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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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Lisa of ENOUGH writes in, Tell Companies Sponosoring the Chinese Olympics that Darfur is Not 'Business is Usual' , " we believe that the more voices that are raised, the more hope there is for peace in Darfur. The US Campaign for Burma is asking for a boycott of the Games: "China is paralyzing UN Security Council action on Burma.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. " -- the poll was done with mp3 files and so you can hear their voices. Alexandra Samuel has a great idea for using twitter - provide updates on how you've changed the world! and color schemes for your blog.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

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"I would wake up in the middle of the night and still hear their voices. I just had to take that chance." - Jensine Larsen Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse , a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. We unite those voices to accelerate change.

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Day 1: Connecting Up Conference: Brisbane, Australia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What if you committed to leave this conference with a tangible commitment to changing one thing about the way your organization's operates. He believes that: "Inspiration + Know how + tools = you can change the world" The tools are just tools, but you need to add your network. Nonprofits lag behind the corporate sector.

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The Journey of the Spiritual Activist: An Interview with Marisa Handler

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It felt to me like coming out of the closet when I began talking about spiritual practice with my activist friends"--Marisa Handler The more I write about organizations and individuals who are creating social change, the more I realize that to create true change, we need to change our inner world and our outer world.

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

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I think that we need to look at the root causes for why people wind up in exploitative situations, no matter what they are, and to say that someone who is a victim of labor exploitation and trafficking deserves equal voice with someone who has had a different experience. We keep having more and more people come across the Thai-Burma border.

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13 Women Changing the World

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Today I saw a blog post on Twitter about 10 Men with the Capacity to Change the World. I've interviewed soooo many amazing women for the Big Vision Podcast who are changing the world that I thought I'd post a sampler of interviews with 13 women from over the last four years. Founder and CEO of Raising Change.

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