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Egypt bans Gaza Freedom March - This is what You Can Do
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For The sake of humanity and for Justice in Palestine,With just a few days to go, today the Egyptian government, citing security concerns, has decided not to let the Gaza Freedom March cross into Gaza! This move reflects the fact that the Egyptian government has become a pawn of the US &... Click on the headlines ...1 day ago -
Gaza’s Artists need your support
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Art has always been the voice of freedom under oppression, but art is forbidden in Gaza . Artist in Gaza lack the most basic art supplies, papers, canvases, paint….. We ask for your help to break the siege on Gaza and to support Gaza ’s young artists. All proceeds from the sales of “World for... Click on the ...1 day ago -
Green Party leaders: US negotiators at the Copenhagen summit helped kill necessary measures against global warming, replacing them with vague vows on greenhouse gas emissions
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US Green Party leaders expressed their dismay with the failure of the UN summit in Copenhagen to reach an agreement on international action to curb climate change.Greens have been especially critical of: the grossly inadequate emissions reduction proposals that the US and other rich countries brought to Copenhagen,the ...1 day ago -
Pro-single-payer physicians call for defeat of Senate health bill
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http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/Physicians for a National Health ProgramDec. 22, 2009Legislation ‘would bring more harm than good,’ group saysFor Immediate ReleaseContact:David Himmelstein, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Oliver Fein, M.D.Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgA national ...1 day ago -
Urgent Gaza Freedom March Update – Please take action!
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Dandelion SaladGaza Massacre: We Will Never ForgetOriginally uploaded by Lorri37Interview with driver in UK to Gaza aid convoy 2009undercurrentspauloDecember 21, 2009A crew of all women are driving in a 200 vehicle convoy from the UK to Gaza. They aim to reach Gaza on December 27th 2009 with donations of humanitarian ...2 days ago -
Call the Egyptian government for the Gaza Freedom March!
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Gaza Freedom March URGENT UPDATE December 21, 2009 Dear Supporters, We are determined to break the siege We all will continue to do whatever we can to make it happen Using the... Click on the headlines ...3 days ago -
London activists protest at Uganda House
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At the demo against the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill outside Uganda House, protesters held up the portraits of transgender African human rights defenders who are amongst those attacked by the Bill. Showing their portraits brought their presence to the demo and it is precisely for this purpose that this exhibition ...4 days ago -
Safeguarding democracy. Safeguarding your vote. Support the watchdogs at BlackBox Voting
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From Bev at BlackBox Voting:Things are shakin’ and movin’ — please pass this along, feel free to post it or quote from this great new information. [Update on new machines in New York near the bottom.]End of year tax-deductible donations – needed for 2010 work!http://www.blackboxvoting.org/donate.html or mail ...4 days ago -
“The Copenhagen climate summit has ended without the fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement”
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Not Done Yet | Amnesty InternationalMore than 120 world leaders who gathered in Copenhagen have been unable to resolve the issues blocking the road towards a just outcome, leaving the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people at greater risk of losing their homes, health and livelihoods as a result of climate ...4 days ago -
A renewed argument for action in Darfur
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Below is an part of an article by Angelina Jolie published on Human Rights Day. I disagree with the title as even though if justice comes at some point in the future, every moment of injustice in the presence is a lost measure of justice. Nonetheless, an excellent piece. Justice Delayed Is Not Justice Denied On ...5 days ago -
What To Buy & NOT Buy For Holiday Gifts, and More...
Window Into Palestine —
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Dear friends, Three things in this posting: (1) The Gaza Freedom March (2) Quick Petitions (3) Holiday Gifts to Buy & NOT to Buy (read that today!) I tried to make each one quick… Anna *******************Please distribute widely*********************** Let all your contacts... Click on the headlines ...6 days ago -
URGENT ACTION: Following arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, British government urgently looking at changing the law - CONTACT YOUR MP NOW!
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Please act now! Contact your MP! Following the news that Tzipi Livni, who served as Foreign Minister in the Israeli government that planned and executed Israel’s brutal bombing and massacre in Gaza, faced arrest if she entered Britain, tell the government there must be no impunity for Israeli... Click on the ...6 days ago -
Green Party Supports Huntington, NY Council District Vote 12/22/09
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“The Green Party of Suffolk supports the proposition to bring council districts to Huntington town,” said its chair Roger Snyder, a Huntington resident. “A key value of the Green Party is Grassroots Democracy, and it is clear that at-large districts are the farthest from that ideal.”On Tuesday, Dec. 22, ...6 days ago -
Rededicating the Temple – A Hanukah Homily
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from Mark BravermanAs a Jew born in 1948, I was taught that a miracle – born of heroism and bravery – had blessed my generation and redeemed my people from the suffering of millennia. Over the years, living for a time in Israel and visiting frequently, [...]6 days ago -
Open Letter from U.S. Trade Unionists to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: Boycott Apartheid Israel
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Get The Word Out ...Let all Your friends and contacts know:To endorse this statement, click here.To donate to Labor for Palestine, click here. Labor for PalestineOpen Letter from U.S. Trade Unionists to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: Boycott Apartheid IsraelDecember 4, 2009“Sanctions... Click on the headlines ...1 week ago -
Emily Bazar and USA Today: What the Heck is An “Illegal Student?”
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Would a truly reputable national newspaper use the N-word to describe African-Americans? I doubt it. The USA Today article “ Groups try to delay deportations of illegal students ” gets it wrong once again by calling immigrant students in the United States “illegal.” BEWARE: USA Today reporter, Emily ...1 week ago -
“If Bush Was in Kindergarten, Obama Is in First Grade” – Indian Environmentalist Sunita Narain on US Climate Policy
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from Democracy NowAs heads of state begin to arrive to the COP15 summit here in Copenhagen, the rift between rich and poor countries continues to widen. With less than three days to go, there is no final agreement or breakthrough on the future of the Kyoto Protocol, which industrialized nations, led by the United ...1 week ago -
Bolivian President Evo Morales: “Shameful” for West to Spend Trillions on War and Only $10 Billion for Climate Change
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from DemocracyNow.orgBolivian President Evo Morales recently arrived in Copenhagen for the UN climate summit. In a press conference Wednesday, Morales said, “The budget of the United States is $687 billion for defense. And for climate change, to save life, to save humanity, they only put up $10 billion. This is ...1 week ago -
Global Green Parties call for honest, scientifically sound climate agreement
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As the Copenhagen COP enters its second week, the Global Greens today called for an honest climate agreement, based on science not tricky accounting. The Global Greens are concerned that rich nations are building loopholes into the agreement to give the appearance of strong targets without the reality.Land-use and ...1 week ago -
A 48-hour marathon by the Parliament of Rwanda to criminalize homosexuality is under way.
Black Looks —
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The latest move to criminalise LGBTI people comes from Rwanda. Below is a call to action and background information on the Bill BackgroundIn November 2009, a draft revision on the Penal Code Act of Rwanda was tabled in the Parliament of Rwanda. Article 217 of the draft act would introduce new, oppressive ...1 week ago

