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Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

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Yesterday I went to see Paul Rusesabagina speak, the man who inspired the movie, Hotel Rwanda. 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.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

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AD: I think it is important to start by saying that the Women of Color Resource Center came out of a lot of political thinking and activism of the late '60s and '70s, when women of color really felt that it was important that their voices be heard in a movement that was largely dominated by men, and also white women and white allies.

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Ask Britt: How can I combine the creative arts with social impact?

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Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. FiftyCrows Foundation eschews these media politics and prioritizes social awareness by using arrestingly real, timely photographic images as a catalyst for education, cultural understanding and social action."

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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JG: I had the opportunity to spend some time in Rwanda when I was in college, and what really struck me about that experience was the willingness and openness of the survivors, who are both victims and perpetrators, to heal their country and to move on. government intervene, say in Rwanda, or in genocides of the past?

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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We have seen that in other places as well such like in Rwanda, and in the Middle East and numerous other places. It is a good thing we are doing this in Women's History Month. It hasn't happened in Latin America's history. I think in the United States, it is rare these days to remember the sheroes.

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