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How Millennials are Transforming Politics and the Public Sector

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Millennials turned out to vote in record numbers in 2008. Had the Millennial vote been split 50-50 in four states – Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia – Romney would have been elected president, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Absolutely. A 2016 Washington Post expose.

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Change from the Inside: A Conversation with COSI

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COSI is a hands-on science center in Columbus, Ohio. For example, we’re actively pursuing outreach opportunities and connections with the community, the local tech industry, universities. So we’ve been an active part of the Columbus tech community as everyone is figuring out how to move forward.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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On April 15, 2008 I talked with Janessa Goldbeck, the Director of Membership at the Genocide Intervention Network, about what we can all do about genocide. It is such a large issue and people I think often feel paralysis and overwhelm. It's a really interesting cross-generational mix of people who have taken this issue to heart.

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Crowdsourcing Skills for Human Rights via Movements.org

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The original version of Movements.org was founded in 2008 by then-U.S. " Movements.org does not target activists in open societies where human rights issues exist but where dissidence is legal. " Keyes himself has taken heat on the issue , especially in regard to his position on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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