Category Archives: Human Rights

Open for Business: The Quest to Create Shared Value in Burma

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

“So today we say to American business: Invest in Burma,” Secretary Clinton proclaimed in May, within a month of opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi’s taking of office after her parliamentary election victory last April. Driven by vast reserves of … Continue reading →

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Voter Rights, the Latino Vote + the Constitutional Query

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

Despite my decision to not practice law, I love me a good constitutional law debate (I owe it to my ACLU days). Voter ID laws are undoubtedly going to be a *huge* issue this election, especially given this infographic I … Continue reading →

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Human rights frameworks, the free market, and the spaces in between

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

A couple of years ago, I began working on a project called the Center for Live Capital with two friends. It began with a thought that economic growth in slums and “informal” settlements could be stimulated by assigning property titles … Continue reading →

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Irresponsibility 2012 – My Problems with Kony

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

I am going to keep this short, but figured I would write a response to my friends who have been asking what I think of Kony 2012 as a human rights practitioner. My first, visceral response. Yuck. To be fair, … Continue reading →

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Who’s Getting Paid to Have Sex? The politicization of female sexuality

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Heated debate over President Obama’s bill that mandates employer sponsored insurance plans to cover female contraception took a nasty turn this week. Despite talk of religious freedom and the proper role of the state in the private sector, one can’t … Continue reading →

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Transmedia Activism & the Fabulous Lina Srivastava

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

I found this interview with my friend / colleague Lina on her website. As a former lawyer who has very much created her own path, she is someone I completely admire and look up to a lot. I enjoy following the … Continue reading →

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Technology Meets Modern Day Slavery

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Could you have possibly imagined that there are 30 million slaves in the world today, more than any other point in human history? Slavery is not limited to the brothels of Thailand or Cambodia, either. A 2011 CNN article estimated that there are … Continue reading →

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The Story of a Water Movement

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

I’ve attached the press release for the typeTAP… 51 blogs so far.  Crossing fingers we make it to 10K.  We NEED it! Do you know of any companies that might be interested in matching all donations up to $10K? That … Continue reading →

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JR’s TED Wish: Art + Social Change

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

I know this is old news by now, but I have been wanting to put it up here for some time. Discovering the role that art can play in social change and re-imagining individual and collective perceptions / and shared … Continue reading →

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The World’s Coolest Plumbers without Borders

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

My friend Becky Straw of the Adventure Project is in India investigating her next socent project. I just had to post this photo that she sent me of villagers being trained to fix their own aid wells to start off … Continue reading →

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