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History & Contributions of Afro-Descendant… duration 12 minutes 11 seconds History & Contributions of Afro-Descendant… History & Contributions of Afro-Descendant Communities in the Amazon	History & Contributions of Afro-Descendant Communities in the Amazon This lecture examines the history and lasting contributions of Afro-descendant communities in the Amazon region. Learn how enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas as part of the Columbian… culture +6 More From SDG Academy 1 plays
The Slave Trade and the Amazon: Indigenous and… duration 6 minutes 29 seconds The Slave Trade and the Amazon: Indigenous and… The Slave Trade and the Amazon: Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Communities	The Slave Trade and the Amazon: Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Communities This lecture presents how the search for gold and trade of other key commodities motivated the enslavement of Amazonian populations, both Indigenous and of African descent. It highlights the presence… slavery +3 More From SDG Academy 2 plays
Implementing SDG 12: Responsible consumption and… duration 10 minutes 35 seconds Implementing SDG 12: Responsible consumption and… Implementing SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production	Implementing SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production The goal of SDG 12 is to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. In this video, we look at an example of sustainable production patterns that addresses the social dimension of… slavery +5 More From SDG Academy 26 plays
Introducing SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth duration 7 minutes 29 seconds Introducing SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth Introducing SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth	Introducing SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth In this video, Professor Emeritus Jeff Hearn and Professor Niklas Bruun from Hanken School of Economics tell you more about SDG 8. You will learn about different types of work, paid and unpaid work.… labor +5 More From SDG Academy 18 plays
Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding duration 56 minutes 33 seconds Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding	Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding During this session, the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs discussed The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution by Pulitzer Prize-winner Eric Foner. In his… history +8 More From SDG Academy 273 plays
Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not… duration 59 minutes 11 seconds Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not… Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not "a Nation of Immigrants"	Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not "a Nation of Immigrants" This meeting of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs took place on August 26, 2021. Prof. Sachs met with renowned historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to discuss her newest book Not "a Nation of… migration +8 More From SDG Academy 201 plays
Modern Slavery and Children duration 9 minutes 14 seconds Modern Slavery and Children Modern Slavery and Children	Modern Slavery and Children Kailash Satyarthi tells the story of Kalu Kumar, a young boy who had courage to speak truth to power against child slavery. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. child rights +7 More From SDG Academy 19 plays
Child Labor duration 17 minutes 5 seconds Child Labor Child Labor	Child Labor Kailash Satyarthi discusses child labor, and his work in places where child labor still exists in order to fight this global challenge. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. child slavery +7 More From SDG Academy 29 plays
The Ethics of Modern Slavery and Trafficking duration 6 minutes 41 seconds The Ethics of Modern Slavery and Trafficking The Ethics of Modern Slavery and Trafficking	The Ethics of Modern Slavery and Trafficking Each one of us can calibrate what we have available to ourselves. 1. First of all, we have to educate ourselves. 2. Secondly, every one of us is an advocate to those around us, to those we engage… ethics +8 More From SDG Academy 94 plays
High European Imperialism duration 15 minutes 30 seconds High European Imperialism High European Imperialism	High European Imperialism This chapter discusses the diffusion of industrialization within Europe and around the world, and specifically its impact on India and Africa. Professor Sachs shows a map of European empires around… industrialization +9 More From SDG Academy 113 plays
Conquest, Slavery and Genocide in the Americas duration 11 minutes 19 seconds Conquest, Slavery and Genocide in the Americas Conquest, Slavery and Genocide in the Americas	Conquest, Slavery and Genocide in the Americas In this chapter, Professor Sachs elaborates on Adam Smith’s point that European trade and navigation brought plunder and misery to native inhabitants of many regions of the world, as impunity… trade +9 More From SDG Academy 132 plays
Drivers of Migration, Human Trafficking, and… duration 11 minutes 37 seconds Drivers of Migration, Human Trafficking, and… Drivers of Migration, Human Trafficking, and Modern Slavery	Drivers of Migration, Human Trafficking, and Modern Slavery This chapter examines the history of migration looking at modern trends of migration and types of forced migration including human trafficking and modern slavery. This video is licensed under the CC… morality +8 More From SDG Academy 93 plays