TOP CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD
What’s Your Passion? (Continued)
James Slezak
James Slezak is a social entrepreneur and media executive leading digital strategy at The New York Times. I’m passionate about building organizations that embody real human values at the core. For example, people want knowledge. They want to belong to communities and to contribute to the debates and decisions. Unless you can articulate the fundamental social value of your organization in terms like that, you haven’t uncovered the reason it needs to exist. NEWECONOMYLAB.COM | JSLEZ.COM PHOTO: STUART TRACTE
Martha Diaz
Martha Diaz is an award-winning community organizer, media producer, archivist, curator, social entrepreneur, and professor at New York University. My passion comes from my love for humankind and planet Earth. As a child, I was self-conscious and acutely aware of the problems in our society. I wanted to come up with solutions, fight for human rights, and uplift others so we can change the world together. I have found that hip-hop culture and music can make a difference; it helps us express ourselves, build community, educate/ learn, and heal. TIMEISILLMATIC.COM | HIPHOPEDUCATION.ORG PHOTO: SIMON LUETHI
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MD Jussara Lee
Jussara Lee is a designer specializing in handcrafted, tailored clothes. With her trademark simplicity and understated elegance, she delivers a respite from relentless trends and obsessive ostentation. As someone who is part of one of the most polluting industries on the charts (fashion), I took to task how to successfully conduct my business in an environmentally conscious manner. Local production, biodegradable materials, traditional craftsmanship, and efficient usage of natural resources are all incorporated in my work and life philosophy. It is like driving a car with the brakes on, but I am in the driver’s seat. JUSSARALEE.COM PHOTO: IARA LEE
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