John Hope Bryant

Global Dignity Leaders Announce Global Dignity Day for October 16, 2013

Global Dignity Country Chairs meet in Norway to discuss plans for making sixth anniversary the biggest event year to date

 

Oslo, Norway – April 25, 2013 – Global Dignity co-founders and Young Global Leaders Alumni HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Operation HOPE Founder John Hope Bryant, and Professor Pekka Himanen of the University of Art and Design Helsinki and Oxford University announced today that the Sixth Annual Global Dignity Day will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. 

More than 350,000 students, in more than 70 countries, will be taught the key principles of Global Dignityduring the event.  Held annually on the third Wednesday in October, Global Dignity Day is celebrated worldwide with volunteers leading “A Course in Dignity” in classrooms. 

The announcement comes during the Global Dignity Seminar held in Norway’s capital, where His Royal Highness The Crown Prince hosted a Global Dignity Country Chair meeting at Skaugum. The two-day conference included planning on how to improve and expand the reach and focus for the event.

Read the complete Global Dignity article here.

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AN INVITATION.

We invite you to engage in an active dialogue with young people. Would you like to take part in discussions on one of the most important aspects of our lives, our dignity, and how the everyday choices we make, large and small, can have a positive influence on the world? Be a facilitator on GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY! You will lead a session with a school class for one hour, and your task will be to inspire and help the students to share their thoughts and stories about dignity. All facilitators will receive proper training before the event. GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY will be celebrated on 16 October 2013 at schools in more than 50 countries around the world.

Read more about GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY at www.globaldignity.org and www.facebook.com/globaldignity. Follow the movement on Twitter with hash tag #gdignity.

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John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama. Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum. Mr. Bryant is a thought leader represented by the Bright Sight Group for public speaking. Mr. Bryant serves on the board of directors of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE), a specialty finance company that is managed by an affiliate of Ares Management LLC, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $59 billion in committed capital under management as of December 31, 2012.

Global Dignity, USA Reports Results

As the Global Dignity USA Country Chair, I am proud to report that we have reached and taught Dignity Day curriculum to more than 86,000 youth in 2012, and more than 284,000 over the last three years through the Operation HOPE Banking on Our Future program. We have 1,600 plus HOPE Corps volunteers dedicated to Global Dignity.

We have now formally incorporated A Course In Dignity curriculum into the formal Banking on Our Future program, and could not be more pleased with this decision.

Our goals for 2013, for Global Dignity USA, include securing more dedicated 'Dignity' volunteers, reaching and teaching 10,000 during GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY and 100,000 youth throughout the whole of the year. My personal goal is to recruit 100 Global Dignity City Chairs to lead this effort city-by-city, across America.

A special thank you here to Shannon Campbell, who has been instrumental in moving forward both Global Dignity (international), and Global Dignity USA. A special thank you as well to Christina Alfonso who now serves as managing director for Global Dignity.

To get involved with the Global Dignity movement, please contact Shannon or Christina.

Onward and with HOPE.

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John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama. Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum. Mr. Bryant is a thought leader represented by the Bright Sight Group for public speaking. Mr. Bryant serves on the board of directors of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE), a specialty finance company that is managed by an affiliate of Ares Management LLC, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $59 billion in committed capital under management as of December 31, 2012.

Global Dignity Country Chairs at Work in Oslo, Norway

The 2013 meeting of Global Dignity Country Chairs in Oslo, Norway is off to a strong start. We have 36 Country Chairs to date, and a dozen of them are represented in the room, including Indonesia, Bangladesh, Finland, Uganda, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Pakistan, Brazil, Norway and the United States of America, amongst others.

The best is yet to come. Our goal for 2013, is 50 GD Country Chairs.

A special thank you to the World Economic Forum and the Young Global Leaders for also supporting the meeting with key staff.




John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama. Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum. Mr. Bryant is a thought leader represented by the Bright Sight Group for public speaking. Mr. Bryant serves on the board of directors of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE), a specialty finance company that is managed by an affiliate of Ares Management LLC, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $59 billion in committed capital under management as of December 31, 2012.

26 Countries Confirmed for HOPE Global Financial Dignity Summit, 2012, to Date

The global summit organizers are pleased to report that 26 countries are thus far committed to participate in the HOPE Global Financial Dignity Summit, scheduled for November 14th-15th, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia.  We expect upwards of 1,000 delegates and leaders from here and around the world to be with us next week.  

Countries confirmed to date include China, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Liberia, Mozambique, Kenya, New Zealand, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sweden, Switzerland, Tongo, Japan, Finland, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Honduras, Belgium, Haiti, India and Ireland, amonst others.

Find out more about the global summit here.

Global Dignity Announces Leadership Addition

A special commendation here to John Osborn, CEO of BBDO New York, for his and the company's incredible support for Global Dignity, and speciifcally the hiring of Ms. Christina Alfonso in this key position for Global Dignity.  Additional thanks to Shannon Campbell, who has carried the leadership water over these past years.

The co-founders of Global Dignity are HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland, and John Hope Bryant, founder of Operation HOPE.

 

 

A Message from the Director of Global Dignity, on GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY 2012

Turn up your speakers and let's get started! http://youtu.be/Ftl1fhFnYu0

As you know, today is Global Dignity Day around the world, and it is gearing up to be the best one yet.  I have had the privilege of managing this project for the last 3 years.  What started off as an initiative in 11 countries with about 2,000 students, has now grown to include 52 countries and 250,000 students this year alone!  Amazing!  

Yesterday, I joined a middle school in LA that has been teamed up with a school in Pakistan for a Dignity Project, and held out first skype session between the two classes.  Inspiring all by itself.

In addition to talking about what dignity means to them, which were the same answers from both classes of students, they also asked about culture.  What is the weather like?  What kind of food do you eat   What do you do after school?  Again, the answers were very similar...it is hot....we like spicy food....we do homework and play video games after school.  We are all the same.  And we are all in this together.

Thank you world, and new world leaders in the making, for all that you do. 

Shannon Campbell

Managing Director

HOPE Global Initiatives

Operation HOPE

 

5th Annual Global Dignity Day Commemorates Global Impact of Dignity Across 50 Countries & 6 Continents

 

5th Annual Global Dignity Day Commemorates Global Impact of Dignity Across Fifty Countries & Six Continents

2012 Global Dignity Day Shaping Up to Reach the Largest Number of Young People to Date

Los Angeles, CA – October 17, 2002 – The co-founders of Global Dignity (GD), HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, noted philosopher Professor Pekka Himanen and Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant, commemorate the 5th anniversary of the occasion today with separate events in Norway, Finland and Brazil. The events lead off a global celebration of dignity on October 17, which will be experienced by nearly 250,000 youth worldwide this week, building on the significant impact of last year’s activities.

These events are part of festivities in over 50 countries led by Global Dignity Country Chairs and organizational partners as a part of the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) initiative. YGLs operate in close cooperation with the World Economic Forum in an effort to make the world a better place.

Global Dignity Day, which is recognized annually on the third Wednesday in October, was founded by three concerned global citizens and humanitarians five years ago this month to affirm the following creed: “We all want our Dignity to be recognized. Dignity is the very foundation of our humanity. Dignity is universal. Dignity is also the source of human rights.”

The Official Dignity Song -- Let It Play Around the World

 

A new song entitled "Dignity" premiered today at the Global Dignity Day Forum in Helsinki, Finland. The world premiere of "Dignity" was experienced by over 1000 Forum attendees at Espoo Arena. The song was written and composed by evolutionary musician Dave Stewart and performed by up-and-coming lyrical hip-hop artist Nadirah X in support of Global Dignity Day. "Dignity" captures the great spectrum of ways in which people can express dignity and have a positive impact on the world. The song is also available for download free of charge at the link below: 

http://homepage.mac.com/eligiblemusicusa/filechute/Dignity%206b%20mix.zip

Attend the Global Dignity Forum 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia. Get information on how you can attend here.

 

 

 

GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY IS NOW CONFIRMED FOR 50 COUNTRIES!

 

October 17th, 2012, is GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY around the world, and I am proud to report that we now have the most countries ever to sign up to conduct a GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY, at 50 countries total to date!

This is so amazing, and it is because of the YGL (Young Global Leader), Global Shapers and other communities of leaders around the world -- leading through service -- that this is possible!

To become a part of this global movement on October 17th, 2012 in your town, city, community, state or country.....go here.

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John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama.  Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum.   Mr. Bryant serves on the board of directors of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, an NYSE Euronext publicly traded company, and a division of $54 billion Ares Capital.