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Israeli government wont allow Chomsky to enter West Bank |
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by peace, peace (nospam) peace.org |
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http://palestinenote.com/cs/blogs/news/archive/2010/05/16/israel-bars-noam-chomsky-from-west-bank.aspx |
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17 May 2010
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Filed under: News / Human Rights |
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Philippine Democracy: Alive, but is it well? |
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by Walden Bello, |
 Reflections on the 2010 Campaign.
The 2010 campaign has drawn to a close, and it’s time to distill my experiences after registering hundreds of miles by land, sea, and air crisscrossing the country as a party-list candidate. |
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14 May 2010
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : Organizing : Politics : Social Welfare |
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Christian Doctrine and Dehumanization of Indigenous Peoples |
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by indigenous media, |
"The Doctrine of Discovery was among Vatican mandates dating back to the 15th century, called papal bulls, that declared Christian monarchs had the right to claim superior title over land and territories that they "discovered."
The claimed right of "dominion" over Native peoples was based on the thinking that non-Christians were "heathens and uncivilized savages," with no, or limited rights, to land.
The Vatican's Doctrine of Discovery was based on the premise that all non-Christian land belonged to no one because no Christians were living there and no Christian monarch or lord had yet claimed dominion. Once Christian monarchies like Spain or France claimed the right of dominion, that claim was transferred to political successors over centuries." |
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Boston Activists Disrupt Israeli Propaganda Event at the Museum of Science |
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by Boston BDS Activists, bdsbostonma (nospam) gmail.com |
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04 May 2010
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : Organizing : Politics : Technology : War and Militarism |
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