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Mobilizing a Movement: More in Common

Slava Vakarchuk: "Innovations That Pushed Boundaries" | Talks at Google

Ukraine’s Biggest Rock Star Doesn’t Want to Go Back Into Politics—Yet

Vakarchuk, meanwhile, is a cultural and intellectual force—and, though he has attempted to shed this identity, a much-loved political figure as well. In his early thirties, he became a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, before renouncing his seat in 2008 in protest of Ukraine’s corrupt political culture. Today, as the country struggles to rebuild amid economic turmoil and a roiling insurgency in the east, many are calling for Vakarchuk to reënter politics. He insists, though, that he can play a more unifying, and more influential, role as a musician, removed from the messy work of government.

Arshi Saleem Hashmi, Archana Kapoor, and Edit Schlaffer at TEDxWomen

Indonesia's Democracy Under Pressure With Ima Abdulrahim

El futuro de la Universidad | Pablo Bereciartua | TEDxITBA

Argentina to Share Water Aims at AIWW

Argentina’s National Water Plan has been in place for four years now, connecting policy on water supply and sanitation, climate change, expanding the agricultural frontier, and major infrastructure. “All of these four key aspects relate to water as a central issue for our sustainable economic development,” says Eng. Pablo Bereciartua, the country’s Secretary of Infrastructure and Water Policy.

In Kashmir, Modi Is Failing Both Muslims and Hindus

India’s ruling party has long promised justice for Kashmiri Hindus who were forced out of their homes in 1990. But a continuing lockdown is only creating a deeper wedge between Hindus and Muslims.

Making the knowledge journey limitless: Parmesh Shahani at TEDxEMWS

The Flag-bearer of Equality at Workplace

Parmesh Shahani, a believer in the rights of the LGBTQ community in India is the head of the Godrej India Culture Lab and has been tracking LGBTQ issues in India for the past 15 years now.