Category: Non Profits
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A few thoughts from #Idomeni #Refugee Camp
I keep writing and re-writing this post. Mainly because I’m overwhelmed, and angry, after just a few days at and around the #Idomeni camp in Greece. In the top photo, a woman covers her mouth due to the tear gas that was sent ripping through the crowds. (I was still in pain hours after leaving…
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Harry Potter as a Sacred Text: Or, is Kim Davis a Death Eater?
I just came from a new class I’m taking, Harry Potter as Sacred Text. It’s a space where, through a close rereading and examination of the Harry Potter series, participants can reflect on the text as a guide of sorts, one with a rock solid underlying morality code – and arguably, a sacred one. Which…
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Whom We Meet Along the Way
(Original post, and all photos, found at: http://beyondbinaries.org/2013/09/05/whom-we-meet-along-the-way/) Over the last few years, I’ve managed to circumvent a better part of the world solo. The most frequent question I get as a solo female traveler is this: “Is it safe?” While the answer certainly isn’t universal, largely, I would say ‘yes, it is.” But more importantly…
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Kony 2012 and the power of online activism
I’ll start by being up front – I’m skeptical about online activism. That might come as a surprise, because my last job was to do the writing for the online advocacy program at Oxfam America, a major human rights organization with millions of people in its support network. When Oxfam wanted Congress to act, and…
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