media, followed by a concert, was principally…