GROUP A: Leadership and Cultural Identity: New Governmental Officials call on the people

• Barack Obama, A New Foundation for Growth.  March 17, 2009. 
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8QVg2TWLo8
• Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, February 27, 2008
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A5m70lPauI
  Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgd-k7jbla4

Group B.  Religious Worldviews and Global Controversies. 

• Dalai Lama,  Address to the European Parliament, December 4, 2008
  • Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SwxXKBfD04;
  • Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqERIisWugI&feature=related;
  • Transcript:http://www.tibetpost.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=882&Itemid=1
• Christopher Hitchens on Religion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY8fjFKAC5k
• Optional Video: Obama on Religion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Kh-xzerjE

Group C.  Gender and Politics

• Mona Sahlin, Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYoOxWHEdXc
• Nyamko Sabuni, Swedish Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, held at the European Parliament Assembly, October 2, 2008:
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxNVxD79ysk
  

Group D.  Religion and Gay Marriage. 

• Barack Obama.  Interview with Alan Keyes on religion and gay marriage. October 26, 2004

  • Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG5u04Gbg0A

  • Transcript: http://www.keyesarchives.com/transcript.php?id=373 (scroll down)

• John McCain.  Interview with Ellen DeGeneres on gay marriage: May 22, 2008
  • Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02CPmCSCSO8

Group E.  Gender and Society: Love, Security, and Ethnic Identity

• Anthropologist Helen Fisher on a love: evolution, biochemical foundations, social importance

  • Video: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/helen_fisher_tells_us_why_we_love_cheat.html

• Eve Ensler, author of “Vagina Monologues” speaks on “Security”
• Video: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/eve_ensler_on_security.html

Group F.  Focus on Climate Change:  Unexpected use of rhetoric

• Al Gore’s new presentation at TED, using religious comparison

  • Video: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/al_gore_s_new_thinking_on_the_climate_crisis.html

• David Keith, Environmental scientist, on no Global Governance, Scientists as a subculture

  • http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_keith_s_surprising_ideas_on_climate_change.html

• Jill Sobule, A happy song about global warming, “Manhattan in January.”  Humos

  • Video: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_sobule_sings_to_al_gore.html