My Message to World Leaders: One Person at a Time

[acholicry2]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Everyone needs to see this.

[ppmch]

Que gran video. Conmovedor, te felicito.

[TomLennox24]

i do respect the work she does but this is just the typical liberal stuff....i do think about one person at the time...the American worker who lost his job to illegal aliens, the small town girl who deserved to get into a state college but didnt because affiramtive action dictated someone less qualified get accepted, the family of a murder victim who cannot see the killer put to death because of liberal laws, and everyone who lost loved ones on 9-11-01

[goingplaces11]

I cannot agree more.

[acholicry2]

@TomLennox24

This isn't about politics. I get so sick of these partisan battles. I'm a conservative as well, but this isn't about government and policies. This is about being human. Liberal or conservative, we all could use some more empathy. And in my opinion, there are important and good things that the so-called "liberals" do that conservatives never get around to.

"Each man's death diminishes me...

Therefore, send not to know

For whom the bell tolls,

It tolls for thee."

[diegocasaes]

Congratulations! I heard the result in Global Voices Online and the first time I watched your video I just couldn't stop crying. It is a really touching video!

If one day I ever meet you in person, I'd like to say how valuable it is we still have someone like you on Earth.

Best regards!

[thefinalrole]

I think your video was way more effective than the others I watched. Great photography.

[helunia]

Hey, Emily, congrats! Guys, will you tell us, PLEASE, how it was there, at the meeting? :) Can't wait for further hearing from the winners! :)))

[pjbrennanjr]

Really good, your words are inspirational. You deserved to win. Congratulations

[KhairiyaAbdullahi]

Hi, i just found out like an hour ago about the result/the winners on the UN channel & other youtube channels and i came to see the winners video. Your video is the first that i see among the winners and i must say that i LOVE it. It's simple, so well done and so touching, i absolutely love it > 5* > favorited.

Congratulations, i wish you all the best & Best of luck to you and to everyone who wants to help people, each day and as he or she can.

God bless you.

Take care.

[Ninokhv]

Congratulations to all the winners and good luck in NY.

I hope that someday we all achieve your desire to make the world better and safer place.

I consider myself a winner too. I had the opportunity to speak to the world and share my story with you all.

So thank you UN!

To the fellow participants:

Never give up on your dreams!!!

[luefkens]

Great filming, great photos, great speech. You deserved it!

[Karysh1]

Congratulations, i really like your pictures and i think your message it´s great... to make a real commitment is the first step! you should not listen to the comments of angry people... you did a great video!!

[mariopi12]

Congratulations for the win ;)

You deserved it :)

[wolfgang8u]

congratulations emily! i entered also but i think you have a good good message to the world. THere were lots of them on here. I am sorry that there are people that are acting like they are on here just know that maybe you will have the opertunity to be there and speak and make that difference. Maybe you will talk to leaders who will give you an opertunity to make that change. Be the change emily. nice video

[TheFreeAdviceMan]

Bow Down to Truth:

You are wrong to have used the personal story of your friends child's death!

You are wrong to exploit photographs that

were not supposed to be used to be able to win a contest that asked for actual practical advice towards a safer and better world!

Your mantra is not going to have an impact on political leaders at all!

You did this because you enjoy winning!

Regardless who gets hurt on the way.

And yes: you hurt my chances with your non-YouTube type message! Fancy that!

[itsMinuteMaid]

You used the death of your friends baby to win a contest, you're DISPICABLE!

You offered absolutely NO solutions, just problems, "help everyone one at a time", oh yea, HOW?! That's the whole idea of this is to find out how to help people. You just reoutlined the PROBLEM, not offered ANY solution.

Again, good job using the death of a baby for a victory. You're patheitc!

Go on, delete this. To bad you read it and already know the truth.

But you don't care anyway, you're a heartless individual

[ukiyoboy]

Are you actually going to every winner and badmouthing their ideas? The purpose of this is creating dialogue. What is so upsetting?

[itsMinuteMaid]

Would you like me to send you the whole letter i sent to the U.N. describing all of my complaints?

I am upset becasue this was a farce competition, flashy videos and "attractive" people won, not solutions to problems.

Go through and read all of my complaints, they are all logical and justified, and i will send you my entire letter right now.

You should not have won, you accomplished nothing.

"Hey, U.N., how about try doing your job"

[U.N.] That's a MAREVELOUS idea...

[itsMinuteMaid]

..Why didn't we think of that? Good job guy, YOU WIN!"

What a joke, seriously.

[txbrendart]

Thank you Emily...wonderful words for the world to hear...one person at a time...everyone matters...beautifully said...intense yet humble...I appreciate your time and effort to make such an amazing and heart touching video...Congratulations!!

[kirstymat]

So poignant, and heart felt!

[royoct]

What a powerful message and reminder to all public leaders. Emily, you rock!

Roy M., Texas

[willywilks100]

Absolutely phenominal! Congratulations, you deserve it. Keep up the great work.

[TheFreeAdviceMan]

Dear Emily. This video is powerful no doubt. But I feel that it does not offer any real practical solutions to the horrors that face most of us Six point WHATEVER BILLION individual fellow human beings! One thing I do not like: you will be treated like someone MORE SPECIAL than most of the rest of us after using images of people who are the victims of unspeakable horrors and who will not be invited to the UN! Did they all consent to this? Would you like your image used without your consent?

[brenoac]

That was a beautiful work. Beautiful pictures, beautiful text, the lighting on your body. It was nothing but amazing.

Congratulations. I hope to meet you personally in NY next Friday.

[IHEUUnitedNations]

WINNER! Congratulatios!

[yingtong2000]

Won't make a jot of difference. Nice video though.

World leaders will never ever care about the common or general populace. To line their own pockets and grab as much power as possible are their only desires.

[rickc1945]

I wish I had the ability to express myself to camera or in this case the world leaders and in reality to the world. You should be very proud of this video and the thought you put into it.

[markhoyer]

Right on Emily !!!

May the Truth you speak be heard by many.