In the early 17th century, transatlantic exploration was still very much a risky proposition, and for the Dutch West Indies corporation to bet on a two-time loser such as Henry Hudson required someone with sufficient influence within the organization to support this project this was van Meteren.

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From 2007-2009 Brooke served as director of the Legal Project at the Middle East Forum, an organization that arranges financial support for, and pro-bono legal representation of persons wrongfully sued for exercising their right to free speech on issues of national security and public concern.

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They had raised the funds to support disaster relief during their semester-long project to increase awareness of the organization.

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The organization initially proposed a concrete micro- farming project but it failed to obtain support from the authorities.

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It is organized under the high patronage of UNESCO, with the support of the International organization of la Francophonie and in collaboration with The Millennium Project.

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