This news story about a woman who used pseudonyms to create a Facebook account in order to protect herself from online violence, and then was 'outed' via their perfectly legal yet aloof "real name" policy pissed me off. So I wrote about it.
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I Have a Dream: Imagine Martin Luther King, Jr. As Weak
Rather than the prophetic force he's been eulogized to be, imagine Martin Luther King Jr. as just another man walking down the street, or sitting at a bus stop looking down at his knees, pensive... wondering whether or not he was doing the right thing. Imagine him as human, so…
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Activism and The Dark Side of Leadership
I decided against giving a call to action as my acceptance speech for the HistoryMaker's Lavender Rhino Award. I went with something more personal, given the recent teen suicides, and shared some of my history with depression as well. It is important for all of us to be open, transparent,…
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03/25/10 – Leveraging Social Media to Create Social Change – Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change – Boston, MA