October 2011
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WatchHillary Hahn on NPR’s tiny desk concerts!
India schoolgirl defies tradition to reject child... →
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I started a new blog: Love of Story →
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September 2011
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WatchSugata Mitra: The child-driven education
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“earl grey tea latte in the afternoon is so lovely”
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“Creativity involves the power to originate, to break away from the existing ways...”
– Oliver Sacks / Robin Headlam Wells - Shakespeare’s Humanism (via le-king)
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what is sustainability?
(More visualizations via Computing for Sustainability)
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Women in Poverty Epidemic, Visualized →
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What are some ways to stimulate creative and...
I just got myself one of these to facilitate some creative thinking, and possibly start to organize my many random ideas and thoughts. Perhaps, I’ll find my way to an amazing research question for my thesis?
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Feminist Social Justice Work: Moving Toward... →
I’m looking forward to reading this tonight! Here’s the abstract:
This article analyzes grassroots, feminist, and Freirean community-organizing as platforms for community-based service-learning (CBSL) and human rights work. CBSL is conceptualized as alignment, a first step in the long haul of working with community members in a solidarity relationship to create social justice.
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ABA President Robinson Statement on Denial of...
September 20, 2011
ABA President Robinson Statement on Denial of Clemency for Troy Davis Protection of the innocent is one of the legal profession’s most serious obligations. That obligation has life-and-death consequences when the death penalty is at issue.
The American Bar Association previously urged the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant clemency to Troy Davis, in part because...
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KIVA - empowering people around the world through... →
I started investing in Kiva a few years ago, and have repeatedly been paid back the amount I initially invested. With my most recent investment loan fully paid back, I just chose a new loan recipient in Cambodia. The recipient is planning to expand her local grocery business. You can be a lender for as little as $25. Check it out.
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Why Diamonds Aren’t All Girls’ Best Friends (via... →
[excerpt]: Today, Southern Africa[3] is home to 65% of the world’s USD 13 billion of annual rough diamond production. Investigative journalists have documented the bloody nature of diamond mining throughout the continent.
Specifically, mines in Angola, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are or have been under control of rebel groups who employ forced labor and use profits to...
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Reflection: Gender Issues and Child Soldiers – The... →
(via www.lubangatrial.org)
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Watchwww.p2pu.org
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have you ever gone through a day without running...
The water in my building is temporarily shut off so that the super can check that the pipes are all running properly for providing heat during the upcoming colder months. While this wasn’t something I anticipated, the day has been an exercise in awareness of how limited I am in my daily activities without running water. For one thing, I can’t take a shower. (I found out that there was...
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PeaceWeek 2011 →
A Free Global Telesummit for Building a Culture of Peace Join 32,289 registrants for PeaceWeek in the last year, from 161 countries Discover the Path to Deep Peace in Your Life, Your Relationships and Your World! Featuring 61 Inspiring Peacebuilders September 15 - September 21
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Watchdefinitely agree. if everyone played ukulele, the world would be a more peaceful place.
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WatchJulia Bacha: Pay attention to nonviolence
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