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09 December 2009
Poverty and the Climate Crisis
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EEN and Worldconnectors organised the meeting 'Poverty and the Climate Crisis' to formulate a Last Call for Copenhagen.
 
26 November 2009
Financial Systems
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The Round Table on Financial Systems took place at the office of FMO and was attended by Minister Koenders.
 


20 November 2009
Youth Worldconnectors in the US
From 14 to 22 November 2009 the Youth and Young Professional Worldconnectors went to the US to find out 'What makes Millennials tick for a sustainable future?'

06 November 2009
Club of Rome and the Earth Charter
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Ruud Lubbers, Tineke Lambooy, Awraham Soetendorp and others discussed the Earth Charter during the Club of Rome General Assembly in Amsterdam (26-27 October).
 
06 November 2009
Earth Charter video  
Worldconnectors are inspired by the Earth Charter. A short introduction.
 
 
12 October 2009
Launch 'Daar ben ik' campaign
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Ruud Lubbers kicked off the campaign, which uses a booklet in which Kofi Annan presents the consequences of climate change via augmented reality.


21 September 2009
Nacht van de Vrede
During the 'Night of Peace' Worldconnectors Jan Pronk and Ruud Lubbers spoke about the importance of the Earth Charter.
 
22 September 2009
Premiere Age of Stupid
Worldconnectors Awraham Soetendorp and Sandra van Beest spoke moving words after the premiere of the film The Age of Stupid.
 
 
22 September 2009
Earth Charter video in Dutch 
Worldconnectors are inspired by the Earth Charter. A short introduction in Dutch.
 
 
 
 
11 May 2009
Highlights Sustainable World Citizenship
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On 11 May, around 65 driven, creative people got together for a boat ride in Amsterdam to come up with new strategies to bring about changes in mentality and behaviour towards Sustainable World Citizenship.
 
24 October 2008
UN me, Night of the UN
 On Friday 24 October the event UN me took place in five cities in the Netherlands. UN me celebrated the anniversary of the United Nations together with Dutch youth. Worldconnectors Ruud Lubbers, Naema Tahir, Sandra van Beest, Ton Dietz and Jos van Gennip participated in the spectacular UN me night in Amsterdam, filled with debates, comedy, music and interviews.
 
 
24 September 2008
Open meeting on New Scarcities
 On 24 September an open meeting with the Worldconnectors in cooperation with SID took place in the Hague. The theme of the meeting was New Scarcities. In this video report Worldconnectors Herman Mulder, Tineke Lambooy, Hans Dijkstal, Jos van Gennip and Sandra van Beest express what they believe is the most important scarcity.
 
 
27 June 2008
Round Tabe on Connection of Civilisations
Interested in what the Worldconnectors discuss at the Round Table? This video report shows the meeting on Connection of Civilisations and interviews with Naema Tahir and Tariq Ramadan.
 
 
27 March 2008
Round Table on Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Interested in what the Worldconnectors discuss at the Round Table? This video report shows the meeting on Sustainable Development and Climate Change, the first theme in 2008. Also interviews with: Ruud Lubbers, Gaby Spitz, Sylvia Borren, Herman Mulder and Johan van de Gronden. Van de Gronden hosted the Worldconnectors on 27 March in the Dutch WWF office in Zeist.


20 February 2008
Why Worldconnectors connect and act together
Each Worldconnector has a motive and a drive for joining the Round Table. During the Worldconnectors meeting on 20 February 2008 in The Hague, Tineke Lambooy, Herman Mulder and Ruud Treffers share their thoughts and drive on camera. Lambooy quotes a jazz song, Mulder talks about ‘MaD-ness’ and Treffers explains our Dutch ambition to make the world a better place.


01 July 2007
Mystery Land 2007: freedom or wealth?
What is more important: freedom or wealth? Worldconnector Sandra van Beest confronts some partygoers at the Mystery Land festival with this question. She also takes part in the debate on stage about poverty reduction and Millennium Development Goals, with Mark Rutte of the Liberal Party (VVD) and Mei Li Vos of the Labour Party (PvdA). The full version of that debate in Haarlemmermeer, organised by MTV Coolpolitics, can be found on the website Coolpolitics.


05 May 2007
Worldconnectors debate on Liberation Day
At the Liberation Day Festival on 5 May 2007 in the city Wageningen, the Worldconnectors organised a debate related to the theme Global Human Security. 'Leave Afghanistan, Move to Darfur' was one of the statements debated on stage. The participating Worldconnectors were: Rindert de Groot, Willemijn Aerdts, Naema Tahir, Hans Dijkstal, Erik Thijs Wedershoven and Ali al-Jaberi (a student in political science and Youth Representative of the Dutch Youth Council or 'Jeugdraad').


01 January 2007
Desmet Live about the Worldconnectors
Dieuwertje Blok talks with Ruud Lubbers and Sandra van Beest about the Worldconnectors in her radioshow Desmet Live, in January 2007. This video shows a selection of the interview where Lubbers and Van Beest, one of the Worldconnector youth buddy couples, talk about the ways they stimulate and support each other as buddies.
 
 

Videos of members

 
Herman Mulder

Herman Mulder, a Worldconnector from the business sector, says he is ?MaD?: Making a Difference. Fairness and sustainability need more of such MaD-ness, he holds. Recorded at the Worldconnectors meeting on February 20th 2008 in The Hague. You can watch the video on the Climate meeting, for which this Worldconnector was interviewed. This Worldconnector was also interviewed for the video impression of the plenary meeting in The Hague on February 20th, 2008.
2010-05-10
 
Masooma Yousufzai

Masooma Yousufzai is a worldcitizen, idealist, student, former Youth Representative to Unesco and Worldconnector.
2009-11-21
 
Leontien Peeters

Youth Worldconnector Leontien Peeters says her role as a member of the Round Table lies primarily in discussing all kinds of issues with people around her, but without being patronizing. In that way, she wants to create a snowball effect. Recorded at the Worldconnectors meeting on March 27th 2008 in Zeist.
2009-11-17
 
Willemijn Aerdts

Willemijn Aerdts, a researcher and Worldconnector, says young people are experts on all that concerns them, so they should participate. She stresses the importance of security for young people. Recorded at the Worldconnectors meeting on March 27th 2008 in Zeist. Also check the video on the debate on May 5th 2007 in Wageningen, in which this Worldconnector took part. Also check the video on the debate on May 5th 2007 in Wageningen, in which this Worldconnector took part.
2009-11-16
 
Sandra van Beest

Youth Representative and Worldconnector Sandra van Beest believes everyone can change the world: not by trying to change the whole world on your own, but by making a world of difference to someone else. Recorded at the Worldconnectors meeting on February 20th 2008 in The Hague. Sandra took part in the MTV Coolpolitics debate at Mystery Land. Watch the report here. Ruud Lubbers and Sandra van Beest were both interviewed on Desmet Live.
2009-06-03
 
Sylvia Borren

Worldconnector Sylvia Borren says we live in a world that treats girls, women, indegenous people, migrants, lesbians and gays very unfairly. That has to change! We need to change our behaviour, which is even more important than making a financial contribution. Recorded at the Worldconnectors meeting on March 27th 2008 in Zeist. You can watch the video on the Climate meeting, for which this Worldconnector was interviewed.
2009-05-28
 
Alpha Barry

Worldconnector and programme officer at ICCO Alpha Barry quotes Nelson Mandela when he says that problems often seem insoluble, until somebody actually solves it. Recorded at the Worldconnectors meeting on February 20th 2008 in The Hague.
2009-03-25
 
Teresa Fogelberg

Teresa Fogelberg, director of Global Reporting Initiative and Worldconnector, stresses the importance to link people of different backgrounds. She is allergic to indifference to unfairness: everybody has a responsibility. Recorded at the Worldconnectors meeting on March 27th 2008 in Zeist.
2009-03-19
 
Johan van de Gronden

To celebrate and protect the richness of life is what drives Johan van de Gronden, director of the Dutch branch of WWF and Worldconnector. He says you shouldn’t only focus on nature, but take the human dimension into consideration as well. You can watch the video on the Climate meeting, for which this Worldconnector was interviewed.
2009-03-19
 
Naema Tahir

Worldconnector Naema Tahir recounts that she tries to give migrants in Dutch society a new profile, connecting them with the original population. That way, she says, we will see more growth, more security and a better society. Recorded at the Worldconnectors meeting on February 20th 2008 in The Hague. Check also the video on the debate on May 5th 2007 in Wageningen, in which this Worldconnector took part.
2009-03-16
 
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