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Little League's First Girl

Courtesy of Maria Pepe

An unsung American hero played on a bittersweet field where the personal intersected sharply with the political. Thanks to her, there are now over 300,000 girls playing Little League.    Read more >

Tips for Raising Globally Aware Kids

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Defacing Women: Perpetrators “Need an Ass-Kicking”

Academy Award-winning best documentary short Saving Face is, on its surface, a hero's journey involving a successful native son who returns to his homeland to tackle a seemingly insurmountable social ill.The affable Pakistani-born, London-based plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad has traveled to Pakistan ten times since 2009, volunteering his time to treat over 50 courageous women. These women - the film's real stars - have been horribly disfigured in acid attacks at the hands of abusive husbands, in-laws, and rejected suitors.But Saving Face raises larger issues about this global human rights atrocity -- and how simple endings are seldom that easy.  Read more >

How My Son Turned a Swastika into a Sign of Peace

swastika neighborhood

While walking with my 8-year-old son near our home in Manhattan, he spotted a purple swastika scrawled across a billboard advertisement. As I took in the complexities of the situation, my son uttered words that made my heart break...  Read more >

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Full Name
BeyondSiri
Member Since
November 2011
About Me: 

By day I run a small organization working on big issues - like international human rights and women's health care. 

By night I teach mid-career professionals at Columbia University. 

And in all the spaces in between - the most valuable of them all - I'm a mom to two amazing, if rambunctious, boys, and a partner to one pretty fantastic guy. 

I especially love to blog about tips for transforming our children into socially responsible global citizens.  All of our futures depend upon it!

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New York City

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Mom, academic, self-employed

 

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