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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The attendees joked about how it was the "usual crowd," of NGO leaders, religious leaders such as Archbishop Ndungane (Tutu's successor), pharma company staff and the handful of business leaders with an active interest in the topic. People shared stories from the front lines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. One surprise: they aren't over-subscribed.

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All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones

Have Fun - Do Good

So, our view is that this Green Jobs Corps is the first step towards making Oakland a global green city that has our young people actively engaged in greening the economy, rebooting and retrofitting Oakland. The government needs to get involved. That is a big challenge, and again this has to be public/private.

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