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International Human Rights Day 2011

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On International Human Rights Day, we pay tribute to all human rights defenders, celebrate the recent victories of the human rights community, and recognize the challenges that still lie ahead in the global struggle to advance justice, accountability and an end to impunity. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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Find an Awesome Nonprofit Tech Training Near You

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We're a global movement with chapters in 24 countries. Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Kitchener, Ontario: Promoting Open Source. Birmingham, United Kingdom: November Meetup: Open-Source Tools. Guatemala City, Guatemala.

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NetSquared Goes to 15NTC. And Your Hometown Too

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These global leaders are coming from Uganda, Australia, London, and Florida. We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Open Data Day — Google+ Hangout. Busia, Kenya: Open Data Day. Yaoundé, Cameroon: Netsquared Yaounde, Cameroon Open Data Day. Busia, Kenya: Open Data Day.

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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

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The book famine may be receding here in the United States with Bookshare and the increasing advent of universally designed and accessible ebooks, but globally we have only scratched the surface of the need. That treaty should replicate the successful copyright exception here in the U.S.

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NetSquared Events for September: Featuring #Storymakers2014

Tech Soup

TechSoup’s digital storytelling challenge is open between now and September 26, 2014. Join our global tweet chat on September 4 for the best examples of nonprofit storytelling. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. We have $13,000 in prizes available! No local group?

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Getting Social with Your Local Nonprofit Tech Community

Tech Soup

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 60 cities. Lausanne, Switzerland: Co-lab du Savoir: Open Space sur la Gestion du Savoir et des Connaissances 1+2. Search for your city on NetSquared.org to find your closest event.

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NetSquared in May: Healthy as an Ox

Tech Soup

Maria Zaghi in Guatemala is bringing her fellow Latin American organizers together for a regional salon (Watch out! Johannesburg, South Africa: Open Data for Non-Profits - an Introduction. Guatemala: Agenda del espacio de Guatemala. Manchester, UK: Open badges meetup. Highlights from the Community. Friday, May 3.