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Change Agent Former enemies share samba in Colombia's 'Dancing with the Stars'
A policeman once held hostage by FARC rebels and an ex-FARC rebel soldier team up in a TV dance competition. 'If we can do it, so can others.'
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Change Agent Young Iraqis in Baghdad hold a peace carnival
The goal for next year: a ‘day of peace’ celebrated in every province of the war-torn country.
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Change Agent Civilians with smartphones combat war crimes – with an app
The 'EyeWitness to Atrocities' app records the user's location, date, time, and nearby Wi-Fi networks to verify that the footage has not been edited or manipulated.
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Difference Maker Ali Abu Awwad chose nonviolence over revenge
He already had been jailed and shot when an Israeli soldier killed his brother.
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Change Agent A couple in Rwanda defeats ethnic hatred with love
Viateur and his wife, Judith, have married across the divide between Hutus and Tutsis, becoming entrepreneurs and peace builders.
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Change Agent Games for Change do more than just entertain
Video games with a purpose, from peacemaking to teaching empathy to treating social problems such as discrimination, are growing in number and sophistication.
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Difference Maker Michel Serfaty asks questions others dare not pose about Jews and Muslims
Rabbi Michel Serfaty takes his ‘friendship bus’ around France to spread a message of tolerance and understanding
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Change Agent Conflict-prevention group plays a key role in a tiny Southeast Asian nation (+video)
Troubled East Timor has endured a rocky road to independence. The group Belun ('friend') is trying to forge common ground and ease tensions among factions.
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Difference Maker Barb Stegemann produces elegant fragrances from the world's trouble spots
The 'retail activist’ charged $2,000 on her Visa card and made 1,000 bottles of Afghanistan Orange Blossom, selling it out of her garage.
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Change Agent Sworn enemies in Colombia put down guns, make peace
The World of Timber business is a rare example of reconciliation between warring factions in Colombia's five-decade war that has killed 200,000 people and displaced 6 million.
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Change Agent US college student founds a 'peace camp' in Africa
Armel Nibasumba is committing his life to helping end the ethnic tensions that led to the deaths of more than 1 million Africans.
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Change Agent California police chief connects cops to the community (+video)
In Richmond, Calif., a police chief has employed several steps that have greatly reduced violent crime as well as the need for police to use deadly force.
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