Crimes and punishments of radical artists in Putin’s Russia
“All political prisoners face a Golgotha, a crucifixion,” Krisevich said. “There are thousands of them.” The burning papers in his November 5 performance, Krisevich explained, represent the volumes of indictments fabricated by...
Coral Vita: Making reef rescue fun – and a business
Gator Halpern, recently named 2018 Young Champion, and his project Coral Vita, founded in 2015 with one-time fellow student Sam Teicher, have already received many awards. Among them: Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018...
Crowdfunding the books you want, and disrupting big business
Gib Bulloch, who grew up on the Scottish Isle of Bute, distinguished himself by leading a corporate "guerrilla movement" inside one of the largest global consulting organizations. Now 51, Gib (born Gilbert, but he...
Changemakers: STEP Academy
GG: STEP Academy has recently launched its 48th campus in the heart of International Geneva near Maison de la paix. Does your success suggest something about the way children are being taught IT in...
Changemakers: Project Integration
GG: Project Integration aims to build bridges and career prospects for refugees and asylum seekers based in Geneva, offering coding courses in Javascript, CSS, and HTML. You are also staffed entirely by volunteers. Isn’t...
Changemakers: Securaxis
GG: Securaxis has received multiple awards and recognition for innovation, including as a finalist in the Swisscom StartUp Challenge, and recently completed MassChallenge. Can you give us an idea of what juries see in...
Changemakers: Marija Musja
GG: The mission to improve education for girls in Ukraine is a path you began as a human rights lawyer. Tell us about your work with Kazakh political dissident Vladimir Kozlov.
MM: I worked...
Changemakers: Vasili Sofiadellis
GG: You are not the High Commissioner for Refugees, you hold no political title or office, yet you are responding to a humanitarian crisis in a very unique and personal way. Who are you?
VS:...
