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Tell the world’s leaders to take notice
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With over 1,300 Syrian protesters already killed, we must demand that the world’s leaders see these images and call on the Syrian government to: stop shooting demonstrators, release political prisoners, allow human rights monitors access, and urgently honor the Syrian people’s demands for true democracy. read more
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Civil society self-correcting
Written by Tom Fries
Nonkosi Khumalo, the chairperson of Treatment Action Campaign South Africa, asks whether African civil society has “lost the plot” in its efforts to encourage stronger international action on the AIDS crisis in Africa. Read more
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Civil society in action at the UN
Written by Tom Fries
The international HIV/AIDS Alliance (Senegalese representative Magatte Mbodj) prepares its representatives to advocate at the UN in June of 2011. Read more
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Mobile Learning Environment
Written by Gudrun Porath
The MoLE (Mobile Learning Environment) project is a collaboration between 22 nations, sponsored by the US Government. These partners are working together to build a platform independent set of tools aimed at learning collaboration and information sharing on mobile devices. Read more
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Two steps forward, one step back for Arab civil society
Written by Tom Fries
James Traub, writing in Foreign Policy, discusses the failed effort of the Arab “Forum for the Future” to incorporate civil society, and its ramifications: “A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum”. Read more
