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News :: Human Rights : International : Organizing : Politics : Social Welfare |
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PHILIPPINES: Gloria Arroyo and Merceditas Gutierrez are “enemies of EDSA” |
by Akbayan
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25 Feb 2011
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 A day before the 25th celebration of the historic EDSA people power uprising, members of Akbayan (Citizens Action Party) conducted a “people power protest” in Quezon City calling on the Filipino people to defeat the “enemies of Edsa.” |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Human Rights |
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Perspectives on Guantanamo—9 Years Later |
by peacenow
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24 Feb 2011
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Presented by: The Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City
Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 7:30 P.M., Plymouth Church in Framingham,
87 Edgell Road, Framingham, MA |
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The U.N. Voting Record of Susan Rice on Palestinian Rights, 2009–2010 |
by peaxenow
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24 Feb 2011
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On Friday, February 18, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution which, upon condemning Israel’s settlements in Palestinian territory, had the unanimous support of the 14 other Security Council members and over one hundred state sponsors. Although Rice’s veto in this instance was certainly outrageous, she is no stranger to voting contrary to U.S. obligations under international law, in support of Israel’s violations of Palestinian rights, and against the clear consensus of U.N. member states, since, as U.S. ambassador, she (or her office) has consistently voted against huge majorities in the U.N. General Assembly seeking to reaffirm Palestinian rights. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Social Welfare |
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GROWING FBI REPRESSION: SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS TARGETED! |
by peacenow
(No verified email address) |
24 Feb 2011
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Boston University, Kenmore Classroom Building, Room 101
565 Commonwealth Ave in Boston (Green Line to Kenmore Square) |
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News :: International : Media |
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The Shortwave Report 02/25/11 Listen Globally! |
by Dan Roberts
outfarpress (nospam) saber.net (verified) |
24 Feb 2011
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A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Spain, Germany, Cuba, and Russia. |
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News :: Race : Social Welfare : Technology : War and Militarism |
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105 Billion A Month, 3.5 billion a Day..1.26 Trillion a Year.. 12 Trillion Dollars over 9.5 Years: : Iraq and Afghan Wars |
by Out Now
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24 Feb 2011
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The human, animal and environmental costs of
the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan are
incalculable. Below are the fiscal costs, about
which corporate war profiteer media and the
USG's spokespersons remain silent. |
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