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Originally posted at Change.org.
On Tuesday I had the opportunity to go on a “live tweet” architectural tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (@holocaustmuseum). For those unfamiliar with the “live-tweet” genre, this means that a group of us showed up at the museum, blackberries, iPhones and cell phones in hand, ready to send [...]
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I’m very excited and proud to to join in the announcement of the launch of EarthAid.net, a new platform created by Earth Aid Enterprises. Earth Aid takes an innovative approach to America’s energy and climate change problems.
Earth Aid empowers you to save money and save the environment by reducing your energy consumption. More importantly, for [...]
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Just learned about the use of the Twitter Hashtag #genprev from Twitter user TedPerl at the Center for International Conflict Resolution.
Please use that hashtag when discussing Genocide Prevention and related issues. And, you can always check the search function for it (or subscribe to the RSS feed) to keep up on genocide related discussions in [...]
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Originally posted at Stop Genocide.
Sometimes, it’s easy to forget the horrific realities of genocide. While there is no way those of us who haven’t experienced it firsthand can truly begin to understand, many creative groups have found ways to help us get a little closer, from the comfort of our computers.
Video and YouTube: 24 [...]
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Slacktivism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Just came across this interesting (relatively) new term:
Slacktivism (sometimes slactivism) is a portmanteau formed out of the words slacker and activism. It is a pejorative term that describes taking painless “feel-good” measures in support of an issue or social cause that have little or no practical effect other than to [...]
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This Sunday’s Washington Post contained a fascinating piece by GlobalSecurity.org’s John Pike. In it, Pike predicts “Soon — years, not decades, from now — American armed robots will patrol on the ground as well, fundamentally transforming the face of battle.” We all know that technology’s on the rise – so why does this matter?
Apparently, “Conventional [...]
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Stop Genocide Blog for Darfur Twitter #genprev
