Category: Social Issues

  • Mind Your Head

    Mind Your Head

    The state of the human consciousness is a very relevant and popular theme in our shared experience of our world in modern times. Sparky presents here a regularly updated selection of conversations from YouTube and other platforms in video, audio or text formats. Delve in or find in search your topic of interest.

  • The Silent Child

    The Silent Child

    The Silent Child | Oscar® Winning Short Film Please turn on captions, as they are essential for the sign-language used throughout this film. A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker gives her the gift of communication. Ddeaflinks Staffordshire have been providing a vital service for…

  • A Tell about Consciousness

    A Tell about Consciousness

      About Consciousness and Gender Sadhguru speaks at an event organized by Visionary Women, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the status of women. Sadhguru’s talk was part of the Visionary Women Salon Series. The Salon series focuses on women’s causes and initiatives. #Sadhguru Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a…

  • The Positive Spin

    The Positive Spin

    Thanks to Jonna Jinton for the imagery … The Positive Spin is about wellbeing in the face of mental disruption and is an ongoing Sparky conversation about self-care, and how we can help ourselves and others find solace, personal worth and self-satisfaction. Experiencing anxiety in challenging times can build up within us. We may be…

  • The Way to Go

    The Way to Go

    Ancient sports for children in Ireland’s most ethnically diverse town. Ballyhaunis in the west of Ireland is at first glance a traditional farming town, a place that in the past has been deeply affected by the emigration of its young. But today Ballyhaunis is unique in an Irish context. The majority of children in the…

  • The School of Thought

    The School of Thought

    We need to teach young people how to thinkrather than what to think – Margaret Mead Why? We are entering one of the most pivotal times in human history, and our ability to adapt and think rationally is becoming increasingly important to our selves, our society, our economies, and our survival. How? By using the…

  • Millennials Observed

    Millennials Observed

    Making Sense: Were you born in the last 30 years or so – Listen up! Excerpt of Simon Sinek from an episode of Inside Quest. 15 minutes worth watching and 27 million plus views on Twitter, and over 7 million on YouTube.http://www.insidequest.com/ This clip published on YouTube Oct 29, 2016 Millennials From Wikipedia, the free…

  • The Big Global Warning

    The Big Global Warning

    GLOBAL WARNING

  • Barcelona : Fewer Cars More Life

    Barcelona : Fewer Cars More Life

    Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians. Read more: http://www.vox.com/2016/8/4/12342806/… Thumbnail image from http://shutterstock.com Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the…

  • Children and Gender

    Children and Gender

    KIDS TALK GENDER – SOURCE: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Nine-year-olds: They’re smack in the middle of childhood but old enough to have sage views on gender. Here, kids from all over the world share what they like about being boys and girls—and what they wish could be different. • In Their Words: How Children Are Affected by…