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Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

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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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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why do people give charity?

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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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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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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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