876 posts tagged repression
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Useful Anthropology (and “Political Gonorrhoea”)
http://openanthropology.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ useful-anthropology/A variety of thoughts on the “uses” and “usefulness” of anthropology were provoked by Lorenz Khazaleh’s synopsis on African anthropology, which also contains links to online papers of the World Anthropologies Network, a source of especial importance to some of the issues I wish to cover in this blog.
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Anti-Gay-Marriage Activists—I Feel Your Pain
http://sexualintelligence.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ anti-gay-marriage-activis…The California Supreme Court has just overturned the state’s ban on same-gender marriage. People (gay AND straight) who support full civil rights for all Californians are celebrating; those who believe people forfeit their routine civil rights if they have same-gender sex are outraged.
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Bush to talk oil with world’s worst human-rights violator
http://humanrightsamerica.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ bush-to-talk-oil-with-wor…Democrats in Congress are trying to block a $1.4 billion arms sale to the autocratic kingdom if it fails to increase its output of oil. Unfortunately, and tragically, America must continue its dependence on Saudi oil.
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China: Growing Pains
http://sustento.org.nz/ china-growing-pains/It is of passing interest to those interested in karmic events that both Burma and China have experienced cataclysmic disasters within a week of each other. Does repression carry its own energy? I’ve talked about Burma but for China this is becoming a very difficult year.
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The "GD 10" Speak Out
http://stopgeneraldynamics.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ gd-10-speak-out.htmlMay 2008 Greetings Fellow Peace and Justice Activists, We, a group of peace and justice activists in the Burlington area, decided we needed to share with the wider community recent experiences and thoughts that have come out of our recent civil disobedience at war-profiteer General Dynamics.
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Memo to Indiana: Porn = Shakespeare = Free Speech
http://sexualintelligence.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ 149/Count Indiana among the hated Axis of Evil. In countries like North Korea, Iran, and Libya, individuals and organizations have been required to register communication tools like modems and cell phones with the government. Such countries want to know exactly who has the capacity to express “dangerous” ideas.
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Dalai Lama criticises Chinese repression
http://reviewinfo.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ dalai-lama-criticises-chinese-rep…The spiritual leader of Tibetans, Dalai Lama, who started this Thursday for a five day visit to Germany, in Frankfurt criticised the Chinese repression during demonstrations that occurred in March in Tibet. Shortly after arriving the airport in Frankfurt, the Dalai Lama regretted the repressive reaction of the Chinese authorities at the time of the events in Lassa.
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Jo’burg: Stop the Xenephobic Attacks in Alexandra
http://housingstruggles.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ joburg-stop-the-xenephobia-…ANTI-PRIVATISATION FORUM & ALEXANDRA VUKUZENZELE CRISIS COMMITTEE PRESS STATEMENT, TUESDAY 13TH MAY 2008 STOP THE XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS IN ALEXANDRA & ELSEWHERE! DON’T BLAME THE POOR FROM OTHER COUNTRIES FOR THE POVERTY AND JOBLESSNESS IN SOUTH AFRICA - BLAME, AND ACT AGAINST, THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE!
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Abuja: More than 800,000 shack dwellers evicted from 2003 to 2007
http://housingstruggles.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ abuja-more-than-800000-shac…COHRE/SERAC JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Human rights organisations call for an end to housing rights violations in Nigeria: More than 800,000 residents evicted from Abuja from 2003 to 2007 More than 800,000 residents were forcibly evicted from informal settlements in Abuja, Nigeria, from 2003 to 2007, during
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Memo to Indiana: Porn = Shakespeare = Free Speech
http://sexualintelligence.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ memo-to-indiana-porn-shak…Count Indiana among the hated Axis of Evil. In countries like North Korea, Iran, and Libya, individuals and organizations have been required to register communication tools like modems and cell phones with the government. Such countries want to know exactly who has the capacity to express “dangerous” ideas.
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