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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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The US Campaign for Burma is asking for a boycott of the Games: "China is paralyzing UN Security Council action on Burma. The Olympics belong to all of us, and in the face of genocide, anyone in a position of influence must try to act." They are the main economic, military, and political supporters of the military junta.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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The way we do that is by asking every single woman around the world to sponsor one woman at a time by sending her $27 a month, along with a letter to start a communication link between the two women. We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. You get her picture. Every single one.

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What is Your Favorite Social Action of 2008?

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The short, dark, last days of the year are a great time to reflect on your 2008 Activist Resolutions , and your favorite "social actions" of 2008. My favorite social action was being a sponsor for Jacinta Onoro, a Nigerian woman participating in Women for Women International. What was your favorite social action of 2008?

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