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10 Years of PeaceTalks: What Does Peace Mean to You?

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It often feels like there is little hope for our future and that there’s barely anything we can do to solve any of these big issues. This is why the PeaceTalks platform was created 10 years ago with the first ever Geneva PeaceTalks being held in 2013 at the United Nations. I asked my mom ‘Mom, why does nobody hear us?

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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Because it recognizes the root causes of social ills, by definition it describes a long-game issue that extends beyond solving challenges for an individual. Consider lived experience and amplify community voice. Example: Sam came home from Afghanistan with PTSD that threatened his family, his job, and even his life.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

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The Women of Color Resource Center has been around for a little over 17 years and we are a pretty impressive place, I think, because we are one of the very few places in the nation, and globally, that holds the interest of women of color, and girls of color as a central piece of our work. You had to improve the land.

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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. And one of their roles is to bring their voice." Together they shared their lives, their hopes and dreams.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

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There is something powerful about hearing Barack Obama's voice or the children's voices from the UNICEF podcasts or Nelson Mandela's voice from the recent ONE campaign podcast , inside your head. The Vice-President made statements on national television expressing certainty about Iraq's nuclear weapons programs.

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Nonprofit and Activist Women Bloggers in Chicago

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Today they announced that through their advocacy work, " Governor Blagojevich has issued a Proclamation honoring the Founders of La Leche League and declaring July 16-23rd La Leche League International Week!" She writes for Our Bodies, Our Blog (about women's health and feminism) and manages the web site, Women's Voices for Change.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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To me, that sort of sums up something very special about the way in which we try to make these resources accessible to women-led initiatives that are often some of the most creative that we are seeing on issues ranging from the environment, to health, to education, to building peace and sustainable communities around the world.

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