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Share Photo courtesy of Franklin Garcia Though it may not seem to be the case, any great communicator has to be a great listener as well, and there is no doubt that Saul Solorzano was just that. I met Saul more than 20 years ago when I was just learning to speak Spanish. Though [...] August 22nd, 2011 | Tags: advocacy, CARECEN, civil rights, communications, cultural competency, multicultural, Saul Solorzano | Categories: Communications Heroes, Social Issues
One comment | Share: Share Some people communicate for social change with garden shears, slowly trimming the landscape to a more pleasing picture. Others communicate with a machete, lopping off deadwood and anything else that gets in the way of change. Photo courtesy of NIH Bernadine Healy, who died Aug. 6 at 67 of a recurrence of brain cancer, was [...] August 9th, 2011 | Tags: bernadine healy, national institutes of health, women's health | Categories: Communications Heroes, Policy Communications, Social Issues, Social Marketing, Uncategorized
One comment | Share: Share Living in the era of “Intervention” and “Celebrity Rehab” reality TV shows and pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness, it’s hard to remember there was a time when society viewed seeking treatment for addiction as shameful and battles with breast cancer were kept secret. Photo courtesy of dbking on Flickr Former First Lady Betty Ford, [...] July 9th, 2011 | Tags: Addiction, Betty Ford, Breast Cancer Awareness, communications heroes, First Lady, persuasive storytelling, Policy Communications, Recovery, social change, social issues, White House | Categories: Communications Heroes, Policy Communications, Social Issues, Training & TA, Uncategorized
Leave a comment | Share: Share Photo courtesy of Alan Light on Flickr As the last episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show approaches, many people have remarked on the “Oprah Effect.” Certainly, it’s true that everything she touches turns to gold — the books she recommends become best sellers, products she recommends fly off the shelves and her favorite things become [...] May 24th, 2011 | Tags: communications, communications heroes, Oprah | Categories: Communications Heroes, Social Issues
One comment | Share: Share Photo courtesy of Public Agenda on Flickr. Newsweek executive chairman Sidney Harman passed away this week at the age of 92. A sound pioneer, businessman, communicator and philanthropist, Harman spent much of his life discovering better ways for people to connect to each other and the world. He made his fortune by introducing high fidelity or “hi-fi” to [...] April 15th, 2011 | Tags: Daily Beast, innovation, Newsweek, philanthropy, Sidney Harman, technology | Categories: Communications Heroes, Integrated Media Services, Social Issues
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