Must Reading for the Frustrated Social Entrepreneur

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2008-12-16 08:21:00 UTC
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Change.org's Animal Rights blogger Stephanie just posted an incredibly articulate piece asking those who would consider attacking or belittling animal rights activists to consider just what it means to take a position against mainstream belief and fight for right in the face of overwhelming opposition. While her perspective is that of an animal rights activist, so much of what she says can be applied to anyone who's felt out of place or crazy for trying to bring into being the world that should be rather than the world that is. "Tradition--even centuries-long tradition--doesn't make something right or true."

Go read it.

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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