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Half the Sky: Holding Up One Man's Massive Ego*

amanii wrote 2 weeks ago: You know that uncomfortable feeling you get when you realize that someone who is involved in genuine … more →

Tags: Africa, Books, Women, Half the sky, Nicholas Kristof, On the Ground Blog, shameless self promoters, Sheryl Wudunn, The New York Times

John J. Prendergast1 comment

geraldjoemoreno wrote 1 month ago: John J. Prendergast John J. Prendergast, Ph.D., is an adjunct assistant professor of psychology at t … more →

Tags: Conny Larsson, Gerald Moreno, Joe Moreno, sathya sai baba, Sai Controversy, Sai Baba, Timothy Conway, Conny Folke Eugen Larsson, John J Prendergast

The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo

moonstruck4 wrote 3 months ago: Just came from seeing this incrediby moving film, introduced by Andie Mcdowell and also John Prender … more →

Tags: International News, Human Rights, gender based violence, rape, Congo, Conflict minerals, andie mcdowell, Rachael Madow

NBA Star Tracy McGrady Creates a Darfur Dream Team5 comments

Diane Beeler wrote 4 months ago: Tracy McGrady's Houston Mansion 30-year-old NBA Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady, who makes an … more →

Tags: Africa, Do Good, Heroes, Human Rights, Justice, Refugees, social causes, World, 3 Points

Activism Abroad1 comment

AAUWguest wrote 5 months ago: A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend Campus Progress’ national conference in Washi … more →

Tags: women and civil rights, Social Justice, Sexual Violence, Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, Enough Project, Congo

Celebrity Activism Blows

Deontologist wrote 5 months ago: Today, public voting begins on something called the Come Clean 4 Congo Video Contest.  It’s this com … more →

Tags: Enough Project, Video, activism, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nicole Richie, Congo, Jenna Dewan

Ace of Cakes, Eat Your Heart Out

Deontologist wrote 5 months ago: According to their Wikipedia page, it was on this day in 2004 that the Save Darfur Coalition was fou … more →

Tags: Mahmood Mamdani, event, jerry fowler, Save Darfur Coalition, Enough Project, MR, activism, Hats, China

2009 Campus Progress National Conference

mylegg wrote 5 months ago: On Wednesday July 8th, I had the pleasure of attending the 5th Annual Campus Progress National Confe … more →

Tags: Campus Progress, Bill Clinton, Van Jones, Joel Madden

Blazing Kristofs

Deontologist wrote 6 months ago: There’s this great scene in Blazing Saddles, in which the townspeople point guns at Bart, the newly … more →

Tags: Mahmood Mamdani, Blog, Enough Project, Prendergastastic Hair, Barack Obama, John Norris, Nicholas Kristof, Blazing Saddles, Alex de Waal

Where Nikki Sixx Meets Darfur

Chris wrote 6 months ago: I last was in touch with this dude in about 1998 or 1999. He was involved with a band in the Bay are … more →

Tags: Music, World Events, Alanis Morrisette, Cruefest, Darfur, donald m payne, Hillary Duff, james michael, MEATLOAF

The Children's Crusade

Deontologist wrote 6 months ago: We’ve tried to assert a little more adult supervision into this movement. ~John Prendergast As … more →

Tags: Mahmood Mamdani, Save Darfur Coalition, Dollars for Darfur, Child Soldiers

Take the Activist Quiz!

Deontologist wrote 7 months ago: On her blog, Rebecca Hamilton recently posed the ridiculous question “Is citizen advocacy at its mos … more →

Tags: Mahmood Mamdani, Prendergastastic Hair, jill savitt, Rebecca Hamilton, Erin Mazursky, sam bell

5 Ways John Prendergast Could Help Darfuris Other Than Fasting

Deontologist wrote 7 months ago: 5. Donate the money he spends on hair products to an organization that gives Darfuris food. SDAP … more →

Tags: Prendergastastic Hair, Darfur Fast for Life, Destiny's Child

Women, Rape, War1 comment

cooper wrote 7 months ago: Senator Barbara Boxer and Senator Russ Feingold presided over a joint hearing of the Foreign Relatio … more →

Tags: Africa, Congo, Darfur, Enough, Human Rights, Justice and Equality, News and info, Policy, rape

Is Darfur A Genocide?1 comment

Kristen wrote 8 months ago: An article in today’s LA Times written by Edmund Sanders questions whether or not the situatio … more →

Tags: News and Opinion, Darfur, genocide, Sudan, US, UN

Arrested Development: The 10 funniest things about the protest at the Sudanese embassy

Deontologist wrote 8 months ago: 10.       Faux homegrown activists holding faux homemade signs. What advocacy organizations often do … more →

Tags: event, Blog, jerry fowler, Prendergastastic Hair, Protest, United Nations, Rodolphe Adada, Diplomacy

Arrested for Darfur

Anshul wrote 8 months ago: Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast, left, and Save Darfur Coalition president Jerry Fowler, … more →

Tags: News and Opinion, Darfur, genocide, Save Darfur, Enough Project, jerry fowler, Jim McGovern, John Lewis, Donna Edwards

Civil Disobedience Made Fun

savedarfuraccountabilityproject wrote 8 months ago: From the ENOUGH Project blog: “We need to shake up the status quo, and that’s why we … more →

Tags: Prendergastastic Hair

Antebellum Advocacy

Deontologist wrote 8 months ago: Sometimes you can tell a lot about the merits of an argument by how its proponents respond to critic … more →

Tags: Mahmood Mamdani, event, Debate, Save Darfur Coalition, Enough Project, John Norris, Rebecca Hamilton


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