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Arts and Culture
Artist Lynette Wallworth explains why finding meaning is an art and making meaning is art
Part of the Centred-Self series, drawing on the voices of the Forum’s Cultural Leaders to examine the role of artists in appealing to hearts and minds to drive social change
Future of Media, Entertainment and Culture
Can there be a fairy-tale ending for Hollywood after COVID-19?
Closed cinemas aren't Hollywood's only challenge. COVID-19 is accelerating the ongoing transformation in movie production, distribution and consumption.
Systemic Racism
Football commentary has a racial bias problem, a new study says
An analysis of games across four top leagues found comments about players with darker skin tones were more likely to focus on physical characteristics or athletic abilities.
Africa
Betazone Davos 2020 | The Fight for Artistic Freedom
Systemic Racism
Why activist athletes are needed today more than ever
Activism in sports has a proud history, and the Black Lives Matter protest underscore the issues at stake. How can the sporting world move forward and make a difference?
Systemic Racism
'We ignore the power of symbols at our peril' - architect David Adjaye on why racist monuments must be replaced
When choosing historical figures to memorialize we have to be ruthless with the truth, says the designer at the Smithsonian National Museum for African American History and Culture.
Systemic Racism
Have we finally reached a moment of promise and possibility on race?
The broad caucus of support behind Black Lives Matter, and institutional moves to remove the symbols of racism, show that change might finally be here.
COVID-19
How Sumatra's forest people are adapting ancient health rules during the pandemic
On Indonesia's Sumatra Island, the Orang Rimba are retreating further into the jungle to protect themselves from COVID-19 and preserve their way of life.
Systemic Racism
Betazone Davos 2020 | The Beauty of Inclusion with Thando Hopa
Arts and Culture
This Is Why Museums Are Crucial For A Healthy, Happy Society After Covid-19
Agenda in Focus: Social Entrepreneurs
This is how wellbeing drives social change and why cultural leaders need to talk about it
A Schwab Foundation collaboration with the “Wellbeing Project”, explores the integral yet often overlooked link between wellbeing and transformational social change.
COVID-19
Some museums might not reopen post-COVID. Here’s why that matters.
Temporary museum closures could become permanent. Such closures will hit some regions harder than others and lead to losses in culture, history and science.
Japan
This app lets sports fans cheer out loud in the stadium when watching remotely
Sports fixtures around the world are resuming after COVID-19 lockdowns – but without supporters in the stadiums. The Remote Cheerer app could help match day feel more like normal.
Book Club
Recommended reads: 10 of the best books from Amazon's June reading list
Amazon have complied a reading list for June which includes "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett and "28 Summers" by Elin Hilderbrand.
COVID-19
Cultural leaders envision a post-COVID world
A virtual Town Hall of the World Economic Forum's Arts and Culture Global Solidarity Network focused on the theme "what can we do now that we could not do before."