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From Avaaz.org:
In the wake of a massive cyclone, at least 22,000 Burmese are dead. More than 40,000 are missing. A million are homeless.
But what’s happening in Burma is not just a natural disaster–it’s also a catastrophe of bad leadership.
Burma’s brutal and corrupt military junta failed to warn the people, failed to evacuate any areas, and [...]

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Have you noticed food costing more when you shop? Here’s why — we’re plunging headlong into a world food crisis. Rocketing prices are squeezing billions [...]

I got this in my inbox this morning from Avaaz.org (My comments are in RED BOLD).
For those of you new to the blog or who do not know me personally, I worked at Avaaz for 1 year during its initial start-up phase. I’m now at Human Rights Watch, working with their China team [...]

I’m going back to school!
I have been accepted into the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU). I will be starting the two-year Masters of Professional Studies (MPS) program in September 2008. According to their website, ITP is:
A graduate department dedicated to creativity and [...]

Protesters hold a demonstration urging US President George W. Bush to cancel his plans to attend the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing because of the situation in Tibet during a protest at Lafayette Park across the street from the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2008. (c) 2008 [...]