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Hurricane Sandy Art Relief: An Interview with Elana Haviv

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She also pioneered art-based healing programs in post-war Bosnia. Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights. After 9/11, she spearheaded an art-based CMCE 9/11 Trauma Relief Project in the New York City schools.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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But more than anything, hackathons are fun events to network and meet allies interested in supporting your cause. Libraries have also been getting in on the hacking fun. Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Hackathons for Social Good. Library Hackathons. The ReStart Challenges.

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Win 2 Tickets to the Global Fund for Women 20th Anniversary Gala

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Honorable President of Liberia, as well as women leaders from Colombia, South Africa, Malaysia, Liberia, Bosnia/Herzogovina and Egypt will be honored at the event. Ann Curry, News Anchor for The Today Show , and Co-Anchor of Dateline NBC will emcee.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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Here is the route for the relay so far: Darfur - August 9 ( press release ; photos ; video ) Kigali, Rwanda - August 15 ( press release ; photos ; press conference ) Yerevan, Armenia - September 25 ( press release ; photos; press conference ) Berlin, Germany - November 29 Sarajevo, Bosnia - December 6-7 Phnom Penh, Cambodia - January 18-20, 2008 People's (..)

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"Books of Conscience" to Read During Genocide Prevention Month

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According to the Genocide Prevention Month's site , the genocide in Bosnia began April 6, in Rwanda April 7, in Cambodia April 17, in Darfur April 19, in Armenia April 24, and the Holocast began April 21st. Did you know that six genocides began in the month of April?

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. Our country director in Bosnia was a survivor of the four-year siege of Sarajevo. Honestly, it was starting first with wanting to volunteer with any women's group that was helping women in Bosnia and none existed at the time.

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What is Your Favorite Social Action of 2008?

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Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan). My favorite social action was being a sponsor for Jacinta Onoro, a Nigerian woman participating in Women for Women International.

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