Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
Nobel Peace Winners Meet with Dean!
Over the last month, Dean had the honor of spending personal time with two amazing Nobel Peace Prize winners. In late February, Dean was in Guatemala with his daughter Sarah,...
And the Winners are...
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The Birds and the Beans
Dean will speak at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife northeastern offices in Hadley, MA on the environmental impacts of the coffee industry - from the crop to the cup, at...
Announcing Dean's Financial Bailout Package!
At Dean's Beans, we feel your pain. So to help you through these rough economic times, we are issuing Bailout Certificates redeemable at way above par. Invest in one for...
Overcoming Gender Violence in Rwanda
I must confess that I was a little nervous driving from the Rwandan capital, Kigali, past the Hotel Rwanda and several markers noting churches, hospitals and schools where much of...
CHICA: Supporting Girls' Empowerment in Guatemala
Dean's Beans Helps to Found CHICA, a Guatemalan Girls' Empowerment Organization! Dean's Beans is proud to announce the creation of CHICA- Communidades de Hermanas Inteligentes con Corazones Abiertos (translated- Communities...
Dean to Receive Bicentennial Medal!
Dean Cycon, founder of Dean's Beans, will be among six honorees out of seven hundred nominees for the Williams College Bicentennial Medal, awarded annually to Willams alumni for distinguished service...
Javatrekker Brings Home the Gold!
Wow! Dean's adventure travel-meets-social change book, Javatrekker, has just won the Gold Medal for the best travel essay book of the year from the Independent Publishers Association (an IPPY Award!).We...
Javatrekker wins Independent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal
Dean Cycon has been awarded the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Award in the travel essay category from Independent Publisher (IP) for his book Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair...
Speaking Truth to Power
Dean Addresses UN Human Rights Group On Monday and Tuesday, April 28-29, 2008, I had a rare opportunity to tell it like it is to some of the most powerful...
Love Your Mother!
Hey folks!What better way to say Happy Mother's Day than to drop The Mom a pound of her favorite coffee! From now til Mom's Day we are offering a special...
Dean Speaks to the World
UN Global Compact asks Dean Cycon to speak at annual meeting Dean Cycon will speak on a panel entitled, "Human Rights: Setting Policy and Addressing Stakeholder Expectations" on Monday, April...