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Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

Have Fun - Do Good

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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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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As a result, the UN is making the same mistakes it made on Darfur and Rwanda. They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January. We are calling on people of conscience throughout the world to boycott the 2008 Chinese Olympics."

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Issues Exhibitions: Questions as a Basis for Design

Museum 2.0

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. But is stand-taking always right for museums? Of course not.

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Impact and Interoperability: How Technology Powers Collaboration

Saleforce Nonprofit

In November 2021, we joined with our ImpactCloud partners, AWS, nonprofits like NetHope and Mercy Corps , the Pacific Disaster Center , and the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) in a crisis response scenario to a simulated earthquake in Rwanda. The challenges facing humanity in 2021 are intersectional and complex.

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7 Things I learned From #Beth53 Fundraiser and PoST Class

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, I noticed that Spencer Brodsky , who I helped last December when he was doing a fundraiser campaign for his project in Rwanda, re-tweeting the birthday call to action. You reflect in real-time, observe, tweak and adjust. I also realized the opportunities for real time network weaving as the campaign is unfolding.

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

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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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Why Women Are the Market for Changing the World, and How to Reach Them: Interview with The She Spot co-author, Lisa Witter

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I sponsor her for a low monthly fee, and we write letters back and forth to one another. I learn about women in Rwanda, and they learn about my life. We're friends and she has taken an interest in the work that I do, and even invited me to travel with her in Rwanda and experience the program there. We build deep connections.