Bob Knotts | April 6, 2012
Today, a brief blog about an inspiring song. And about the young girl who wrote it based on her own painful experience. The Humanity Project now is joining forces with this girl, Megan Landry, a 15-year-old from Ottawa, Canada. Together, we’re hoping to further spread Megan’s powerful message of hope. You can hear the song called “Stronger” on the Humanity Project YouTube page and also watch the moving video Megan created to make her music come alive visually. This is the link to that video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRVlxBe35sY&feature=channel Megan’s song wasn’t written specifically to combat bullying but, as you will see, it offers compelling support to anyone dealing with bullying problems. The Humanity Project highly recommends it for kids who are being bullied because the song urges those kids to look beyond the immediate misery — and to rise above it.
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Bob Knotts | December 28, 2011
There really are endless ways to make a positive difference in this troubled world. Many of us try to do this, but still may wonder: “Am I making a difference?” At the Humanity Project, we believe that every genuine effort to help does make a difference. So we absolutely love this short tale that clearly makes a point about this very thing. It is adapted by us here from an old Hawaiian fable. We think you’ll enjoy reading it …
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Bob Knotts | December 20, 2011
The Humanity Project has an important mission, yes — but we also like to have some fun. And what better season of the year for laughter and joy than the holidays? We’re also an organization that focuses on sharing as a key tool to improve individual lives and society — that’s really what we’re talking about when we use the words “cooperation and social connection.” It’s all about sharing our best and helping others to do the same through practical but innovative programs. So this year we’re going to share one of our favorite Christmas recordings with you. I can almost guarantee that this will come as something of a shock. A delightful shock. Check out this version of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Art Carney if you want to smile.
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Bob Knotts | May 21, 2011
The Humanity Project’s Anti-bullying Through The Arts program just concluded the 2010-2011 school year with another successful presentation. This time we went to Heron Heights Elementary School in Parkland, Florida, where we worked with 410 delightful kids. They were a good crowd, respectful and receptive to our ideas about using cooperation and social connection to discourage bullying.
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Bob Knotts | April 11, 2011
I have never written a movie review for the Humanity Project. Today, I make an exception — well, not a movie review exactly. More like a movie recommendation. This is because I watched the most amazing documentary over the weekend and I wanted to share it with you. It focuses on a school project that required big doses of cooperation and social connection, which is what our mission is all about. So the subject matter seems very appropriate. The movie is called, “Paper Clips.”
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Bob Knotts | February 21, 2011
We’ve just this moment posted something that will interest our members and friends. A brand new Humanity Project fable called, “The Tale of the Green Grass.” It is about recognizing that we’re each more than just one individual human being — we belong to a remarkable species that is struggling toward fulfillment of the qualities that make us unique.
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Bob Knotts | February 8, 2011
The Humanity Project now has a new, original short composition for orchestra and children’s choir, which runs about a minute and a half long. It becomes the permanent theme music for our free monthly podcasts and can be heard on our “Videos/Music” page on our website at www.thehumanityproject.com.
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Bob Knotts | November 18, 2010
Haikaa Yamamoto is a talented singer and songwriter who spent a year and a half putting together her “Work Of Art” project. This original song, composed with her husband, is performed in 19 languages — including some very obscure tongues such as Guarani M’ Bya. (Haikaa met with this remote Brazilian tribe personally to get the translation and pronunciation.)
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Bob Knotts | November 6, 2010
The Humanity Project offers original, well-written fables on our website for free. We now have seven original short fables posted, brief fictional stories about things that relate to our mission.
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Bob Knotts | September 3, 2010
Some of you may already know the work of Anton Bruckner. Many of you may not. Tomorrow, September 4, will be his birthday — uh, his 186th birthday, to be precise. Already regarded as among the greatest composers of all time, I actually believe Bruckner’s symphonies remain undervalued.
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