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Virginia A. Williams

@Geopatra

Not-so-secret Social Change Agent (Consultant in Social / Behavior Change Programming) Recovering Filmmaker https://nitter.gq/t.co/V3BxHUdEDV

 San Francisco, CA
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Joined August 2008
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LymeDisease.org@Lymenews30 Dec 2022
#TopHits 2022 #1 The results of our latest survey: Clinician Barriers to Providing Care: Why Patients Can’t Get the Care They Need. lymedisease.org/mylymedata-c…
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Yashar Ali 🐘
@yashar31 Dec 2022
In 1976, Barbara Walters became the first woman to co-anchor a national news broadcast and first to sign a $1 million a year deal. But her co-anchor Harry Reasoner was furious he had to share the show and subjected her to sexism on-air and off. Here’s how he welcomed her…
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Please read and share this new report I just finished with @heatherbarr1 from Human Rights Watch's Women's Rights Division. We detail how women's lives in Ghazni have changed under the Taliban. Afghanistan: Taliban Deprive Women of Livelihoods, Identity hrw.org/news/2022/01/18/afgh…
Afghanistan: Taliban Deprive Women of Livelihoods, Identity

Afghanistan: Taliban Deprive Women of Livelihoods, Identity

Taliban rule has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls, new research shows.

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Hasina Jalal
@HasinaJalal8 Jan 2022
It has been six hours since the arrest of my father, Professor Jalal, and ever since, we have not been able to contact him. I call on the Taliban to immediately release my father. Please join my call. #FreeProfessorJalal #FreeJalal @hrw @POTUS @unafghanistan @SecBlinken
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Virginia A. Williams@Geopatra13 Nov 2021
Looking forward to next week’s FREE discussion with my co-creators of the FRONTRUNNER documentary, tx 2 my alma mater AU Films Across Borders - Wed Nov 17th at 12pm ET/9am PT/1700 GMT) RSVP for link to film. RSVP: bit.ly/Frontrunnerpanel… #frontrunner #Afghanistan #documentary
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Alive & Thrive@aliveandthrive22 Apr 2021
Rising rates of household food insecurity from #COVID lockdowns will have long-term impacts on children and communities. 👪🍲 Just published research from A&T emphasizes the need to #InvestinNutrition and social safety nets in India & globally ⬇️ bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/4…

Impact of COVID-19 on household food insecurity and interlinkages with child feeding practices and...

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has profound negative impacts on people’s lives, but little is known on its effect on household food insecurity (HFI) in poor setting resources. This study assessed...

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Joe Biden
@JoeBiden5 Nov 2020
Today, the Trump Administration officially left the Paris Climate Agreement. And in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will rejoin it.
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@ABC4 Nov 2020
The U.S. has officially left the Paris Agreement, three years after Pres. Trump announced he would leave the international climate change forum. abcn.ws/2I2fMKq
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Joe Biden
@JoeBiden7 Nov 2020
America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country. The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not. I will keep the faith that you have placed in me.
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The VP elect. First woman, first Black person, first Asian American. #RepresentHer
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Kamala Harris
@KamalaHarris21 Aug 2020
We are united—fighting for @JoeBiden and the soul of our nation.
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Joe Biden
@JoeBiden21 Aug 2020
We’ve been tested. This is a critical moment. Tonight, we’ll take the next step to restore leadership to this country and the White House. Watch live: pscp.tv/w/cg2_RTFvUEVMQkJiT2…
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Fly Without Fins@flywithoutfins18 Aug 2020
Bravo and thank you @SouthwestAir for banning the carriage of shark fins on your airline. Why can’t all airlines do the same? https://nitter.gq/t.co/ZINwhtPv05 #IATA
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Sarah Cooper
@sarahcpr13 Jun 2020
How to water
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Sarah Cooper
@sarahcpr24 Apr 2020
How to medical
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Andrew Cotter@MrAndrewCotter11 May 2020
Still having the company meetings online.
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TIME'S UP@TIMESUPNOW6 Jan 2020
“Time’s up on sexual harassment in all workplaces. Time’s up on empty apologies without consequences. And time’s up on the pervasive culture of silence that has enabled abusers like Weinstein." -@RoArquette variety.com/2020/film/news/h…
Rosanna Arquette, Rose McGowan on Harvey Weinstein Rape Trial: ‘Time’s Up on Sexual Harassment’

Rosanna Arquette, Rose McGowan on Harvey Weinstein Rape Trial: ‘Time’s Up on Sexual Harassment’

Rosanna Arquette and Rose McGowan held a press conference at the start of Harvey Weinstein's trial.

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Today we join together, not just us survivors of #HarveyWeinstein, but survivors everywhere, to speak out against a culture of silence, & to stand tall against a world that makes us feel that we don't matter. Forever grateful to all the #SilenceBreakers. Today we say no more.
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Chris Larkin@chris_e_larkin27 Nov 2019
I wonder how many of the gaffes that are an expected feature of election campaigns could be avoided if candidates slept 7-9 hours a day. The demands of a national campaign mean they're operating on maybe 4-5, which significantly affects cognitive function #poliscitwitter
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ICYMI - Good speaking skills tops the list of what employers want in a new hire. That's why #LinkedLearning emphasizes communications and other soft skills! Via @educationweek: blogs.edweek.org/edweek/high…
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Human Rights First@humanrights1st30 Apr 2019
We’re fighting every day for our clients – on the ground, in the court room, and in the halls of Congress. #AsylumSavesLives #RefugeesWelcome
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