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Paradigm Shifting – Why Diversity on Teams Matters John Stewart get it - diversity on teams matters; it helps us make better decision and build stronger cross functional teams.  

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Ada's Cafe is Open ~ A Social Enterprise Business in Palo Alto

Ada's Cafe is Open!

Finally, we’ve all been waiting and now, Ada’s Cafe is open.  Ada’s is a #SocialEnterprise with a mission to hire, train and empower adults with a variety of disabilities.  The food is amazing and the staff are wonderful! To learn how you can help, please go to the Ada’s Cafe website.

Ada’s Cafe – A Social Enterprise

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Food Made With Love ~ By Ada's Cafe

Welcoming the latest addition to dining options in #PaloAlto, Ada’s Cafe.  A great place to meet friends and have lunch, a latte and catch up on conversations.

Ada’s Four Season Salad

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Ashoka Hangout - Unlocking Community Potential

Join the Ashoka Hangout on December 16th and be a part of the change.

“A live conversation on unlocking the potential of communities through cultural, art, design, and technology solutions. Moderated by Emily Kasriel of the BBC and the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship.

Panelists: Ken Banks (Ashoka Fellow and Founder, kiwanja.net), Joan Webley (Founder of Nanook Enterprises – Jamaica), and…

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Do You Hear Me Now?

Do You Hear Me Now

Oakland Fast Food Strike, December 2014 – Photo C Annette Bernhardt

In the San Francisco Bay Area, it is estimated twenty percent of the population is living in poverty.  The Fast Food Industry typically pays wages that keep employees living under the poverty level.  Remembering back, these used to be transition jobs, but in today’s economy this is no longer the case.  Fast Food wages are the…

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T Lab – Looking For Innovative Community Solutions Image by Shawn Semmler (CC BY 2.0) An initiative launched by Tipping Point Community in 2013 to design and test new solutions in the fight against poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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California's Forgotten Children ~ A Documentary Film by Melody Miller

California’s Forgotten Children ~ A Documentary Film by Melody Miller

“California’s Forgotten Children” is a documentary about child sex trafficking and exploitation of children in California. The film focuses on true stories of youth who were sold on the streets of California and are now survivors and brave leaders, fighting for the rights of forgotten children in the United States.

Their stories are compelling and empowering, showing that any child can be…

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Mountain View Bootstrappers

A great way to network with your fellow entrepreneurs in the heart of#SiliconValley.  Bootstrappers are meeting at Red Rock Coffee on Friday – be there.

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L.A. Child Protection Checkup, Part II

L.A. Child Protection Checkup, Part II

L.A. Child Protection Checkup, Part II

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The quarterly “Los Angeles Child Protection Checkup” tracks the implementation of the 42 recommendations issued by the Los Angeles County Blue Ribbon Commission on Child Protection in April 2014. The county’s Board of Supervisors created the Blue Ribbon Commission in June 2013, following a spate of bad press centering on child death and…

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Netflix Releases Documentary VIRUNGA in 50 Countries!

Netflix Releases Documentary VIRUNGA in 50 Countries!

Today is a big day for Virunga National Park. Orlando von Einsiedel’s critically acclaimed documentary, Virunga, has begun streaming in 50 countries around the world. With the release of the film, millions of people will now be able to see for themselves all that is at stake in the effort to save Africa’s oldest national park. According to executive producer Leonardo di Caprio,

“Films like Virun…

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Community Camp for Advocates - November 15

Community Camp for Advocates – November 15

Community Camp for Advocates is a resource for anyone seeking positive social change.  It’s a group discussion where we learn from each other and experience the synergy of group process.

Please join us for a discussion on Advocacy 101.  Topics will include:

Identifying issues affecting your community

Discussing possible solutions

Creating an action plan

Please email us at [email protected] to sign…

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Contemplation

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SLAC Public Lecture - Quantum CSI

SLAC Public Lecture – Quantum CSI

Check out “Public Lecture—Quantum CSI: Profiling Molecules with X-rays” http://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lecturequantum-csi-profiling-molecules-with-x-rays-tickets-12755344579?aff=estw via @eventbrite

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Getting Fit Should be Simple

Getting Fit Should be Simple

Move More – Eat Less

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