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Volunteer and Change the World

Posted in New Year's resolutions, changing the world, giving back, take action, volunteering, what you can do, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

From the January 2008 issue of B Magazine: Beauty & Beyond, January Reminders section, page 10, an article on adding volunteering to your list of resolutions for this year:
VOLUNTEERING: WHY IT CHANGES THE WORLD
By Linda Matarasso
Most of you have already made a list of resolutions for 2008. Is volunteering your time on the list? If [...]

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Online Non-Violent Protests

Posted in Gandhi, Global Voices, India, Iraq War, Jr., Kielburger brothers, Martin Luther King, Vietnam war, civil disobedience, human rights, injustice, internet, non-violent protests, online petitions, peaceful, peaceful protest, protesters, technology, text messages, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

With the “new” technology, comes new ways of protest, as mentioned in this column by the Kielburger brothers in the Monday, October 1, 2007, Toronto Star, page AA2:
NON-VIOLENT PROTEST HAS GONE ONLINE
Craig and Marc Kielburger 
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Their weapons were no match for the frail man draped in a simple white cloth.
Often facing the barrel of British [...]

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