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Our Innovators in Cultural Diplomacy Finalists showcase their completed campaigns!
Marwa Abdalla, SUNY StonybrookRuhi Shamim, Columbia University Islamic Culture in Context The Crescent Project
Are you an Innovator?
AIDemocracy is looking for 5 talented students to replicate one of these campaigns on their campus.
Interested in using your creativity to build cross-cultural understanding? Email Laura@aidemocracy.org
for more information on how to apply.
Rebel Rocker, Michael Franti, talks with Americans for Informed Democracy about his decision to join CARE as a CARE Ambassador, the Obama administration,
and what it means to be a rebel.
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