Zeinab badawi, from the World Economic forum in davos. My guest is humanitarian, Activist And Hollywood Actor forest whitaker. Hes probably best known for his oscar winning role ten years ago as the ugandan dictator idi amin in the last king of scotland, and hes remained deeply involved with uganda through his work with the Whitaker Peace Development initiative, which helps young People Living in communities affected by violence across several continents. Hes also a Special Envoy for unesco and a member of the uns Advocacy Group on Sustainable Development goals. But can Celebrity Activists like him be real Agents For Change . Forest whitaker, welcome to hardtalk. Its great to be here with you. Now, in your acting career, youve been a very, very versatile actor. Mainstream, Popularfilms Like Rogue One a star wars story, and also the great debaters, back in 2007, about black students striving for equality. Mm hm. Do you like to act in any genre of films . Im trying to continue to grow as
Was involved in founding the whitaker peace and development to help youth. He grew up in South Central l. A. Amid the violence. He won an oscar for his betrayal of idi amin in the last king of scotland. He learned swahili and how to play the accordion as the dictator had. Im driven by my fear of not knowing. Im trying to get information to do it in a unique way. He talks about ration relations in america. He was falsely accused of theft and thrift in new york. I wasnt doing anything. He made a mistake, saw a guy this. The actor reflects on the late robin williams. It was tragic. You know, an amazing loss. Hes a beautiful person. An amazing mind. Forest whitaker joined us at our studios in new york. I want to talk about the whitaker peace and World Initiative and u. N. E. S. C. O. And all the work around the world. This . As a child, my first touch with the conflict of war was with my cousin. He went to the vietnam war as a kid. He came back, he lived in my room. He was totally changed
Language of force. 3 million children out of school. Children who have a traumatized look of a marine returning from war. There is no basis to charge tony stewart with any crimes. Countrys most at risk for rising sea levels want action, not words. Days are numbered. Does it make you nervous to get involved in brain hack something. It seemed straightforward. It makes people think some how anybody can do this. We begin with a week that saw the start of an americanled air campaign targeting terrorist sites controlled by isil and an al qaeda offshoot. On friday three more nato allies joined and the pentagon warned many more moderate Syrian Rebels are needed. As u. S. Air strikes destroyed vehicles and facilities in syria and iraq, denmark and belgium agreed to send f16s and britains parliment agreed to send tornado bombers after an impassioned speech by the prime minister. This is not a threat on the far side of the world. Left unchecked we will face a on a proven determination to attack o
I have seen people face some of the deepest trag dis they imagine, people are forced to do things, yet they continue on. Forest whitaker is a special u. N. E. S. C. O. Envoy for peace and reconciliation, working with the young affect by violence, soldiers. He was abducted by a mother and father. They took her to a tree and killed her. He was involved in founding the whitaker peace and development to help youth. He grew up in South Central l. A. Amid the violence. He won an oscar for his betrayal of idi amin in the last king of scotland. He learned swahili and how to play the accordion as the dictator had. Im driven by my fear of not knowing. Im trying to get information to do it in a unique way. He talks about ration relations in america. He was falsely accused of theft and thrift in new york. I wasnt doing anything. He made a mistake, saw a guy this. The actor reflects on the late robin williams. It was tragic. You know, an amazing loss. Hes a beautiful person. An amazing mind. Forest
By killers like this is the language of force. 3 million children out of school. Children who have a traumatized look of a marine returning from war. There is no basis to charge tony stewart with any crimes. Countrys most at risk for rising sea levels want action, not words. Days are numbered. Does it make you nervous to get involved in brain hack something. It seemed straightforward. It makes people think some how anybody can do this. We begin with a week that saw the start of an americanled air campaign targeting terrorist sites controlled by isil and an al qaeda offshoot. On friday three more nato allies joined and the pentagon warned many more moderate Syrian Rebels are needed. As u. S. Air strikes destroyed vehicles and facilities in syria and iraq, denmark and belgium agreed to send f16s and britains parliment agreed to send tornado bombers after an impassioned speech by the prime minister. This is not a threat on the far side of the world. Left unchecked we will face a on a prov