YES! Video

Watch our selection of clips telling inspiring stories of social change.

Birds on Wires Making Music

posted Dec 23, 2009

Listen to Jarbas Agnelli’s beautiful melody inspired by a photo of birds sitting on electrical wires, using the exact location of the birds to determine the melody's notes.

No Impact Man Movie Trailer

posted Dec 23, 2009

No car, no washing machine, no toilet paper? Preview how Colin Beavan and family fared in their one-year commitment to have no impact on the environment.

Nurturing Creative Thinkers

posted Oct 30, 2009

In this entertaining talk, Sir Ken Robinson asserts that to get the best out of people, schools need to nurture creative thinkers rather than good workers.

Bringing Power Home

posted Oct 30, 2009

Be inspired by Malawian teenager William Kamkwamba. After being forced to drop out of school, William teaches himself how to build a windmill to bring power to his village.

No Impact on the Environment Experiment

posted Oct 08, 2009

No Impact Man, Colin Beavan, has put together a guide for you to try out his experiment in living with no impact on the environment.

Sarah van Gelder on Climate Action

posted Sep 29, 2009

We need new strategies to wake people up to the urgency of climate change.

Elizabeth Gilbert on the Genius in Us All

posted Sep 22, 2009

Elizabeth Gilbert discusses our impossible expectations of artists and geniuses suggesting that maybe there is a little genius in us all. It's a funny, personal, and surprisingly moving talk.

Activists Drop Tar Sands Banner Over Niagara Falls

posted Sep 18, 2009

The Rain Forest Action Network dropped a 70 foot banner over Niagara Falls as a call to action and message to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during his first official visit to the White House.

Regenerating Our Learning Commons

posted Aug 14, 2009

Shikshantar presents Udaipur, India as a learning city.

Matt Damon on Facing History

posted Aug 14, 2009

Matt Damon recalls when a Holocaust survivor spoke to his Facing History and Ourselves class when he was in middle school.

Roadtrip Nation

posted Aug 14, 2009

Let Road Trip Nation open your eyes

Brower Youth Award Winner Marisol Becerra

posted Aug 14, 2009

Youth Leads in Environmental Protection

Oysters Return to the Hudson

posted Aug 14, 2009

Find out how scientists in New York are working to replenish oyster populations in the waters around the city.

Cultural Renewal to Improve Health

posted Aug 14, 2009

The Tohono O'odham Nation turns to native recipes and local foods to tackle diabetes.

The Tragic Gap: Between Idealism and Cynicism

by Parker Palmer

posted Aug 14, 2009

Parker Palmer on how to move from what is to what we know to be possible.