
Harnessing People Power
An interview with Avaaz co-founder Ricken Patel about democracy, the internet and creating change.
Global Journalism Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto
Alia is a Global Journalism Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. She recently completed her M.Phil. in Development Studies at the University of Oxford, where she studied a slumdwellers' movement for housing rights in Mumbai, India.
An interview with Avaaz co-founder Ricken Patel about democracy, the internet and creating change.
An Interview with author and activist Shereen El-Feki on how sexual rights can foster democracy and vice versa.
An interview with human rights activist Maryam Nayeb Yazdi about her efforts to stop executions in Iran.
An interview with Aleem Walji, Director of the World Bank’s Innovation Labs.
An interview with Ian Smillie about the paternalism and commercial interests that underlie Canada’s recent aid initiatives.
An interview with Kalpona Akter, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, on building a more responsible industry.
An interview with environmental activist Tzeporah Berman.
An interview with Sima Samar, the former Minister of Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan and currently the Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.
Dr. John Ruggie spearheaded the UN’s effort to transform the relationship between business and human rights. OpenCanada spoke to Ruggie about the evolution of global CSR norms and the road ahead.
The darker side of digital technology is dominating the headlines these days but is it really all bad news? Clive Thompson doesn’t think so.
OpenCanada talked to Nina Munk about Jeffrey Sachs, the Millennium Villages, and measuring the effectiveness of aid.
Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, on the important role of measurement in poverty eradication.