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Win a copy of Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World

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To enter the raffle to win a copy of this Indie Excellence Award winning book, leave a comment below about an "ordinary" person you know who is doing extraordinary things to change the world. Please include your email so I can contact you if you win. While in Florida, Darius created Books All Around, Inc. , ordinary heroes book

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Nomad Cafe: How to Start a Green Cafe

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Well, Chris Waters of the Nomad Cafe in Oakland not only thought about it, he made it happen. Nomad is a statewide waste reduction award winner, through the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). Both of those laws passed and are now in effect. Have you ever thought about starting a green cafe? Secure financing.

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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

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And as Britt said, I also am the Art and Media Director at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights , which is based out of Oakland. The homicide rate, as people are probably aware of, has just really increased in the last few years in Oakland, where I live. We have four initiatives. If anyone is interested, I have a flier outside.

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

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He has won many honors, including the 1998 Reebok International Human Rights Award, the International Ashoka Fellowship, selection as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and the Rockefeller Foundation Next Generation Leadership Fellowship. Oakland, among other places, sued, got a four-point-something million dollar settlement.

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