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• A new way to fight corruption: Shaffi Mather on TED.com

  
  TED Blog — Authority: 619
  Shaffi Mather explains why he left his first career to become a social entrepreneur, providing life-saving transportation with his company 1298 for Ambulance. Now, he has a new idea and plans to begin a company to fight the booming business of corruption in public service , eliminating it one bribe at a time. ...
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• Day Five: Back in the Grameen Headquarters

  
  Creating a World Without Poverty — Authority: 114
  I arrived at the Grameen Complex at 10:30am on Thursday, after having visited my old dentist (who does quality work for a fraction of the price charged back home).  Before I began my first meeting, I noticed the almost frenetic activity around me in each office I entered.  My good friend Mir Akhtar Hossain, who ...
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• Betavine Urban Security Challenge

  
  MobileActive.org - A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact. — Authority: 122
  The Betavine Social Exchange project has taken a step foward today by launching the " Chembe Challenge ".  The winner will receive a US $5,000 prize and the chance of a further US $5,000 to deploy the solution in the local market. The Chembe Challenge is all about finding mobile solutions to personal security ...
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• Evangelical church opens doors fully to gays

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  ERIC GORSKIFrom Associated PressDENVER (AP) — The auditorium lights turned low, the service begins with the familiar rhythms of church: children singing, hugs and handshakes of greeting, a plea for donations to fix the boiler.Then the 55-year-old pastor with spiked gray hair and blue jeans launches into his weekly ...
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• Federal LGBT employment benefits bill moves out of committee

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  By 365gay Newswire(Washington) The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today praised the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for marking up S. 1102, the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO). ...
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• Hillary Clinton Speaks Out Against ‘Oppressive’ Anti-Gay Uganda Bill

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke against the Uganda “kill the gays” bill in a speech at Georgetown University today. Full speech here. “Calling for accountability doesn’t start or stop at naming offenders. Our goal is to encourage—even demand—that governments must also take responsibility by ...
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• New York gov extends protections to transgender New Yorkers

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  By 365gay Newswire(Albany, NY) New York Governor David A. Paterson issued an executive order extending anti-discrimination policies to gender identity for state employees Wednesday. “Governor Paterson has taken significant action to advance equality for all New York state employees,” said Human Rights Campaign ...
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• Oklahoma City School Board Adds Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  GLSEN, December 11, 2009Fantastic news out of Oklahoma: the Oklahoma City School Board voted yesterday to add sexual orientationand gender identity to the list of categories protected in the Oklahom City Public Schools anti-bullying policy.Oklahoma is one of 38 states that does not protect students from bullyingand ...
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• Fenty signs gay marriage bill

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  In a raucous signing ceremony at a northwest Washington church, Mayor Fenty officially legalized same-sex marriage in the District, distributing ceremonial pens among the Council members standing behind him. The law now will go through a period of review consisting of 30 days in which Congress is in session. If the ...
  2 days ago

• Where there are young people, there is hope

  
  The Social Business — Authority: 462
  Its hard to feel hopeful today.  World leaders managed to not reach a really "meaningful" agreement yesterday, and as Polly Toynbee points out here  (in case you were looking to pass the buck to the politicians), its not as if were all full square behind those who are trying to get commitments to saving the ...
  3 days ago

• Harry Targ : Season for Hope, Season for Struggle

  
  The Rag Blog — Authority: 524
  I swear its not too lateTurn! Turn! Turn!By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 19, 2009Turn, Turn, Turn(chorus)To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)And a time for every purpose, under HeavenA time to be born, a time to dieA time to plant, a time to reapA time to kill, a time to healA ...
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• Slaves of the feed

  
  Putting people first — Authority: 426
  Thomas Petersen , co-founder and partner of Danish digital creative agency Hello , reflects on the experience and design implications of the exponential growth of information. “Constantly checking our feeds for new information, we seem to be hoping to discover something of interest, something that we can share ...
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• A simmering pot soon to boil?

  
  Kiwipolitico — Authority: 507
  Is it me or is there a lot of simmering anger percolating in NZ? A church puts an “edgy” advert on a billboard in order to promote thought on the meaning of Christmas and it gets attacked  and vandalized four times while bible-bashers and fundies go ballistic in the blogosphere defending the attackers and ...
  4 days ago

• How “social” is your bank?

  
  Putting people first — Authority: 426
  The banking industry is missing out on a huge opportunity to transform itself from a transactional model to an engagement model, writes social media strategist Jay Deragon on AlwaysOn. “Think about what lies within the system of banking: people and businesses. Now, do banks do anything to “connect” people and ...
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• Join Walls Of Hope!

  
  No Day But Today — Authority: 121
  Please help spread the word for this cause: This Christmas, help us make a difference in children’s lives through WALLS OF HOPE. Walls of Hope is a wall restoration project for the benefit of the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC). W.O.H. is our attempt to help bring back the hope that ...
  5 days ago

• A social entrepreneurs dozen

  
  The Social Business — Authority: 462
  Its that time of year again, when I look back at the blog over the last twelve months to see which posts were the most popular.  Here are my social entrepreneurs dozen for 2009: Nudge nudge, bag bag :  I wish Id come up with a less ugly title for what was to turn out to be the years most popular post (and the ...
  6 days ago

• As we consume Apples and BlackBerrys, natural world beats a sensory retreat

  
  Putting people first — Authority: 426
  Technology has drawn us into our interconnected webs, in the office, on the street, on the park bench, to the point that we exist virtually everywhere except in the physical world, argues Adrian Higgins in the Washington Post, who writes about us being “digital zombies” and “symbionts” [i.e. an organism living ...
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• Gay Gerontophobia

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  by Charles-Gene McDaniel2008-06-25 The following essay appeared in the Nov. 5, 1998 Windy City Times. Charles-Gene McDaniel worked for 16 years at Roosevelt University, retiring as head of faculty of journalism and communications and professor emeritus. He lives on the south side of Chicago.While out riding my bicycle ...
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• Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  Houston became the largest city in the United States to elect an openly gay mayor on Saturday night, as voters gave a solid victory to the city controller, Annise Parker.Cheers and dancing erupted at Ms. Parker’s campaign party as her opponent, Gene Locke, a former city attorney, conceded defeat just after 10 p.m. ...
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• Nev. brothel aims to offer 1st male prostitutes

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  From Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) — The owner of a brothel more than two hours’ drive from Las Vegas said she hopes to hire Nevada’s first legal male prostitutes within a month, now that state health officials have approved a method to test men for infectious diseases.The world is ready for women, or even ...
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