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See3 Celebrates Blog Action Day

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Bloggers, activists and friends gathered at our office to watch The New Silver , a film about a woman in Bolivia who is fighting to build a better life for her family with the help of microcredit. The Senate is debating a new Farm Bill, which will set policies that could either help small farmers at home and abroad-or keep them struggling.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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One of their programs is the Reality Tours, where they bring groups of individuals to regions to look at the social justice issues and other pressing issues, that really color the experience and the culture of a place. So our first exchange that we did with Global Exchange was called "Transformative Advocacy in Bolivia."

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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I think my favorite example of that is a women's group from the highlands of Bolivia who wrote to us maybe seven or eight years ago. We have seen that in other places as well such like in Rwanda, and in the Middle East and numerous other places. They are often in the places where toxic dumps, and other kinds of dumps are housed.

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