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Monthly Archives: January 2009
This Land Was Made For You and Me
No matter what challenges we in the United States and across the entire world face in the days and weeks and years ahead, let us remember through dark and difficult times–sometimes in the darkness we reach out to others, hold their hands for guidance and to offer guidance, and in doing so we discover a [...]
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No New Stuff '09: In Which Matt Breaks His Camera
It’s not the end of the world, but it really is a pain in the butt to break your camera when you’re in the midst of a vlogging project that involves a personal spending freeze. Oops. Find out how I broke my camera, who’s really to blame, and what I intend to do about it [...]
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For MLK Day, A Call To Serve
Today in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr please join others across the US by taking part in community service projects. Click here to find out more on how you can get involved! Please take a moment to think of the power that individuals like Dr. King and the tens of thousands who have worked [...]
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No New Stuff '09: Paul takes on Springsteen
Paul asked me to send this out as he’s on his way right now, driving to Washington DC. Couldn’t imagine what’s happening in DC that would make Paul drive there from Kansas. Any thoughts? Any way, this is a pretty cool installment of No New Stuff where Paul takes on his hero Bruce Springsteen. Check. [...]
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Somaly Mam Foundation
Hey guys: Sometimes you just see a video and it moves you. I signed up to help the organization mentioned in this video as I finished watching this video; if it’s something that speaks to you, I hope you will too. They’re at www.somalymam.org. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbDoZvzvI2E]
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Letting Go of "Constant Vigilance" and the Muggle Mindset
Alright: can I talk about something personal? Well, I’m going to so here goes. I’m realizing more and more how unhealthy Mad-Eye Moody’s Mantra of “constant vigilance” actually is. I imagine that it works quite well if you’re an Auror defending yourself against Death Eaters, but even then, we see how someone like Dumbledore can [...]
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Socially Responsible Investing
It’s funny how things sort of line up for you when you want need them to. Last night I was talking to Andrew about starting a 401k and retirement savings and stuff, and then just this morning I was looking through a document he sent me and pulled out a link to Investors Against Genocide [...]
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No New Stuff '09: Newest Video
Matt just put up his latest installment of No New Stuff. This installment catches Matt on tour with Justin Finch-Fletchley, Tonks and the Aurors, and our friend Sam Friedman. It’s really funny and really good!
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Oklahoma City Yule Ball!
From the amazing folks behind the Oklahoma City Yule Ball: Do you like Harry Potter? Do you hate genocide? Of course you do! (Otherwise, you’re at the wrong website.) The Oklahoma Wizards League (OWL) chapter of the HPA does, too. We’re throwing a wizard rock Yule ball, the Mistletoe Masquerade, on January 17th to raise [...]
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Call 1-800-GENOCIDE TODAY!
Dumbledore’s Army woke the world up to Voldemort’s return. We in the Dumbledore’s Army for the real world continue to work toward waking the world up to ending the genocide in Darfur. Our partners at STAND have told us that “tomorrow, a small group of students will gather outside the Russell Senate Office Building to [...]
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