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Women of action: Rukhsana →
I find stories like this very uplifting. I think there is nothing better than to help people who can very quickly begin helping themselves with a small hand up.
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Rukhsana is a member of a savings and learning group in the village of Dhulasar, in southern Bangladesh. This year, she trained to be the group’s cashier.
In 2007, this region was devastated by Cyclone Sidr in 2007....
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“I am a great believer in standing up for the rights of others. Even if your own...”
– David Levithan - Supporting Gay Teen Literature (via cake-light)
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A Vocabulary for Life
“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.” - 1984 by George Orwell. Orwell was talking about the State eliminating words to control thought. However, we also destroy words for segments of the population that never learn them. Interesting quote below that the danger we face is not people be exposed to the wrong books, but not be exposed at all. It’s been a...
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