Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal)Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal) on May 29th, 2008

Digital media has been an effective tool for change these days as this catches variety of audience. Different tools can be used for change. But to work for social change is a change either you use this or that tool. BJ Bullert gave us some tips/process to build up documentaries for awareness, build networks, raise [...]

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Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal)Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal) on May 29th, 2008

While having dinner with Dianna and Cheyla we had wonderful time talking on women issues and our work back. Both of them are focused on different issues faced by women and are doing great jobs to build a world of justice. In my experience the access over financial resources has empowered women over decision making, [...]

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Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal)Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal) on May 29th, 2008

Peter Zdrojewski gave us a wonderful companion to board on Pacific Marine Research to learn about the whole program they were delivering. Being a staff member Peter took a day off to be with us and observe his own activities carefully. The program they are offering is very helpful to understand the importance of Puget [...]

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Shammi David (IF'08, India)Shammi David (IF'08, India) on May 29th, 2008

project management and administration is one we the social activists always do not give much importance.  Most of the activitist concentrate only on their filed work and fund raising, implementation program.  hence most of the social organsiation face problems in the field of management.  first time when I heard the sessions of Prof. S.Boga on [...]

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Shammi David (IF'08, India)Shammi David (IF'08, India) on May 29th, 2008

video is one of the powerfull media to highlight anykind of news.  it reaches the minds of the people easily, quickly and effectively.  In my organisaton we depend on others to make shrot documentary  movies, which is very expensive and time consuming.  When I attended the session of BJ a documentary film maker and listened [...]

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Shammi David (IF'08, India)Shammi David (IF'08, India) on May 29th, 2008

I thought that I should write somethings about women in Seattle.  Before coming to US I had a opinion  that here women are not friendly to outsiders, proud, very well setteled in their families and  many other. But when I landed in Seattle I got a different experience on womens. Seattle is a place for its progressive [...]

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Shammi David (IF'08, India)Shammi David (IF'08, India) on May 29th, 2008

Again I got an opportunity to meet Cheyla, Dianne and Paul along with my other iLEAP folks on Tuesday.  It was great to know more about the work what they are doing for women in and out of Seattle.  They do leadership trainings, develop economic stability, public the magazine which does advocacy and lobbying and [...]

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Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal)Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal) on May 28th, 2008

The Seattle center was full with crowd, cheering, singing, dancing and various different food stuffs. This was the first time for me to see so many people around. The Indian music and dance gathered a huge crowd towards. It was a great time for me to see the culture being revived and so many people [...]

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Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal)Ram Pokhrel (IF'08, Nepal) on May 28th, 2008

Yesterday with Tony and his two friends Dell and Walt I went for hiking Mt Pilchuk which lies in the east of Everett. I was fully dressed up with snow hiking stuffs and was excited to be a part of the trip; Tony was helping with these all. It was the first time for me [...]

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Nzene Sylvester (IF'08, Cameroon)Nzene Sylvester (IF'08, Cameroon) on May 27th, 2008

A Seattle based charitable, non-profit educational organization Pacific Marine Research dedicated to furthering people’s understanding of and connection to Puget Sound and its watershed was our host to in a boat tour. We were conducted in four different group activities simultaneously, and there was some program flexibility, beginning from adventure highlights, through to protecting and [...]

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