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Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

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The talk was also sponsored by Facing History, Facing Ourselves , Human Rights Watch , the Museum of African Diaspora , Marines' Memorial Association , Bay Area Darfur Coalition , Amnesty International and Stacey's Independent Bookstore. People from the Bay Area Darfur Coalition were handing out info. darfur genocide rwanda bloggers

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Reading & Blogging for Darfur with Maw Books Blog

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In a time when the conditions in Darfur are worsening , Maw Books Blog is leveraging her more than 20,000 monthly visitors to raise awareness about Darfur. For the month of September, blogger Natasha Maw will be Reading & Blogging for Darfur. book blog fundraiswer Darfur

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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But wanted to capture some quick thoughts related to a couple of recent awareness raising activities taking place in Second Life or recently launched. I'm so grateful that other bloggers and colleagues like Rik Riel do such excellent coverage of what's happening in Second Life. It's been crazy busy last week and this week too.

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How Can Changebloggers Make a Greater Impact Online and Offline?

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October 15th was Blog Action Day , a day for bloggers, podcasters and vloggers to write about and raise awareness about an issue. Here are a few examples of some month-long and two-week long online events: Maw Books Blog ran a Blogging and Reading for Darfur campaign last month. The theme for this year was poverty.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January. As a result, the UN is making the same mistakes it made on Darfur and Rwanda. They are the main economic, military, and political supporters of the military junta.

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The Drumbeat of Bad News in the Nonprofit and Philanthropy Sector and A Couple of Glimmers of Hope

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And finally, if you're short on cash and you're a blogger, you can always write about an important issue. Be A Voice for Darfur is a petition and awareness campaign designed to bring attention to the appalling genocide in Darfur. Mom Advice did that earlier this fall and her results have nothing less than spectacular.

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Nedra Weinreich: Social Marketing Guru

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My social marketing colleague Craig Lefebvre, who has a blog ( On Social Marketing and Social Change ), asked me to expand some comments I had made on the Social Marketing Listserve as a guest blogger. You can create or simulate an experience that can evoke an emotional response from a visitor, as they have done with Camp Darfur.