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

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Below is an edited transcript from a September 5th phone interview with Marisa for the Big Vision Podcast. It was the process of that questioning, and not necessarily finding the answers that struck me as right, and then becoming more active as I grew older. Loyal to the Sky received a Nautilus Book Award for world changing books.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

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Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. The best question to come through the "Ask Your Friends" application on Facebook thjs week is "Have you used Mechanical Turk?" Finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons.

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ethan Zuckerman gives a summary of Pros/Cons of facebook Activism , a presentation by Imran Jamal and the Burma Global Action Network. Check this recent interview to learn more about Jonathan's secrets to using social media tools for success. Be sure to check out slide 13 that answers the question, What Can We Measure for Web2.0?"

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Day 1: Connecting Up Conference: Brisbane, Australia

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Doug concluded his welcoming remarks with posing some important questions for the future for participants to reflect over the next few days: How do we keep a balance between the emerging and traditional technology so we keep in touch with digital natives and those who have limited connectivity? Mike Seyfang responded. What is the first step?

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

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I interviewed Christina for the Big Vision Podcast last month. People care deeply about this issue, but I think asking the hard questions, and looking for outcomes, and looking at root causes is something now that's being considered a lot more seriously. We keep having more and more people come across the Thai-Burma border.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

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You can listen to my interview with Jensine on the Big Vision Podcast website, or on iTunes. From there, I ended up going to the Burma-Thai border and working with women refugees who had fled the ethnic cleansing under the Burmese dictatorship. That's a great question and it's very true. I've posted an edited transcript below.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: WITNESS

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Some questions we tackle with include: What happens when our content is taken out of context or context is simply ignored? Recent events in Burma in 2007 and Iran in 2009 and even the US in 2010 reveal that governments can easily comb activists’ footage online and seek out protesters and citizens for arrest, persecution or worse.