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Pat Mitchell moderated an on-stage chat with playwright Eve Ensler and Global Green’s CEO Matt Peterson after an early reading of Eve’s new play O.P.C. at Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club earlier this month. The cast includes acclaimed actress Stockard…

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Eve Ensler, probably most well known for her creation of Vagina Monologues, was interviewed on the D stage last week. She’s not a geek, VC or a start-up or Fortune 500 CEO, so it was an interesting and curious add…

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Last week, Acumen Fund CEO Jacqueline Novogratz held a book reading in San Francisco as part of the launch of The Blue Sweater, her new book, which is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Half.com. The Blue Sweater…

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Check out the Kilili Self Help Project, an initiative that trains Kenyans in sustainable farming practices. It’s interesting to note that half the graduates are women. The project supports the work of trained and certified Kenyan community workers who teach…

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I ran into some folks tonight who know the founders of the Q Fund, an organization dedicated to ensure a free education for vulnerable children so they can realize their dreams and talents. Yes, education, but its about so much…

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I was recently introduced to WITNESS director Jenni Wolfson, who performed a series of three one-woman skits on the PUSH 2008 stage last week. She sat in a chair and walked us through one Scottish woman’s journey as a UN…

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Musician J.D. Steele performed at the PUSH Conference this year. He and his siblings started performing together as children, forming that other singing family group from Gary, Indiana. Since then, J.D. has performed with The Steeles all over the world,…

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I’ve been wanting to go to the Minneapolis-based PUSH Conference for awhile now but since its always in June, there has always been a conflict. This year was no different as I was in launch mode, but I somehow found…

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Bill Cleary is on the OnHollywood stage introducing a video about the endangered Gorillas on the Congo. Thanks to African bloggers on the ground for generating media attention, enough attention to put pressure on the poachers. We see a video…

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Goldie Hawn on the TED stage last week in Monterey. The session was entitled – “I have a dream.” Three TED prize winners for 2007 talked to us about their vision, their dream. Jeff Bezos had the honor of introducing…

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