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Jocelyn Harmon: People, Words, Technology & Truth: How I Have Fun, Do Good

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Jocelyn has a bachelor's degree in literature from New York University and a master’s degree in sociology from University of Washington. I like people, words, technology and telling the truth.” It sounds “old-school” but I love to go to my local library every Saturday to wander up and down the stacks.

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Try Eating for $4 a Day. Join The Hunger Challenge

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Or that 34 million people in the United States live on a food stamp budget? For a local perspective, peruse the list of food bank blogs. BlogHer is a media sponsor of The Hunger Challenge. Did you know that the average amount Californians have to spend on a day's meal with food stamps is $4?

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The Path to Survival: Relocalization, Water Conservation and Heirloom Preservation

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Thanks to a referral from fellow BlogHer, Tara Hunt , I had the opportunity to fill in for a panelist at the Bioneers Conference yesterday--an annual meeting of environmental and social justice activists. A new form of colonialism, known as biocolonialism, is reaching deep into the heart of these communities." Fight for water.

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What is your 15SecondPitch? An Interview with Laura Allen

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Laura Allen is the co-founder 15SecondPitch , a company that help people to market themselves in 15 seconds on the phone, email, face-to-face, and on business cards. I met Laura at Boston Podcamp very briefly and grabbed her card so I could catch up with her for an interview for Blogher. The only downside is that people don???t

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Women Rise Up Against War: Rae Abileah of CODEPINK

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To celebrate the first day, and hopefully prevent the recurrence of the second, here is an e-interview with Rae Abileah, the Local Groups Coordinator of CODEPINK. What do you do as the Local Groups Coordinator? Check out our local spotlight with great action photos on our site. March 20th is the 4th anniversary of the Iraq War.

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