Lara Smallman

What can people from seven different faiths learn from having lunch together?

Watch this great video highlighting their shared values of compassion, charity and a desire to work together for justice and peace.

The film was created to encourage faith communities to sign-up to the Live Below the Line challenge for Malaria No More UK and take multifaith action against extreme poverty.

An Annoying Compliment. That’s how 10:10′s Campaign Manager, Daniel Vockins described the ever-increasing attention given to them by climate change skeptics.

Check out what else he said when I went to quiz him on all things green, from the coalition to COP16 and what they mean for our planet…

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I meet Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell in his office at DFID to talk about the challenges facing decision-makers today.

See how he responds to harsh criticism of the Millennium Development Goals, doubts (raised by Charlie Kronick) over whether they can be achieved, and my suggestion that given current failures, we should perhaps set about devising a plan B for after 2015.

Forced conversion for Malaysia’s Indigenous People? from Lara Smallman on Vimeo.

Call it what you will, incentives, rewards or just a helping hand, Malaysia’s indigenous people are flooded with offers of help. But just as the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch…

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Just weeks before the most important environmental conference of all time, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband was invited to a London Q&A session. Watch how Mr Miliband responded to tough questioning on cap and trade, tarsands, and of course, Copenhagen…


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