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David meets with Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice



Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) is now focused on advocacy at the national level, and they invited me to speak to UUSJ activists across the country. Charlotte Jones-Carroll introduced me, focusing on work we did as colleagues at the World Bank to facilitate popular participation in development decisions. My talk focused on why I'm hopeful about continued progress against poverty.



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