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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spread #GoSilent across the web for Memorial Day

Amy Sample Ward

I had planned to take the day off from work to remember and reflect on the service of those in my family (my grandfather, now passed), and in my community. obviously tied to the campaign, and reflective of the call to action means it is likely people will use it and engage.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

You do not need to be an “artist” to make a postcard, but each participant is surprised and delighted by their creativity and to see that their cards contain colors, words and images that reflect their strongest selves. We are also funding very special after school art classes in Afghanistan through our partnership with Trust In Education.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. It was my own story of wanting to understand why my mother sent me to America all of a sudden in an arranged marriage that I document. So, there are lots of tangible results from what we are doing, and that's how we measure our success.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

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They displayed the kind of grit and optimism and resourcefulness that represents the very best of America. If it is the Administration's most realistic assessment that the Iraqi government will take the form of a loose confederation, then we need to be thinking about how we should calibrate our policies to reflect this reality.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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Many of them do really meet our basic criteria of being women-led, of reflecting the work of a group of women, rather than just one or two individuals, and of really tackling critical human rights challenges and societal challenges in which women are playing key roles. It hasn't happened in Latin America's history.

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