If Nicholas Kristof is sure of one thing, it’s that helping people is harder than it looks.
Best known for his writing on humanitarian crises and social injustice, Kristof returned to Santa Barbara this week for a round of UCSB Arts & Lectures appearances. Before joining KEYT's John Palminteri for a discussion at Campbell Hall Monday evening, he spoke alongside nonprofits at the Central Library on a panel called "Taking Action Matters."
The panel tackled the issue of how nonprofits can have the meaningful impact they aspire to, and Kristof drew on years of reporting abroad to share his thoughts. He’s won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for reporting on the genocide in Darfur, the other for covering Tiananmen Square. No one seemed surprised when he peppered the conversation with Chinese sayings — his books, A Path Appears and Half The Sky, are also named for Chinese phrases. These days, Kristof writes two columns a week for the New York Times.