Sometimes we have to open up. Additionally, many Edmontonians have become worthy of note through their various charitable activities, donations and contributions. I’ve been an activist for nearly 25 years, but it wasn’t until those two beautiful wacky kids came along that I started to understand the profound responsibility that I’ve been given to make this world a better place. But we need the world to understand why, before it’s too late… This morning I received an email from Ricken Patel of avaaz.org celebrating the resignation of Paul Wolfovitz from the world bank. India strips four million people of citizenship in state of Assam, sparking fears of mass deportations of Muslims.
The draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published in India on Monday
8 years ago, my wife Genevieve and I were blessed with twins: Hazel and Sam. The petition aims to hold world leaders to account for the promise of universal … July 21, 2018 (San Diego) - It’s now shockingly clear that Donald Trump is Putin’s poodle.
Bill McKibben was 28 in 1989 when his first book, The End of Nature, a melancholy requiem, was published. The City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada has been the birthplace or a significant home to numerous famous individuals. Sarah Jane Brown (née Macaulay; born 31 October 1963), ... Avaaz founder Ricken Patel, #BringBackOurGirls campaigner Hadiza Bela Usman, CNN anchor Isha Sesay, UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown, and messages of support from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and actor Rainn Wilson. As The Boston Globe noted, despite its glum message, McKibben’s first book became an best-seller and environmental classic which has been translated into more than 20 languages and became the first book to introduce climate change to a general audience. His email reminds me that we can’t always talk ab0ut business, or entrepreneurship, or business planning, or family business, and ignore what’s going on in the rest of the world.
By Ricken Patel, Avaaz.