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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange and Google

Google: The program, called Codemakers, is part of Actua , an educational charity with a three-year plan to run summer camps and school workshops across the country. I WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tackles Google, dispels health rumours I Google Geek Street Fair in Toronto brings tech to kids , according to CBC. Actua is mandated to target under-served populations, including girls, aboriginal youth, children of immigrants and kids from homes facing socioeconomic challenges, says Flanagan. Google has announced a $1.5 million grant on Wednesday to help introduce 100,000 Canadian kids to coding and working with cutting-edge technologies We know kids are incredible consumers of technology at a very young age, says Jennifer Flanagan, Actuas chief executive. What we want to do is bring them from consumers of that technology to producers of that technology. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.