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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
October 16, 2006
 
University Response to Racist â€*Ghetto Fabulous†Party
Dissident Voice - Santa Rosa,CA,USA
... University of Texas law students who participated in a â€*ghetto fabulous†party posted pictures on the web, we saw the ugly face of white privilege and the ...
 
Desi Hip Hop
Reading Little India - Reading,PA,USA
... Asian Americans look to find their voice, hip-hop has become an expression of choice for those who feel alienated and frustrated by racism, classism and all ...
 
GOP tries to Swift-boat Maryland Democrats on civil rights
Baltimore Sun - United States
By C. Fraser Smith. Does anyone really think Republicans have a better modern record on civil rights than Democrats? The question ...
 
ROCHELLE RILEY: Get active; civil rights are under attack right ...
Detroit Free Press - United States
... could widen the chasm between whites and minorities and haves and have-nots: One is assaulting voting rights; the other is attacking gains in civil rights. ...
 
Global warming to cost trillions
AND - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
... In a report based on research from more than 100 scientific and economic papers, the group says allowing global warming to continue unchecked will mean a ...
 
Global Warming: How History Is Being Manipulated to Undermine ...
History News Network - Seattle,WA,USA
Informed people now understand that global warming is perhaps the most severe challenge facing the well-being of human society in the coming century. ...
 
Sun, sea and slurs: racism revisits our beaches
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Bay watch ... a mounted patrol at Cronulla yesterday as NSW Police announced new measures to crack down on troublemakers this summer. ...
 
37 Serbian soccer fans arrested for racism
FOXSports.com - USA
AP. BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Police arrested 37 Serbian soccer fans because of racist behavior during a game. The group, wearing white ...
 
Globalization, terror, virtual colonialism
ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA
... domestic anti-civil rights and anti-immigrant legislation or with a rationale for the corporate virtual colonialism marketed by its promoters as "globalization ...
 
Thurmond starts own legacy
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
... Instead of showing a path to healing and racial reconciliation, Strom Thurmond gave help to racists who clung to visions of white supremacy even as the country ...
 
Women discuss gender
Fiji Times - Suva,Fiji
This was revealed during the launch of the Gender and Equity workshop for Women in Sports at the Olympic House by FASANOC president Vidya Lakhan on Friday night ...
 
Children and Teachers Being Left Behind
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
No Child Left Behind. ... For one thing, calling this legislation No Child Left Behind [NCLB] is the equivalent of calling the devil, Cool Uncle Lucifer. ...
 
Immigrants' woes have only grown worse, widespread
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
... We have all had the American history course that included a chapter titled "The Great Melting Pot" or "A Nation of Immigrants." There, we heard of the ...
 
Former Coach Alleges Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation
WCSH-TV - Portland,ME,USA
Forty-four-year-old Kelly Jo Cookson of Clifton is suing the Brewer School Department and Superintendent Daniel Lee. The suit was ...
 
North Korea Has The Right To Self Defense!
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
While the whole world has suffered as a result of the murderous policies of US imperialism, the Korean people have, like a number of other peoples including ...
 
Anti-Poverty Week prompts call to make more equitable society
ABC Online - Australia
At the start of national Anti-Poverty Week, Tasmanians are being urged to think about how the state can be made more fair. The Tasmanian ...
 
So-called smart state's people among most poverty-stricken
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
... Beattie promotes Queensland as "the smart state", but a report to be released in Brisbane today reveals its citizens are among the most poverty-stricken and ...
 
Welfare of workers: Fighting poverty
Central Chronicle - Bhopal,India
... Yet the tempo of welfare measures need to be maintained. A large part of the labour force remains deprived of basic facilities due to abject poverty. ...
 
Slain gay man's mom works to get out the vote
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... popcorn flatulence, Judy Shepard -- mom of the murdered Matthew -- was preparing to launch a quieter offensive aimed at getting out the gay and lesbian vote. ...
 
UN official worried over 'disturbing trend' of xenophobia in ...
Gulf News - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
AP. Rome: A UN human rights inspector on Friday lamented what he called a "disturbing trend" of xenophobia in Italian society, although he praised Italy's new ...
 
UN envoy says Italy has to curb rising xenophobia
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
... "Italian society does not seem to be marked by a serious phenomenon of racism but it is facing a disturbing and profound trend of xenophobia," Diene told a ...
 
Visually impaired feel discrimination
Fiji Times - Suva,Fiji
... disabilities. Ms Naidu said despite awareness on the treatment of persons with disabilities, she was still experiencing discrimination. ...
 
NZF Considers Voting Ban On New Immigrants
newswire.co.nz - Havelock Nth,Hawkes Bay,New Zealand
... The party's deputy leader, Peter Brown, says immigrants should have good health, no criminal record, be able to speak English and be prepared to integrate into ...
 
Immigrants earn 19% less than Irish workers
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
Immigrant workers earn approximately 19% less than similarly-qualified Irish workers, according to new research, carried out by the Economic Social Research ...
 
Homophobia abetted by media
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... Wouldn't it be preferable to air society's dirty laundry of homophobia and let the chips fall where they may? ... Homophobia won't root itself out. ...
 
Human rights group welcomes improvement in childrenâ€*s rights
Irish Examiner - Cork,Ireland
The Irish Human Rights Commission is holding a conference today urging lawyers and those involved in children's organisations to enforce new rights based laws ...
 
Privilege reflects on race
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... in the world, she works diligently to rectify social injustice and economic privilege. ... black students of the 1960s and 1970s at historically white colleges and ...
 
Local civil rights leaders excited by King papers arrival
News-Daily.com - Jonesboro,GA,USA
Kenyatta Bush is really excited to finally get a look at the 7,000 pages of handwritten notes, speeches, letters and sermons penned by civil rights leader the ...
 
Turning point for school at heart of 1950s civil rights struggle
Scotland on Sunday - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
It was a defining moment for the civil rights movement in the US. Now, for the first time, the Little Rock school board has a black majority. ...
 
Untouchables embrace Buddha to escape oppression
Guardian Unlimited - UK
In the small one-room house on the edge of the rice bowl of India, Narasimha Cherlaguda explains why he is preparing to be reborn again as a Buddhist. ...
 
Galloway raises Islamophobia fear
BBC News - UK
... rally in Euston on Saturday afternoon, where he reiterated comments made by the party's national secretary, John Rees, that anti-Muslim racism was the last ...
 
Real Estate Agent Accused Of Using Racism For Profit
NBC5.com - Chicago,IL,USA
... resident, Dino Favretto, said he has lived in Meadowland Estates for decades (no comma) and said he had no patience for those who exploit racism for profit. ...
 
American Fascism Is on the Rise
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
... We need to first see for how long white supremacy has been considered ab-normal in the United States; then we can see how ab-normal it is right now, and only ...
 
Class struggle in Oaxaca, Mexico, raises peopleâ€*s power
Workers World - USA
Revolutionary or mass political and social developments in Mexico are perhaps one of the most important signs that imperialism is in crisis. ...
 
Workshop: Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching
Civilrights.org - Washington,DC,USA
... for teachers to explore the many creative possibilities for their students to develop an appreciation for and enthusiasm about the civil rights movement as ...
 
Human rights groups question Madonna's adoption of child from ...
International Herald Tribune - France
LILONGWE, Malawi Human rights groups want Malawi's courts to review a ruling allowing Madonna to adopt a child from this impoverished, AIDS-stricken southern ...
 
Human rights group demands inquiry into war crimes in Iraq
Islamic Republic News Agency - Tehran,Iran
Canadian human rights group, The Veteran Organ Donors International has called for an inquiry into war crimes in Iraq. In an open ...
 
Navajo Nation considers bill to create human rights commission
Farmington Daily Times - Farmington,NM,USA
... the Navajo Nation Council, during its fall session, may consider a bill that would lay groundwork for the establishment of a Navajo Human Rights Commission. ...
 
 
 

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