Facilitating Change

Mostly vegetarian

I don’t allow meat into my house and periodically go through militant vegan phases — but sometimes order a tartare or a foie gras when out with friends. I adore veggies, sprouts, whole grains, beans, tofu, tempeh, and seitan — but then fight with my son over who gets the marrow when my mom makes [...]

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Network mapping and analysis for human rights

Skye Bender-deMoll’s Network Analysis and Mapping Report (April 2008) examines how network analysis and network mapping can facilitate human rights work. It introduces non-academics to network concepts, gives some examples of this work in practice, discusses risks and challenges, and provides a series of recommendations. The report was prepared for the Science and Human Rights Program [...]

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History: A reading list

My knowledge of history sucks. Badly. This is not good, because understanding what has come before is key to making change now. Luckily, in my travels, I’ve worked with some smart, smart people who love to read history books: Joost Vandenborre and Patrick Meagher.  I harassed them to give me their list “must-read” history books. [...]

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