This is Yunus’ story encompassing his childhood, then following his time in the US where he rushed to help gather support for the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971.  He then returned home to help build this new country.  After a few years back home, he watched thousands of people dying around him during the famine, which also inspired George Harrison and Ravi Shankar to do their Concert For Bangladesh.  It was from this suffering that the idea for what became his extraordinary work began.

A must read!

I quickly calculated the numbers and realized that was one out of every 1,000 people on the planet..

5 months later I was in Bangladesh.

UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS - REDLANDS, CA – Nov 29, 2011 – 6pm

Orton Center, University of Redlands, 909-748-8285

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

MICROCREDIT SUMMIT - VALLADOLID, SPAIN – Nov 14-17, 2011 – Time TBD

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

GLOBAL SOCIAL BUSINESS SUMMIT – VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Nov 10-12, 2011 – Time TBD

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ALLIANCE SUMMIT – CHICAGO, IL – Oct 30,2011 – 8pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

MUSLIM WOMEN’S ALLIANCE – CHICAGO, IL – Oct 29, 2011 – noon

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

USC – LOS ANGELES, CA – Oct 25, 2011 – noon

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

BANGLADESH CENTER -TORONTO, CANADA – Oct 18, 2011 – 6:30pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

RESULTS SCREENING – TORONTO, CANADA – Oct 17, 2011 – 7:30pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL – OTTAWA, CANADA – Oct 16, 2011 – 6:30pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

DINING FOR WOMEN SUMMIT – SAN JOSE, CA – Oct 14, 2011 – 8:30pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

SLOW MONEY CONFERENCE – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Oct 12-14, 2011 – Time TBD

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

LA FEMME FILM FESTIVAL – LOS ANGELES, CA – Oct 13, 2011 – 4-6pm

Co-Producer Feather Goodwin or Editor Natasha Uppal in attendance for Bonsai People screening.  (Also playing is Feather Goodwin’s Laughing With Pigmies)

GLOBAL WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP NETWORK – SANTA CLARA, CA – Oct 11, 2011 – 6:30pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

DRIFTLESS FILM FESTIVAL – BARABOO, WI – Oct 6-9, 2011 – Time TBD

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

DOCMIAMI – MIAMI, FL – Sept, 25 2011 – 4:30pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

UN SCREENING – NYC, NY – Sept, 22 2011 – 4-5:30 pm

Director Holly Mosher and Dr. Muhammad Yunus in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

MANHATTAN BEACH CHURCH – MANHATTAN BEACH, CA – Aug 28, 2011 – Time 9am

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People select scene viewing and discussion.

CROSSWALK CHURCH – REDLANDS, CA – Aug 20, 2011 – Time 7-9pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People preview and discussion.

SOCIAL BUSINESS FORUM in ASIA – FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY, JAPAN – July 21-23, 2011 – Time TBD

Bonsai People will screen.

SOCIAL BUSINESS DAY – DHAKA, BANGLADESH – June 28, 2011 – Time TBD

Bonsai People will screen.

The Grameen Creative Lab is hosting a week long social business tour

in Bangladesh  June 25-July 2nd, 2011

RESULTS Conference – WASHINGTON DC – June 19, 2011 – noon-2pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

SOCIAL BUSINESS FORUM – MILAN June 8, 2011

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ALLIANCE – LA CHAPTER – LOS ANGELES – April 28, 2011 – 7:30-9:30pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai People screening.

It’s still a work-in-progress screening of Bonsai, so feedback is very welcome!

WRIGHT FOUNDATION FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP – CHICAGO, IL – March 24, 2011 – 6pm

Director Holly Mosher in attendance for Bonsai screening.

It’s still a work-in-progress screening of Bonsai, so feedback is very welcome!

PETITIONS

Another great petition – sign this.

Sign this petition – We Stand in Support of Professor Muhammad Yunus Against the Corruption Investigations by the Government of Bangladesh

Healthy Money Summit

Register today!  It’s free.

Jan 24-27

Social Entrepreneur Empowerment Series

Register today!  It’s free.

Jan 11- Feb 17, 2010 – You can listen online anytime.

Lisa Simpson on Microcredit

Listen to Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson) speak on Muhammad Yunus and why she got him on the show

Bonsai Speaking Engagement

December 3, 2010 – 12:30pm – Mark Keppel High School – Alhambra, CA

The Global Summit

Nov 7-10, 2010 San Francisco

I will be presenting parts of Bonsai at this event and speaking on Social Business.

SOCAP

Oct 4-6, 2010 San Francisco

VISION SUMMIT

Sept 24-26, 2010 Berlin

I wish I could go again this year.  What a great event!

296 Co-Sponsors for HR 2000 so far…

To award Muhammad Yunus The Congressional Gold Medal

Ask your congress person to sign on!

CSU-CI and Grameen Creative Lab SOCIAL BUSINESS WORKSHOP

Aug 26, 2010 Ventura, CA

Workshop to be led by Hans Reitz of Grameen Creative Lab

Listen to Han’s TEDxTokyo talk here.

MICROCREDIT CONFERENCE

May 20-21, 2010 San Francisco, CA

MUHAMMAD YUNUS ON TOUR

May 14-24, 2010 – Washington DC; Houston TX; Durham NC; Manhattan NY; Chicago IL; Portland OR; Seattle WA; San Francisco CA

For his latest book: BUILDING SOCIAL BUSINESS:
The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs

RESULTS CONFERENCE TO END POVERTY

June 20-22, 2010 Washington DC

Join RESULTS volunteers from across the U.S. and around the world to celebrate our past and be part of shaping a future without poverty! Attending the conference is one of the best ways to get trained to be a powerful advocate, hear from some of the world’s foremost experts on our global and domestic issues, and meet with members of Congress and their staff on Capitol Hill.

MICROCREDIT MONDAYS – RESULTS – HOLLYWOOD

Action Planning Monthly Meeting
When: The Fourth Monday of the month starting April 26, at 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: Near Melrose and Martel – (RSVP to Kara Stewart at stewart.kara (at) gmail.com for complete address.)

Questions? Give Kara Stewart a call if you have any questions at 310-709-8728.

Hollywood’s Chief Global Issues:
Microcredit
Global Fund for Education

HELP GET MUHAMMAD YUNUS A CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR

S. 864 already unanimously passed the Senate, now we need to ask our Congresspeople to pass HR 2000.

Do your part today!

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS SUMMIT

April 28-30, 2010 – San Francisco, CA

LOS ANGELES MICROFINANCE NIGHT

April 28th, 2010 – 7pm – Korn Hall, UCLA Anderson School of Management

The Los Angeles Microfinance Network invites you to join the the Yale Club of Southern California and co-hosts, UCLA Net Impact Undergrad, and UCLA Anderson Net Impact, in welcoming our distinguished speakers as we discuss the importance of microfinance and its effects on women and international development.

SPEAKERS:
Jessica Jackley, Co-Founder of Kiva.org
Dean Karlan, President of Innovations for Poverty Action & Professor of Economics at Yale University
Jon Yasuda, West Region Vice President of Opportunity International
Eric Weaver, CEO of The Opportunity Fund
Bhalchander Vishwanath, CEO & Founder of United Prosperity

With a Keynote Address by Professor Bhagwan Chowdhry, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Moderated by Professor Robert Spich from the UCLA Anderson School of Management
More information @ http://losangelesmicrofinance2010.webs.com/

MICROCREDIT SUMMIT IN KENYA

April 7-10, 2010 – Nairobi, Kenya

THE VISION SUMMIT

November 8-9, 2009 – Berlin, Germany

Dr. Yunus speaking at The Vision Summit c/o Grameen Creative Lab

Bonsai Sneak Preview/Fundraiser

November 21, 2009 – 7-10pm – Yogaglo Santa Monica, CA

Empowerment Works – Artist in Action Series

Bonsai Speaking Engagement & Sneak Preview

November 18, 2009 – 12pm -  Rotary Club of Redondo Beach, CA

Bonsai Sneak Preview

November 4, 2009 – 7:30pm – Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

JOIN our Facebook group Bonsai – The first film on Social Business

December 3, 2010 – 12:30pm – Mark Keppel High School – Alhambra, CA

Bonsai Sneak Preview/Fundraiser

November 21, 2009 – 7-10pm – Yogaglo Santa Monica, CA

Empowerment Works – Artist in Action Series

Bonsai Speaking Engagement & Sneak Preview

November 18, 2009 – 12pm -  Rotary Club of Redondo Beach, CA

Bonsai Sneak Preview

November 4, 2009 – 7:30pm – Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

JOIN our Facebook group Bonsai – The first film on Social Business