Have Fun - Do Good

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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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2007

I was required to read Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States in high school. While I think the Museum of Freedom in Chicago is too objective/vanilla, I wouldn't prefer a hall of exhibits (sponsored by the appropriate PACs and corporations) on the freedom to drill for oil, the freedom to redistrict, etc. Of course not.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

JG: I had the opportunity to spend some time in Rwanda when I was in college, and what really struck me about that experience was the willingness and openness of the survivors, who are both victims and perpetrators, to heal their country and to move on. It was being sponsored by the Genocide Intervention Network. Why didn't the U.S.

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APRIL 2, 2008

We have seen that in other places as well such like in Rwanda, and in the Middle East and numerous other places. It is a good thing we are doing this in Women's History Month. It hasn't happened in Latin America's history. I think in the United States, it is rare these days to remember the sheroes.

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