Saving Easter Island, week-by-week, piece-by-piece
"To live here, you have to give back to the island." 9/11/18
Fighting Plastic Pollution on Easter Island
When Francis Picco traveled to Easter Island for vacation in 1989, he fell in love—both with the woman who would become his wife and with the breathtaking landscape. Over time, he began to notice a troubling addition to the rocky shores: plastic waste, most of it from commercial fishing vessels. Determined to give back to the island that has given him so much, Picco spends hours each week picking up refuse by hand.
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Dancing Off the Streets to Stardom
When nine-year-old Seyi Oluyole's family fell on hard times, she dreamed that Jennifer Lopez would swoop in to save her. She took refuge in dance, losing herself in movement and music. Today, Seyi works as a Nollywood screenwriter by day, a choreographer by night, and as a full-time dance mom to some very special kids. Welcome to the Dream Catchers Villa, where Afrobeat is getting kids off the street and in the classroom.
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On 9/11, This Canadian Town Welcomed In Stranded Passengers
In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, United States airspace was shut down and hundreds of inbound flights needed a place to land. That day, 7,000 shaken and disoriented passengers arrived in Gander, nearly doubling the town's population of 11,000. The entire community got involved by literally and figuratively opening its doors to stranded passengers who never forgot the hospitality of the small Canadian town.
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