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Afghanistan's Streets And Traveling Through Conflict

Anna Brones | Posted 01.14.2013 | Travel
Read More: Photos, Photography, Kabul, Women, Art, Shannon Galpin, Activism, Conscious, Conflict Zone, Nonprofit, Cultural Awareness, Tony DiZinno, Travel, Afghanistan, Mountain2mountain, Culture, Travel News
Anna Brones

Afghanistan is not a country that you can always travel freely. It is a conflict zone with security risks. There are checkpoints and military with AK 47s. There are suicide bombings. There is poverty.

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A Space for Art Emerges in Kabul

Shannon Galpin | Posted 01.13.2013 | Arts
Read More: Photography, Kabul, Inside Out Project, Rahim Walizada, Streets of Afghanistan, Mountain2mountain, Chuk Palu, Kabul Art, Afghanistan Art, Arts News
Shannon Galpin

Afghanistan is not the place you might think of for emerging artists and activist culture. Yet few countries in the world are more ripe for an artistic scene.

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Internet Cafes Spark Fight for Women's Rights

Shannon Galpin | Posted 06.11.2012 | Impact
Read More: Social Media, Women's Rights, Young Women for Change, Citizen Journalism, Afghanistan, Mountain2mountain, Internet Cafes, Voice2voice, Internet Cafes Afghanistan, Internet Cafes Women's Rights, Impact News
Shannon Galpin

On Women's International Day, young women in Kabul celebrated the opening of the first women's internet cafe. The first of its kind in Afghanistan, the Sahar Gul cafe allows a safe environment for women to use the internet, to socialize.

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Creating A Future For Afghanistan's Deaf

Shannon Galpin | Posted 02.27.2012 | Good News
Read More: Deaf Children, Deafness, Education, Afghanistan, Mountain2mountain, Sign Language, Good News, Good News News
Shannon Galpin

Working with ANAD, we secured a from the Afghan government to serve as a permanent location for Afghanistan's deaf to build a thriving community.

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Pedal Power Nation

Shannon Galpin | Posted 11.09.2011 | Impact
Read More: Dervla Murphy, Mountain Biking, Panjshir Tour, Slidepollajax, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan, Mountain2mountain, Matthew Modine, David Holbrooke, Human Rights, Gender Equity, Impact News
Shannon Galpin

This is the second year of the Panjshir Tour, based off my experiences mountain biking in Panjshir province of Afghanistan. Yup, Afghanistan.

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Reflections on Women's Day and the Silent Killer

Shannon Galpin | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Women's Rights, Human Rights, Rape, Nicholas Kristoff, Mountain2mountain, Melinda Gates, International Women's Day, Afghanistan, Gender Equity, Maternal Health, Human Trafficking, Maternal Mortality, World News
Shannon Galpin

Tuesday was International Women's Day, and celebrations were in full effect around the world, where for many countries, it's a national holiday. Sinc...

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Jewelry in a War Zone?

Shannon Galpin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Jeanine Payer Jewelry, Non-Profit Organizations, Women's Rights, Corporate Responsibility, International Women's Day 2011, Afghanistan, Fashion, International Women's Day, Mountain2mountain, Poetry, Longellow, Impact News
Shannon Galpin

There is an unusual strength that comes from wearing the words that inspire us.

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A Talisman for the Women Around the World

Shannon Galpin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Jeanine Payer, Women's Rights, Talisman, Afghanistan, Mountain2mountain, Jewelry, Poetry, Women's International Day, Fashion, Longfellow, Human Rights, Style News
Shannon Galpin

Talisman. def: an object held to act as a charm, avert evil and bring good fortune My talisman is a silver ring that I've had for several years. It...

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Streets of Afghanistan: Cultural Immersion

Shannon Galpin | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Photography, Kabul, Tony Di Zinno, Afghanistan, Beth Wald, Mountain2mountain, Streets of Afghanistan, AINA Photo, Culture, Trinityeight, World News
Shannon Galpin

Couple the lack of security with the media coverage of the war on terror, and it becomes difficult to connect to the real Afghanistan today. That mkes connecting communities and cultures more important than ever.

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Man Up? No, Thanks

Shannon Galpin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Unifem, Women's Rights, Empowerment, The Girl Effect, 2010 Elections, The Women's Conference, Gender Equity, Mountain2mountain, Christine O'donnell, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Shannon Galpin

I don't need to see Tarzan-like chest pounding from any candidate, male or female, to decide my vote. I need substance. If I wanted to hear a five-year-old's discourse, I'd listen to my kindergartner.

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Progress in Afghanistan? The Youth Movement in Kabul

Shannon Galpin | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Kabul, Afghanistan, Kabul Dreams, Sabrina Sagheb, Skateistan, The Youth Movement, Mountain2mountain, World News
Shannon Galpin

Afghanistan's youth are living their lives every day under great strain, never knowing if their country will one day be at peace again, but determined to find their own voice in amongst the rubble that surrounds them.

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Mountain2Mountain, Colorado-Based Nonprofit, Working To

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Quality Management Construction, Afghanistan, InnoVida Holdings, Afghanistan School for Deaf, Mountain2Mountain, Denver News

DENVER — A Colorado nonprofit is partnering with an Afghan organization to build a school in Kabul for deaf children, who often face a bleak fut...

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