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News :: Gender : Human Rights : International : Race : War and Militarism |
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PHILIPPINES: Smith's Illegal Transfer to the US Embassy: A Case of Multiple Rape |
by LABAN NG MASA (Struggle of the Masses)
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12 Jan 2007
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 Rape of the Judicial System, Rape of Nicole once again, and Rape of the Nation's Dignity and Sovereignty |
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Announcement :: GLBT/Queer |
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safe2pee, a gender neutral bathroom directory |
by Bailey X
info at safe2pee dot org (unverified) |
12 Jan 2007
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Saddened by the disappearance of other bathroom resources (including Boston's relief map and San Francisco's PISSR), several SF Bay Area genderqueers have created a searchable, nationwide gender neutral bathroom directory. |
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Announcement :: International |
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Chavez announces radical measures against capitalism in Venezuela |
by Fred Weston
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12 Jan 2007
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President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela during the swearing in ceremony of his new cabinet gave a fiery speech in which he announced a series of radical measures. If carried out they would be a serious blow against the power of the oligarchy and imperialism in Venezuela. The proposals he made reflect the sharp turn to the left in the country as a whole. They reflect the real mood of the masses and their desire for radical change and an end to capitalism in the country. |
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Shut Down The Guantanamo Penal Colony, Now! |
by William Hughes
liamhughes (nospam) comcast.net (unverified) |
12 Jan 2007
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On the 5th anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo, Cuba, Jan. 11, 2007, demonstrations were held across the country. In Washington, D.C., the Supreme Court was the site of a protest action, as was the U.S. District Court. At the latter, about 100 activists were arrested inside the building. Meanwhile, outside, activists dressed in orange jump suits, the uniform of the Gitmo detainees, demanded to have their “Day in Court!” |
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LOCAL News :: Human Rights |
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Landmark Patient's Rights Bill Filed at State House |
by Jonathan Dosick
ambient871 (nospam) hotmail.com (unverified) |
12 Jan 2007
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Do you feel irritable, moody, and depressed when you can't get outside for several days? An increasing trend amongst inpatient psychiatric units in Massachusetts is to deny fresh air and outdoor access to patients at a time it can help them the most. The powerful hospital lobby and some administrators have quietly been creating a more restrictive environment that further cuts into the basic humanity of this misunderstood and stigmatized population. But a grassroots coalition is looking to change that. |
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News :: International : Media |
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The Shortwave Report 1/12/07 ¡Listen Globally! |
by Dan Roberts
outfarpress (nospam) saber.net (verified) |
11 Jan 2007
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A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Cuba, and Russia. |
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News :: War and Militarism |
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Medea Benjamin-Code Pink Peace Ribbon Campaign |
by Think Peace
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11 Jan 2007
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Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the Code Pink Alert organization describes Code Pink Alert’s Peace Ribbon Campaign |
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Announcement :: Globalization |
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Brazil: To whom belongs the future? |
by Sergio Ferolla and Paulo Metri
sociedadedemocratica (nospam) yahoo.com.br (unverified) |
11 Jan 2007
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In socially mature countries , consolidated and really sovereign, the prospections of the future are made by groups of university thinkers, of governmental and enterprise institutions, as well as groups associated to national NGOS. |
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News :: Human Rights : International : Politics |
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Venezuela 2006: Continued repression of popular protest |
by CRA - El Libertario, Venezuela
ellibertario (nospam) nodo50.org (unverified) |
10 Jan 2007
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* El Libertario, the voice of the Comision de Relaciones Anarquistas of Venezuela, analyzes the how and the why of the increasing state repression against the growing social discontent that belies the pseudo-revolutionary discourse of the Chavez regime. |
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