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	<title>Laurie Thompson &#187; Youth empowerment</title>
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		<title>Review: We&#8217;ve Got a Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson Peachtree Publishers, February 1, 2012 176 pages Ages: 10 and up Oscar Wilde supposedly said, “Any fool can make history, but it takes genius to write it.” While I don’t necessarily agree with the first &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2012/01/30/review-job/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>International Day of the Girl: Stand Up for Girls!</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/09/22/international-day-girl-stand-girls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I took part in the Rally for Girls&#8217; Education by standing up for girls! Did you know that two thirds of the world&#8217;s illiterate people are women? Don&#8217;t you think every girl has the right to read and write &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/09/22/international-day-girl-stand-girls/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Soccer, Walk to End Alzheimer&#8217;s, and TEDxRedmond 2011</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/09/09/edxredmond-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is a big day. First, my son will be having his first soccer game of the season with his brand new team. Go Eagles!     At the same time, I&#8217;ll be walking with my daughter in the Walk &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/09/09/edxredmond-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Meet young social entrepreneur Riley Carney!</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/06/01/meet-young-social-entrepreneur-riley-carney/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first met Riley Carney on Twitter. As you can see in her profile, she’s 18, has published 3 books (so far), and founded a nonprofit organization for children’s literacy. Pretty amazing, huh? I knew right away she was somebody &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/06/01/meet-young-social-entrepreneur-riley-carney/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Sunday Scribblings #194: People Who Dared</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2009/12/20/sunday-scribblings-194-people-who-dared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The prompt over at Sunday Scribblings today is dare. My first instinct was to write a spontaneous short fiction vignette—that is what prompts are all about, right? But, while I consider writing fiction a useful practice to improve my skills &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2009/12/20/sunday-scribblings-194-people-who-dared/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2009/10/28/the-siemens-we-can-change-the-world-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge gives students in grades K-8 the opportunity, tools and inspiration to become agents of change. From their website: The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, and the National Science Teachers Association invite you to &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2009/10/28/the-siemens-we-can-change-the-world-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>#SWF09: The role of education in social entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2009/03/25/swf09-the-role-of-education-in-social-entrepreneurship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article over at the Social Enterprise mag has some great quotes about creating young change-makers: Paraphrasing Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka: &#8220;Young people should be educated about social entrepreneurship from the age of 12 if there is to be &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2009/03/25/swf09-the-role-of-education-in-social-entrepreneurship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>David Archuleta for DoSomething.org</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2009/03/13/david-archuleta-for-dosomethingorg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yup, I&#8217;m an Idol fan, and I love love love David Archuleta. Now he&#8217;s teamed up with one of my favorite organizations: “I know as well as anyone that teenagers have the power to do something. So I’m genuinely excited &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2009/03/13/david-archuleta-for-dosomethingorg/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Tapping Youth Innovation 2009</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2009/03/11/tapping-youth-innovation-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From GenV Campaigns: Ashoka GenV and WaterAid welcome all your ideas for how to improve access to clean water and sanitation. Just send us one paragraph about your idea and we can guide you on how to proceed. The ten &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2009/03/11/tapping-youth-innovation-2009/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Youth as change-makers—the next revolution</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2009/03/09/youth-as-change-makers%e2%80%94the-next-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka, is one of my personal heroes. Thanks to Jack at Youth Venture Seattle, I had the most amazing opportunity to hear him speak in person a few weeks ago. I also got to meet him &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2009/03/09/youth-as-change-makers%e2%80%94the-next-revolution/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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