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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

Fittingly, the university hosted the session “A Report on Philanthropic Funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” Panelists from Brazil, Kenya, and Jamaica discussed the importance of empowering communities in the African diaspora.

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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was particularly eager to hear the afternoon lecture , Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation , by Charles Nesson at iLaw. I'm pleased to report NO! He imagines a Jamaica ten years in 2008, ten years after the initial discussions about this project began. Photos of the slides. The background piece can found here.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Since its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the Declaration has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. This analysis is now helping to reframe how sexual violence is studied and understood by groups in Colombia and by the United Nations. and the European Union.