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Organizing across generations for civil rights 

Candid

For example, last year, we faced a campaign that sought to restrict what schools can teach—by appealing to mothers. We brought folks together for rallies and family-friendly community teach-ins. In our case, we found a desire for peer support, community bonding, and empowerment. The result?

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What Advice Would You Give to Women in Africa About using Web2.0 Tools to Advance their Work?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is amazing to me that we have this rich history of working on project together, but we have never met face-to-face! s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). s Technology Empowerment Centre. The project will teach women how to use Web 2.0 Oreoluwa Somolu is Executive Director of the Women???s Of course, said yes.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

One volunteer manager at an Arizona zoo described finding new ways to teach their volunteers about wildlife: “Over Zoom, we would give presentations about the different animals in our collection… So, for example, I did a presentation on bird conservation, which was not something that we ever had before.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

Have Fun - Do Good

Then, I moved into the world of teaching. I was teaching in high schools in Miami and the Bronx and San Francisco for some time, and really wanted to be around young people, especially during their high school years, which I thought was an interesting time of their political development. It is a much more complex and nuanced history.

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Off the Mat, Into the World: An Interview with Seane Corn

Have Fun - Do Good

Then, I started going around the country teaching workshops around spiritual activism: why it's important to take your yoga off the mat and into the world, and the different ways that we can get involved. My history is one of sexual molestation. and all that it has to provide and teach you. I didn't realize this until later.

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Check out these startups from Pear’s Demo Day (there’s usually a breakout or two in the bunch)

TechCrunch

We are devoted to empowering modern families through economic empowerment, inclusivity, and community support.” Parthean teaches personal finance to young professionals. We are creating an algorithm that identifies brands’ super fans, based on their purchasing history and their social activity. ” Parthean.

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When should we worry about AI power-seeking?

The AI Alignment Forum

These are scenarios where humanitys continued empowerment rests on some combination of (a) AIs not choosing to seek power, and (b) the success of active efforts to restrict their options for doing so. Though see here for discussion of the philosophical questions that teaching values as a means of control can raise.