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bio: Yalcin Kaya

Personal Information First (Given) Name:  Yalcin Last (Family) Name:  Kaya Country or Region:  C/E Europe & Turkey

Blog: Behind the Barricades, There Is Happiness

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Posted August 5th, 2011 by HowMatters

Richard Moore describes himself as “just a guy who wanted to help.”

This is somehow funny coming from a man whom the Dalai Lama refers to as “my hero.”

bio: Francis Okeny Silvio

Personal Information First (Given) Name:  Francis Last (Family) Name:  Okeny Silvio Country or Region:  Sudan Francis, from south Sudan, brings over 4 years of non-profit experience working with missionary group and other  grassroots organizations in Sudan, Kenya and now in Norway; mobilizing and organizing youths and coordinating community projects and program; and serving in various leadership capacities as, educator, manager and entrepreneur.

bio: Michele McKenzie

Personal Information First (Given) Name:  Michele Last (Family) Name:  McKenzie Country or Region:  United States of America Michele Garnett McKenzie is the Director of Advocacy at The Advocates for Human Rights, responsible for policy advocacy and community and coalition engagement around The Advocates' priority issues. She received her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and her B.A. from Macalester College. Ms. McKenzie has worked extensively in the area of the rights of refugees and migrants. Organization:  The Advocates for Human Rights

Blog: Understanding Advocates: An Audio Interview with Joy Nelson

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Posted July 30th, 2010 by sluetmer

This summer at New Tactics I'm doing a project to get to know human rights advocates, particularly in the twin cities area, a little bit better. It's not always an easy job, and the diversity of individuals that devote their time to struggling for human rights is incredible; the diversity of how they do that is no less impressive. We want to know, what makes them tick? How did they get here? How do they do their work, and what makes them keep at it? I have been conducting interviews with activists in the twin cities area, and now we want to share their insights with you. So listen in, and get to know your human rights community, they've got a lot to offer.