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JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ).

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Interview Sudan Africa Congo 40

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APRIL 25, 2008

The Women of Color Resource Center has been around for a little over 17 years and we are a pretty impressive place, I think, because we are one of the very few places in the nation, and globally, that holds the interest of women of color, and girls of color as a central piece of our work. I ended up in it from way back, from where I grew up.

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Resource Interview Policy Issue 40

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Supporting data comes from many corners, but primarily the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). When I look at this data, I have one question: what''s the target? The demographic profile of those engaged would match that of the nation/region/city. We''re also considering these questions with local data in mind.

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Demographics Audience Museum Arts 20

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Then, there are some chapters who start for the express purpose of finding other like-minded women, and then the connections go out from there. The essence of Dining for Women is connection, education, and self-empowerment. and get a sense of Dining for Women as a national organization. It really does vary. How is that working

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Chapter Uganda Giving Interview 57

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APRIL 29, 2009

She utilizes her national platform to bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS crisis. It could be the environment, it could be educational issues, political issues, international, national. SC: It's a big question. SC: Well, one of the first things that we do is we talk about the mind/body connection.

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Interview Cambodia Children Uganda 46

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NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe. My last question is always, "What would you like to ask me?" PG: My website!

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Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40

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JUNE 29, 2006

Alli: Interesting question, like what is the road that gets us anywhere, I think they're always somewhat circuitous and unplanned. So, last spring Ella Baker Center, to launch its new program Reclaim the Future, took a big role in the United Nations World Environment Day Conference that was happening here in San Francisco.

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Arts Podcast Action Interview 40

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APRIL 2, 2008

You can see the ripples kind of spreading out, but you don't know whether one ripple caused a tadpole to swim a different direction, you don't know whether a bird flew away because the ripples made it change its mind, you don't know whether a flower that might not have grown in that place now is growing in that place.

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Global Fund Interview United States 44