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from Paul C. Gorski
April 3, 2007
 
Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Racism and the National Anthem (
http://www.counterpunch.org/dolby04032007.html )
CounterPunch - Petrolia,CA,USA
By THOMAS DOLBY. I just watched a clip on YouTube that filled in a
missing blank in my personal history. And I'm crying my eyes out right
now. ...
 
Violence and racism in sport under spotlight (
http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/violence-racism-sport-spotlight/article-162940
)
EurActiv.com - Brussels,Belgium
Politicians, academics, NGOs and sport federations alike are sounding
the alarm over the increase in violence and racism linked with sport
events. ...
 
Survey reveals "pregnancy discrimination" (
http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/news/view.asp?ID=202 )
Clickdocs - Edinburgh,UK
The results correspond with a two-year investigation into pregnancy
discrimination undertaken by the EOC which found that many
businesses, ...
 
Slum-dwellers accuse school of discrimination (
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=229701 )
Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
Chandigarh, April 2: A group of parents from slums near Government
High School, Sector 38 West, protested against the school and raised
slogans outside the ...
 
Women survivors of the tsunami are the greatest victims of ... (
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=8895&size=A )
AsiaNews.it - Italy
... they continue to live in conditions of total misery and
exploitation, caused by the discrimination politics of many of the
Indian Ocean countries. ...
 
Myanmar should address discrimination against Muslim minorities ... (
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=22100&Cr=myanmar&Cr1=
)
UN News Centre - 
2 April 2007 – A group of United Nations human rights experts today
called on the Government of Myanmar to address discrimination against
members of the ...
 
Military matters: Civil rights pioneer honored at Fort Leavenworth (
http://www.desotoexplorer.com/section/breaking_news/story/7758 )
DeSoto Explorer - DeSoto,KS,USA
(AP) First black West Point graduate honored with bust at Fort
Leavenworth: Henry O. Flipper stoically endured hate and harassment to
become the first black ...
 
Poverty affects us all: Examining the working poor (
http://www.ocolly.com/read_story.php?a_id=32448 )
Daily O'Collegian - Stillwater,OK,USA
In 2000, 31 million people were living below the poverty line, while
6.4 million of those were working full-time according to the US
Department of Labor. ...
 
Iraqi Refugees Face Severe Poverty, Declining Health, and Lack of ...
( http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/218615/117555541745.htm
)
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
They have fled insecurity and now face severe poverty and
deprivation," says Agron Ferati, the IMC Middle East representative.
...
 
Poverty is the Real Violence in New Orleans (
http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20070402102935995
)
Infoshop News - USA
Whereas the police used to uphold with force the legal barriers of
skin color, they now violently uphold those same barriers through
poverty and ...
 
Environmental Racism Rising in US (
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3668 )
E/The Environmental Magazine - Norwalk,CT,USA
According to a new report from the Environmental Justice Resource
Center at Clark Atlanta University, environmental racism is getting
worse, not better, ...
 
Golf: Racism Still Rife in British Clubs, Says the First Asian
Captain ( http://www.buzzle.com/articles/132767.html )
Buzzle - Costa Mesa,CA,USA
Jaz Athwal, organiser of the annual UK Asian Open, thinks that racism
in golf is still as nasty as it was nearly fifty years ago. ...
 
Williams critics say church must face the facts on homophobia (
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/4976 )
Ekklesia - UK
By staff writers. In the face of anger and hostility towards
homosexuality in many parts of his own church, Archbishop of
Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has ...
 
Where is the outrage? (
http://www.dailycollegian.com/home/news/2007/04/02/EditorialOpinion/Where.Is.The.Outrage-2817082.shtml
)
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian - Amherst,MA,USA
In the past several weeks, the issue of homophobia at our school has
been in the forefront of the news. Over the past few years, racism and
diversity have ...
 
'The Surge Is Working!' Isn't Working (
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/the-surge-is-working-i_b_44761.html
)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Many pundits and White House apologists have come right out and said
it. Fox News Channel's John Gibson took a break from encouraging white
supremacy to say ...
 
The Black Watch (
http://www.chicagodefender.com/page/commentary.cfm?ArticleID=8935
)
Chicago Defender - Chicago,IL,USA
It further illuminates the inherent racism in the context of white
male supremacy that buttresses the philosophy of law enforcement in
America. ...
 
No Child Left Behind Receives Failing Grade from Teachers in UCR
Study ( http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1544 )
UC Riverside - Riverside,CA,USA
They can tell lawmakers about the unintended consequences of No Child
Left Behind. The University of California, Riverside is a doctoral
research university ...
 
America's Education Dilemma: Numbers vs. Children (
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-brown/americas-education-dilem_b_44823.html
)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
The core of the No Child Left Behind legislation demands proficiency,
measured by standardized tests, from one hundred percent of students
by the year 2014, ...
 
NC-based coalition calls march (
http://www.workers.org/2007/us/rape-culture-0405 )
Workers World - USA
This dynamic is to address how one cannot battle sexual violence
without understanding the influence of racism, sexism, imperialism and
capitalism on rape ...
 
Provost Announces New Initiatives To Enhance Gender Equity For
Faculty (
http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/NEWS01/70402007/1079
)
Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City,IA,USA
The new initiatives are in response to a report submitted last year
by the UI Gender Equity Task Force. Michael J. Hogan, UI executive
vice president and ...
 
LA story: richer and poorer (
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_5573229 )
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
more middle-class jobs, the report, titled "Richer and Poorer: Income
Inequality in Los Angeles," warns that the next generation of workers
could find ...
 
Lesbian cites persecution in plea for US asylum (
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/321837,CST-NWS-uganda01.article
)
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago,IL,USA
Most involve gay men persecuted by government. Few cases involve
women, who are more likely to be persecuted by family members, said
Rachel Tiven, ...
 
British bishop accused of discrimination (
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/46492.html )
Earthtimes.org - USA
... April 1 The decision by a bishop in the English city of Hereford
to block the employment of a gay youth worker has led to allegations
of discrimination. ...
 
Religion is not an excuse for discrimination (
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070401/OPINION04/704010312/-1/BUSINESS04
)
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Once again, faith leaders and laypeople from all faith traditions are
being called upon to lead the fight to help end discrimination for a
group of people. ...
 
Racism still rife in British clubs (
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/golf/story/0,,2047932,00.html )
Guardian Unlimited - UK
"The racism was at its nastiest, nastiest form - on the field, from
the touchline. And the referees let all sorts of stuff go," he
remembers. ...
 
UN Rights Council Adopts Resolution Against Religious Defamation ...
(
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/faith/news-article.aspx?storyid=79135
)
First Coast News - Jacksonville,FL,USA
GENEVA (AP) -- Islamic countries pushed through a resolution at the
UN Human Rights Council on Friday urging a global prohibition on the
public defamation ...
 
UN Pact on Disabled Rights Signed (
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/04/01/ap/health/d8o7108g0.txt
)
Wyoming News - WY,USA
UNITED NATIONS - In what the UN human rights chief called an
unprecedented show of support to empower the physically and mentally
impaired, 80 countries ...
 
Deterioration of Civil Rights Under Bush: Editors of the "Erosion ...
(
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/04/deterioration_rights.html
)
Center For American Progress - Washington,DC,USA
The Center for American Progress and the Citizens' Commission on
Civil Rights teamed up this month to release a report on the
decline of civil rights in the ...
 
HUD: Housing Discrimination Complaints Highest For Single Year (
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Business/HUD_Housing_Discrimination_Complaints_Highest_For_Single_Year__3329.asp
)
Bayou Buzz - Metairie,LA,USA
WASHINGTON - Government agencies received 10328 housing
discrimination complaints, the highest number ever filed in a
single year, according to an annual ...
 
 
 
 
 
 

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