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More on Burma - Protests in Real Life and Online

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Via Facebook updates, I learned from Tharum that Preetaim Rai, the Southeast Asia Editor for Global Voices, posts a roundup of protests and prayer vigils in neighboring countries. There is also a roundup of links to Burma causes (not just Facebook that's just one channel) and events. from friends telling friends telling friends.

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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. Second Life Ruby has an update on the demonstrations occurring in Second Life in support of Burma. 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

Disaster Relief: Described their efforts for Tsunami and Katrina and mentioned efforts for Burma and China. They will be using Skype, Second Life, Facebook, and MySpace. Does the post relate to the blog's goal, voice, and conversational voice. Your supporters are better at it - let your supporters do it.

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

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In terms of my own life, as I write in Loyal to the Sky , I grew up in apartheid South Africa. I feel like I've done a lot of different activism, and a lot of journalism, and the motivating force for all of that was to shine a spotlight on all the places of suffering, and to try to emphasize voices that often went unheard.

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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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Steve Bridger

Conversation is the key, and we’re starting to give our supporters individual voices to hear while at the same time getting to know them. Her insight into “writing and life&# really resonated with me. The months after Wilma were some of the most challenging times of my life. Tell it quickly. Tell as much as you can.

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