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Dragonair Hauls Rami off the Plane

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rami's basic answer was that it didn't make sense to him and that they should explain why there was such a policy. The pilot said it was a regulation of the local aviation regulator (unclear if he meant Hong Kong or China). He never raised his voice, but didn't cooperate with being hauled away.

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Imagery and Authenticity

Non Profit Quarterly

And I hadn’t noticed the imagery at first, but when you look at it here you can see, [image] clearly the contrast that they’re creating is around skin tone where Kendra’s opponent has very light skin, rosy skin, “Kodak China Girl skin” as its described, and Kendra’s skin is darkened and she looks very shadowy. Devyn Taylor: Yeah.

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Do What You Can: National Week of Action for Darfur April 6-13

Have Fun - Do Good

I just have to do what I can. " -- Jerry Fowler, Executive Director of the Save Darfur Coalition , during an interview on the Voices on Genocide Prevention Podcast. Tell China to, "Extinguish the Flames of Genocide in Darfur." I focus on the fact that I don't have to solve it. I don't have to solve the problem.

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What the Potential Tiktok Ban Means for Your Digital Marketing Strategy

Media Cause

Most recently, their CEO went before Congress to answer questions about data collection and the platform’s ties to China. TikTok has pushed us to use the voices of real people and influencers that are part of the communities we work with—something we need to do more of. TikTok has been in the news a lot lately—for a variety of reasons.

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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. Free software, but expensive in terms of your time -Set out with minimal (achievable) goals and guidelines (policy) They differed in the audience building strategy and definition. They have a comment policy on their blog.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

Have Fun - Do Good

We love people that look for fair trade for the farmers overseas, and supporting a bamboo village in China. I think one of the things that is missing from cities are policies that support the creation of an environment for a company to thrive and to grow. Too often we give the resources to the communities that have the loudest voice.

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

Have Fun - Do Good

I saw the potential, at the grassroots level, of the local leaders, many of whom were women who were running various campaigns and health programs and educational programs that didn't have a chance to have their voices heard, and to design their future. You both just came back from the 2010 West African Women and Water Training in Ghana.