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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

In a time when the conditions in Darfur are worsening , Maw Books Blog is leveraging her more than 20,000 monthly visitors to raise awareness about Darfur. For the month of September, blogger Natasha Maw will be Reading & Blogging for Darfur. book blog fundraiswer Darfur Hopefully even donating some money."

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APRIL 22, 2006

Yesterday I went to see Paul Rusesabagina speak, the man who inspired the movie, Hotel Rwanda. The talk was also sponsored by Facing History, Facing Ourselves , Human Rights Watch , the Museum of African Diaspora , Marines' Memorial Association , Bay Area Darfur Coalition , Amnesty International and Stacey's Independent Bookstore.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

October 15th was Blog Action Day , a day for bloggers, podcasters and vloggers to write about and raise awareness about an issue. Here are a few examples of some month-long and two-week long online events: Maw Books Blog ran a Blogging and Reading for Darfur campaign last month. She read 31 books and raised $1,1136.60.

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MARCH 12, 2008

It’s easy to imagine that the academic research may eventually serve as the building blocks for a unified theory of how to raise money. Stars — movie stars, rock stars, sports stars — exercise a ludicrous influence over the public consciousness. “Many of them work, some don’t — it’s a trial-and-error process.” Well, who is?

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MAY 21, 2008

Perhaps it is because my generation was raised reading The Diary of Anne Frank and watching dozens of movies about the Holocaust. As part of the anti-genocide moment, we raise both money and political will for civilian protection initiatives around the world. One of the world's challenges that disturbs me the most is genocide.

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