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		<title>The difference between effective protests and annoying ones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mees</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people hear the word activist or protester, many people immediately get the image of people yelling, breaking things, confronting the police or all of the above. I consider myself an activist and even I get that image thanks to the mainstream media&#8217;s representation of both legitimate and irritating protests. With the 2010 Olympic Winter [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=1015&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When digital advocacy sends a clear message</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mees</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lessons in communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was quite surprised when I saw the amount of traction and media attention the Facebook group Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament was getting. Stephen Harper proroguing parliament hardly seemed like an issue that would attract over 200,000 members in less than a month since it was created on December 30, 2009. How many people know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=1009&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Change in Cambodia</title>
		<link>http://melissachungfat.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/social-change-in-cambodia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[International development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just came back from a very fulfilling two-week bike ride across Cambodia.  A group of us participated in the Riding to Break the Cycle: Cambodia 2010 tour with Global Agents for Change in partnership with PEPY to fundraise for the two organizations. On a personal level, this trip was a chance for me to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=995&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t forget to remember in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked my roommate what resolutions she will make for 2010. She replied, &#8220;I don&#8217;t make annual resolutions. I set goals for myself every day.&#8221; That&#8217;s a better approach. We often break the commitments to ourselves to lose weight or reduce our consumption of [insert indulgence here] before the month is even over. Yes, to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=986&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Anniversary Human Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Christina and I recently met with two wonderful people who worked with the non-profit PEPY for six months in Cambodia. We will be riding across Cambodia for two weeks at the end of the month to fundraise for PEPY&#8217;s Child-to-Child program, which empowers children to be leaders in their community. One thing Christina [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=977&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home-made yummyness</title>
		<link>http://melissachungfat.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/home-made-yummyness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamie Oliver]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month is the last foodie outing of the year with my friends. Every month we try a non-chain restaurant in Vancouver because there are so many flavours to try around this lovely city. I was speaking to some colleagues about Vancouver&#8217;s food culture and it seems that many people eat out rather than inviting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=969&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forgiving for yourself</title>
		<link>http://melissachungfat.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/forgiving-for-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend and I are preparing for our biking fundraiser in Cambodia. We don&#8217;t want to go to the country completely ignorant, so we&#8217;re trying to learn as much about the culture and history as we can. I was lucky enough to be introduced to a new friend who is from Cambodia and she recently [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=961&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Riding to Break the Cycle⎯2010 Cambodia</title>
		<link>http://melissachungfat.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/riding-to-break-the-cycle%e2%8e%af2010-cambodia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m happy to announce that I&#8217;ll be going on Global Agents for Change&#8217;s Riding to Break the Cycle bike tour across Cambodia to fundraise for Cambodian-based non-governmental organization Protect the Earth, Protect Yourself (PEPY). The money we raise will support PEPY’s Child-to-Child Program aimed to empower young people to become agents of change in their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=954&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>350 in Vancouverland</title>
		<link>http://melissachungfat.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/350-in-vancouverland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to the rally in Vancouver, B.C. for the International Day of Climate Action and it was great to see thousands of people from all ages and backgrounds to demand that government leaders take meaningful actions to tackle global warming. There were over 4,000 events in over 170 countries. Participants around the world portrayed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=937&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Going on the Bridge to Cool a Planet</title>
		<link>http://melissachungfat.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/going-on-the-bridge-to-cool-a-planet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mees</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, October 24 at noon on the Cambie Bridge in Vancouver, B.C., citizens, politicians and communities are coming together to call on governments to fight global warming for the International Day of Climate Action. The people and groups coming to this celebration are one of the most diverse we&#8217;ve seen in the city for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissachungfat.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1127213&amp;post=932&amp;subd=melissachungfat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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