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Being the Media at the Service Nation Summit Sept. 11 & 12

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I'm sitting in the press area at the Presidential Forum on Service at Columbia University in New York City. You can watch the Presidential Forum on Service on CNN, or streaming live on the event host's site, Service Nation. SN08 service Service Nation Barack Obama John McCain volunteer.

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Carrie Karnos, recipient of the 2006 James H. Veale Humanitarian Award.

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Here's the letter from the editor of Matilda Ziegler Magazine, which explains why Carrie was deserving of this award: A Letter from the Editor New York City Dec. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, which funds this magazine as well as eye research programs at universities across the United States.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Nonprofits like the Nature Conservancy , Union of Concerned Scientists , American Association of University Women , and NRDC do, too. Writer and author of New York Times best seller "Bad Feminist," modern-day feminist icon Roxane Gay is a force of nature. Want to see more women at the forefront of scientific discoveries?

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

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Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. an hour, and a national survey of Instacart workers found average wages (before expenses) of just $9.50 “KAINJI” BY KOMI OLAFIMIHAN/WWW.KOMIOLAF.COM. Platform Cooperativism.

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COVID Had Devastating Consequences for Food Security. Here’s How the Media Covered It in 2020.

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Although food insecurity is a global issue that receives billions of dollars in funding from governments and philanthropic organizations and regularly receives commitments from international institutions such as the United Nations, at the beginning of 2020 it was far from the minds of reporters and many Americans. About the Author.

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Guest Post: World Maker Faire and the New York Hall of Science: Radical Trust

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On September 25 and 26, the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) hosted the first East Coast substantiation of the Maker Faire. Maker Faire is a massive public event, hosted by Make Magazine annually in San Mateo, that brings together hackers, crafters, and do-it-yourself scientists for a weekend of demonstrations and explosions.