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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
December 2, 2006
 
Feeling The Bite Of Lesson On Hunger ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR2006113001332.html )
Washington Post - United States
... (Photos By Robert A. Reeder -- The Washington Post). Inequity was the theme of the unusual dinner party on the campus of St. Mary's ...
 
Government turns its back on women ( http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1164927010831&call_pageid=970599119419 )
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
... to women's issues. Inequality between men and women does exist. Violence against women is still a huge problem. Women are still ...
 
'Discriminated HIV sufferers face poverty' ( http://www.itv.com/news/britain_b966208e71ddd92babf2280a73713eaa.html )
ITV.com - UK
Increasing numbers of people are being driven into isolation and poverty because of the stigma associated with HIV, a report issued on World Aids Day has said. ...
 
FEATURE-Poverty, tradition shackle Mauritania's slaves ( http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01877550.htm )
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Slave. Although banned by law in 1980, slavery in Mauritania has persisted, perpetuated by poverty and rigid customs. Authorities ...
 
President Kalam for law to prevent discrimination against AIDS ... ( http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/02/stories/2006120201011300.htm )
Hindu - Chennai,India
... NEW DELHI: President APJ Abdul Kalam on Friday asked the Government to bring in robust and effective legislation to prevent discrimination against AIDS ...
 
Peer education helping Chinese children dispel discrimination ... ( http://english.people.com.cn/200612/01/eng20061201_327405.html )
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... Over one million children were involved in the campaign to teach their peers about AIDS and help remove the discrimination against those infected and affected ...
 
Discrimination still harms China AIDS fight--UN ( http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK226392.htm )
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... is moving in the right direction in the fight against HIV/AIDS, a top UN official said on Friday, but needs more education to combat discrimination and stigma ...
 
Empowering Women Reduces Domestic Violence and AIDS Risk ( http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2006-12-01-voa43.cfm )
Voice of America - USA
... IMAGE stands for Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity. The three-year study involved 850 women and 4,000 young ...
 
Catholic-Jewish Women's Conference: 'God cares; we must care' ( http://www.the-tidings.com/2006/1201/interfaith.htm )
The Tidings - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Catholic and Jewish women dialogued about each religious tradition's commitment to social justice at the recent 30th annual Catholic-Jewish Women's Conference ...
 
Immigrants offered controversial new citizenship test ( http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4752786 )
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... Immigrants applying for citizenship in Denver will be able to volunteer to take a controversial new naturalization exam being tested in 10 cities after the ...
 
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks remembered for courage ( http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=83959 )
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
Fifth-grader Carlos Martinez paused Friday as he thought about Rosa Parks, the woman who made civil rights history in the 1950s by refusing to give up her bus ...
 
Buying Out ( http://commongroundmag.com/2006/12/buyingout0612.html )
Common Ground - San Anselmo,CA,USA
Fed up with consumer culture, a group of San Franciscans made a pledge to purchase nothing new — and in the process, started a movement. ...
 
Manchester tackles racism against Kerala nurses ( http://www.dailyindia.com/show/87957.php/Manchester-tackles-racism-against-Kerala-nurses )
DailyIndia.com - Jacksonville,FL,USA
... They organised 'open days' at the hospital and encouraged members of the Kerala community to become involved against the drive against racism. ...
 
NRI slams racism case against ING bank ( http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/672184.cms )
Economic Times - India
LONDON: A British Indian woman working in a London bank is demanding over 100,000 pounds in compensation alleging that she has been a target of racism while at ...
 
On the Proper Use of Epithets and Celebrity Racism ( http://news.asianweek.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=a117ddad3c4e95b85f4158b86d784ab4 )
Asian Week - San Francisco,CA,USA
... The matter also illustrates how thin the veneer of tolerance too often hides everyday racism in our society. Of course, denials abound. ...
 
Global Warming Hits the Supreme Court ( http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Global-Warming-Hits-the-Supreme-Court/story.xhtml?story_id=00100020NX6B )
Sci-Tech Today - USA
... York City, the American Samoa Government, and a host of environmental groups ... Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts, both recent Bush appointments ...
 
Gay activist reveals Harmondsworth homophobia ( http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3156.html )
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
... Mr Tatchell claims homophobia and sexual assault are big problems inside the centre, he said: â€*During my human rights work with asylum applicants at ...
 
Pittsburgh: Police Violence, Homophobia, and Sexism at Anti-war ... ( http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20061201100936481 )
Infoshop News - USA
... money on simple act of intimidation the plainclothes cops engaged in disturbing and completely unprofessional displays of homophobia, sexism, and violence. ...
 
India's Law Criminalizing Homosexuality Hinders HIV Prevention ... ( http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=41385 )
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
India's law criminalizing homosexuality is undermining the fight against HIV/AIDS and violates the human rights of men who have sex with men, Denis Broun ...
 
US opposes European global warming cuts scheme for airliners ( http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/01/america/NA_GEN_US_Airline_Emissions.php )
International Herald Tribune - France
... levels by 2012. However, cars and airplanes, major sources of CO2 emissions linked to global warming, are not covered by the treaty. ...
 
Poles apart: how gay people suffer under the new regime ( http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article2029283.ece )
Independent - London,England,UK
... Opponents accuse the brothers of legitimising homophobia through statements critical of gays, and also by allying their party, Law and Justice, with ...
 
Paying For Their Homophobia ( http://www.gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17533360&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=568860&rfi=6 )
Gay City News - USA
Several homophobic members of the Morgan County Board of Education in Tennessee, northwest of Knoxville, could be liable for damages for voting against Paul ...
 
Top UN human rights body to hold session on Darfur ( http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30718454.htm )
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
GENEVA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The United Nations' top human rights body agreed on Thursday to hold a special session next month to investigate violations in ...
 
Flawed No Child Left Behind discourages teachers ( http://www.easttexasreview.com/story.htm?StoryID=4055 )
East Texas Review - Longview,TX,USA
by Martin Frost. Early in President Bushâ€*s first term, Congress rushed to pass landmark education legislation dubbed No Child Left Behind. ...
 
Rich-poor gap grew in Mexico under Fox-World Bank ( http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-11-30T202157Z_01_N30193093_RTRIDST_0_MEXICO-ECONOMY-WORLDBANK.XML )
Reuters - USA
... Mexico remains an "excellent example" of how economic and social inequity hinders poverty reduction and harms economic efficiency and growth, said the World ...
 
Panel: Race Still Relevant ( http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=516074 )
Harvard Crimson - Cambridge,MA,USA
... â€*What is at stake is the ability of our country, or anybody in our country, to voluntarily and consciously do anything about racial inequality. ...
 
College to analyze faculty salaries ( http://www.thesimpsonian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/11/30/456dcf9a81bd0 )
Simpson College The Simpsonian - Indianola,IA,USA
... Gender equity (making sure that male and female faculty members are paid equally for doing the same work). The gender equity ...
 
Riveting stories of poverty's impact help launch report ( http://newsfeed.recorder.ca/cgi-bin/LiveIQue.acgi$rec=20409 )
Brockville Recorder and Times - Ontario, Canada
... Rabbetts, who gave an emotional account of the effects of living in poverty before a crowd of 50 people at the Salvation Army here, said she and her husband ...
 
AIDS stigma, discrimination linger after two decades ( http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20061130.C02&irec=1 )
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Overcoming HIV/AIDS discrimination and stigma is one of the chief ways of being able to respond adequately to the epidemic, but this could take decades ...
 
Disabled charge NJ Transit with discrimination ( http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDI4NjEyJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg== )
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
By TOM DAVIS. A trio of commuters with disabilities filed lawsuits against NJ Transit this week, claiming the agency has repeatedly discriminated against them. ...
 
Professor discusses black feminism ( http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=10122 )
UNLV The Rebel Yell - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... she claims to be. "The type of feminism I live out is not separate from my race. It's a part of my reality.". While bringing men ...
 
Shining a light on lingering racism ( http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/A_OPINION0608/611300327/-1/A_OPINION06 )
Stockton Record - Stockton,CA,USA
By Eugene Robinson. Anyone who thinks racism in this country is history really ought to watch the video of Kramer going postal. ... Don't tell me racism is dead. ...
 
 
 
 

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