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Jayne Cravens to Serve as Advisor to UN program in Afghanistan

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Just received word that Jayne is off to Afghanistan at the end of February 2007, to serve as Communication and Reporting Advisor for the United Nation's National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP), part of UNDP. I'll be in Afghanistan through part of August."

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Courage, Leadership, Grandmothers, Half The Sky and The Mission List

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Grandmother Power Photo journalist Paola Gianturco (who I interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast in 2007 ) has a new book out, Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon. Giving Tuesday is a campaign to create a national day of charitable giving at the start of the winter holiday season.

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Zen Under Fire: Big Vision Podcast Interview with Marianne Elliott

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All of us always have the opportunity to serve the person who is right in front of us." ~ Marianne Elliott This month''s Big Vision Podcast features the lovely Marianne Elliott. Her memoir Zen Under Fire , tells the story of her work and life in Afghanistan. Big Vision Podcast'

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

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The following is an edited transcript of an interview I did with her on March 25th, 2008 for the Big Vision Podcast. We are based in Oakland, but we do work nationally, and in many cases globally, but our funding is always under constraints. She has co-authored publications on fair taxation, housing and the racial wealth divide.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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A month ago I listened to Christine Karumba, the Country Director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tell Honorata's story on the Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. The show ended, and I immediately signed up to be a Women for Women International sponsor.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

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I love listening to Barack Obama's podcasts because he gives me hope that there is at least one person in the US government who is reasonable, sane, intelligent and truly cares about people as humans, not just as voters who can keep him in or out of office. Click on one of the podcast links above and try listening to it on your computer.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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I had the opportunity to interview her on March 6th for the Big Vision Podcast, and have included an edited transcript of the interview below. Almost nowhere else in the world can you go and find the range of nationalities, ethnicities, race, language and backgrounds that you have here--not to mention the delicious food.

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