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Carter talk in the Virgina Pilot

April 17, 2013

Post Carbon Fellow Majora Carter’s recent talk at ODU was reported in the Virginia Pilot.

From the article:

What helped her succeed, Carter said Tuesday at Old Dominion University, was her ignorance of the world of community activism when she started at age 30.

"I didn’t know who I wasn’t supposed to talk to," Carter said. "You can’t work with businesses. You’re not supposed to call the city. I was like, this thing is way too big. I’m just going to smile and ask for help."

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