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タイトル:
Erin Dinan : World Humanitarian Day 2012
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概説:
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Erin Dinan, is a native New Yorker and photographer who made a habit of preparing an extra sandwich in the morning to hand out to any homeless person she would happen to come across. This small act of kindness soon grew into a non-profit called One Sandwich at a Time that makes and distributes hundreds of sandwiches every day.
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[The local hero Erin Dinan]
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- [Cooper] We've been focusing a lot on change overseas,
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and one of the things that Valerie Amos talked about was the importance of World Humanitarian Day
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as not just something that's happening for people overseas but it's also
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people making changes in their own communities right here in New York,
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or Los Angeles, or in Iowa or anywhere around the world that they may be.
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And that's one of the things that UN is really trying to hope to encourage people to do,
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is to try to look in their own community,
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that a lot people don't have obviously the resources to travel somewhere far away,
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but they can look in their communities and that's how real change happens.
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And I wanna introduce you to somebody who's made a change in her community.
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Her name is Erin Dinan.
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And, she's a photographer who started a non-profit for one sandwich at a time.
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Erin.
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[applause and cheers]
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- [Cooper] Hey, nice to meet you.
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So, um that's you mic.
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So, you're a photographer, and you started this non-profit.
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How did that come about?
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- [Dinan] I took my camera and I started photographing some people on the streets with their permission,
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and I wanted to speak with them.
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And, I wanted to hear their stories because I think a lot of times we,
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we tend to pass judgment on people on the streets.
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I wanted to change that, I just wanted to raise awareness for them.
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So, I didn't know how to give back for these amazing people,
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and I've heard some incredible stories from these people.
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So, I would hand them a sandwich.
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And I would pack a sandwich or a few sandwiches every morning on my way out the door,
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and I thought if I can at least help another individual make it to their next meal then I've made a difference.
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- [Cooper] So, when you hear about World Humanitarian Day what do you think?
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Why did you wanna be here, a part of it?
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- [Dinan] I'm honored to be here.
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I wanted to be here just because I think something needs to happen,
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just around the world locally and globally.
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I think we need to work together if we want this world to continue.
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And we are all so connected.
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I'm no different from someone on the street,
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we've just had different trials and tribulations in life so...
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- [Cooper] Thank you. Thank you so much. Really incredible.
- [Dinan] Thank you so much, thank toy.
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- [Cooper] Do you have a website?
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- [Dinan] I do, it's onesandwichatatime.com
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- [Cooper] Alright, cool, you got a crowd you might as well get out the website.
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[I Was Here - World Humanitarian Day August 19
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