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Human migration regularly provides some of the most poignant and heart-wrenching stories in the news today. I read these stories with amazement, sadness and compassion for people whose lives are so difficult as to make the risk of this treacherous journey worthwhile. Usually, we learn about these undocumented migrants because their lives have been lost along the way or they have been captured by authorities, exposing their desperate methods of slipping illegally and unnoticed into the United States.

Who are these people? How do they find the courage to leave their families to take these life-and-death risks?  What happens to them during their migration?  What must we understand about this as Americans and as human beings?

These are just a few of the questions that Rachel will pose on Monday in her next National Geographic Explorer Series show with Jason De Leon, whose innovative approach to telling this story through the artifacts of migrants brings archaeology into the present time.

I am looking forward to this show with great anticipation, and I know that Rachel and Jason will give us a new way of understanding the journey across the border.  Please join us for an important conversation.

Best wishes,



 
 
Kate Ebner
CEO
Nebo Company

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National Geographic Explorer Jason De Leon Tells the Stories of Undocumented Migration

 

 

Each year, thousands of people venture through the wilderness between the US and Mexico, risking their lives for the chance of a better future in the United States. Lawmakers, news channels, and television networks often report about the plight of these people, also known as undocumented migrants, usually focusing on issues of legality.  Jason De Leon has a different approach to this story. He spends time with people on the Mexican side of the border as they prepare to cross, then ventures into the hot Arizona desert to study the things they leave behind during their journey, using archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and forensic science to tell the stories of this phenomenon. What can we learn from migrant narratives as well as the backpacks, water bottles, rosary beads - and sometimes - the bodies left behind? Join National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jason De Leon and Nebo guest host Rachel Wold to hear about Jason's astonishing work.

 

Learn more about Jason and his work by clicking here.

 

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Changing the Course of The World's Water 
with Sandra Postel
National Geographic Freshwater Fellow and Explorer

 

 

Humans need water for all parts of life- even for things most of us wouldn't think about having to do with water. For example, when you go to the gas pump, every gallon of gasoline you put in your car used 12 gallons in its production.  That hamburger you ate for lunch? It took over 150 gallons of water for that beef to make it to your plate.  We need water to make the clothes we wear, consumer goods we buy for everyday use, to get to work and school, for recreation, and more. 

 

 Click here to keep reading and learn about leading edge efforts to conserve this life-giving resource.

 

Click here to learn more about Change the Course. For the full episode with Sandra Postel, click here or here for the iTunes podcast. 

 

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Spring in Washington, DC

 
This beautiful magnolia tree is located just down the street from our office. If you're in the DC area, we hope you get a chance to enjoy all the blossoming cherry and magnolia trees around the region. Wherever you are, get outside this weekend and enjoy spring! 
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We all rely on water for food, electricity, transportation, recreation and more. Discover new technologies that help us conserve water and learn about the Change the Course movement that's restoring the Colorado River delta on the April 7 episode of Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life featuring National Geographic Explorer Sandra Postel. 

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Companies who employ day contractors from certain unions spanning over 1 million members are now prohibited by law from to expect or pressure workers to respond to emails or do any work outside normal working hours. That means no more tethered-to-the-Blackberry weeknight dinners or late nights. While this may seem like an extreme rule, setting boundaries is a very important leadership skill. Click here to read the full story. 

What do you think? Would you like your organization to establish a similar policy? 
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Find out how much water you use and then take the pledge through Change the Course to reduce your footprint. Change the Course's partners will then donate 1,000 gallons of water to restore the Colorado River after your pledge.

by Sandra Postel, 5/23/08

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