Research & Inspirations
To help participants engage deeply with the 2025 theme, we’ve curated a list of multidisciplinary resources spanning art, history, activism, and innovation.
Use these tools to spark ideas, deepen your understanding, and craft submissions that resonate globally.
Global Citizenship
“The Cosmopolitan Tradition” by Martha Nussbaum
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674260399
“I Am a Girl From Africa” by Elizabeth Nyamayaro
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/I-Am-a-Girl-from-Africa/Elizabeth-Nyamayaro/9781982113025
Documentary: “Human Flow” (Ai Weiwei)
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Archives
https://folklife.si.edu/archives
Global Oneness Project
https://www.globalonenessproject.org/
UN 17 Sustainable Goals
Social Justice
“Freedom Is a Constant Struggle” by Angela Davis
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/780-freedom-is-a-constant-struggle
National Museum of African American History and Culture
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions
Documentary: “13th” (Ava DuVernay)
https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/80091741
Amnesty International’s Youth Hub
Unity in Diversity
“Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass
“Citizen: An American Lyric” by Claudia Rankine
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Claudia-Rankine/dp/1555976905
UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network
https://www.unesco.org/en/creative-cities
Short Film: “The Silent Child”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GbxFIVQv8c
The Empathy Museum