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Christmas Giving 2010: Supporting Peace and Justice in Brooklyn, DC, and around the World

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

In these times, contributing to charities and causes is more difficult for many people, who often are struggling to make ends meet and worrying about the future. I'm more fortunate than many, in that I don't have to worry about how the rent is getting paid, putting food on the table or healthcare. (Well, at…

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CNN: Global Kids Teen Leader Addresses the Security Council (video)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

Here's a neat video from CNN of a group of young people from around the world who got to attend the UN Security Council during a special session.  More than 100 Global Kids teen leaders were among the youth who were at the session, called for US Ambassador Susan Rice. A highlight for us was…

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Ambassador Stages Coup At UN, Issues Long List of Non-Binding Resolutions (video)

Posted on May 5, 2009 by

Ambassador Stages Coup At UN, Issues Long List of Non-Binding Resolutions As a United Nations-nerd, this Onion video just kills me: "Ambassador Stages Coup At UN, Issues Long List of Non-Binding Resolutions".  Just this line alone is so perfect: I can't imagine what it's like for those ambassadors inside… having no idea what this madman…

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My address at UN General Assembly civil society hearings in 2005 (video)

Posted on February 8, 2009 by

Here's an oldie but a goodie that I dug up when thinking about some notable work highlights from the past.  In 2005, I had the honor of speaking briefly at the first UN General Assembly hearings with civil society organizations (CSOs).  This was a historic occasion, where the UN General Assembly for the first time…

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OneClimate.net broadcasting live coverage of UN Climate Change Conference into Second Life

Posted on December 10, 2008 by

The environmental group OneClimate.net have been broadcasting in Second Life live coverage from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Poznan, Poland.  I dropped in on a videochat with Jamie Henn from the activist group 350.org, Daniel Vokins from the UK Youth delegation in Poznan, and then Yvo de Boer, the executive secretary of…

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Second Life Human Rights Festival starts tomorrow: celebrate freedom!

Posted on December 9, 2008 by

  Here's the latest news on the enormous human rights festival starting tomorrow in Second Life: The 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Universal Rights is being celebrated by a huge festival in Second Life. More than 60 concerts mark the 60 years and the talents of 100 artists and musicians are part of the…

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United Nations Climate Change sim opens in Second Life tomorrow (November 29)

Posted on November 28, 2008 by

Starting tomorrow, November 29, the Ministry of Media officially opens in Second Life, a sim dedicated to the UN Climate Change Conference happening in Poznań, Poland from December 1-12. The Poznań meeting, which is expected to draw 8,000 participants from around the world, is intended to "advance international cooperation on a future climate change regime…

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Speaking about the UN, civic engagement, new media, and virtual worlds

Posted on November 24, 2008 by

I had the pleasure of speaking to my friend Josephine Dorado's class on "Collaboration in Networked Environments" that she is teaching at the New School this semester.  The course apparently this week is exploring virtual worlds and MMOs, after delving into a range of other social media, from social networks to micro-blogging to mashup technologies. …

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UN Foundation: Win a free “bednet observation trip” to Africa

Posted on November 20, 2008 by

The UN Foundation just sent me this interesting notice about a contest they are running with MTV called “Your Turn to Get Exiled.” Apparently this is associated with some MTV reality show called "Exiled."  All that matters is that if you win you get to go on a "net observation trip" to somewhere in Africa…

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The UN Employment Scam Unpacked

Posted on April 19, 2006 by

I’ve been getting lots of responses from people who have also received these fake emails from groups pretending affiliation with the United Nations. A nice person forwarded to me all of the documents and communications that she received when she applied for a job with the “US Committee for the UN.” She notes that after…

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A History of the Jazz Split

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