You Cannot Save the World but Now You Know Omar


	You Cannot Save the World but Now You Know Omar

nedhamson1

7-17-2009 10:30 AM

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human_rights, child_labor, slavery, labor_trafficking

nedhamson1 says:

Big numbers are sometimes a reason for avoiding doing anything about a problem you know is wrong. Guess what? That's a lousy excuse - sorry but it's true. As Peter Block says about leadership - everyone is in charge of themselves - you can act, you can say something, you can make a difference.

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