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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
April 20, 2007
 
 
<http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070420/OPINION02/
704200317/1009/OPINION> Real 'people' won civil rights battle
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
That was and is part of it, but what makes the Voting Rights Act and civil
rights acts worthwhile is not just the actions and courage of the federal
...
 
 
<http://www.newyorkblade.com/2007/4-20/viewpoint/editorials/gaychristians.cf
m> Christianity & Gay Civil Rights
New York Blade - New York,NY,USA
These inspiring young adult activists have been traveling across country via
buses to talk at Christian colleges and campuses about gay civil rights. ...
 
 
<http://www.dailyemerald.com/news/2007/04/20/Commentary/Bureaucracy.Of.Senat
e.Marginalizes.Minority.Students.Creates.Oppression-2870968.shtml>
Bureaucracy of Senate marginalizes minority students, creates ...
Oregon Daily Emerald - Erb Memorial Union,OR,USA
We acknowledge that it is not always easy to understand the system of
oppression but in no way does this make it an excuse to dismiss the
opportunity of ...
 
 
<http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2007/04/20/make_hip_hop_not_war_the_tour.p
hp> Make Hip Hop, Not War: The Tour
TomPaine.com - Washington,DC,USA
In the United States, populations are methodically segmented by the
corporate media, and white supremacy still rules even in leftist circles.
...
 
 <http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/217440/117707986899.htm>
African Women Speak Out on the Importance of Environmental ...
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... fact that addressing environmental problems is fundamental to the fight
against poverty and a precondition to achieving social justice," says
Franks. ...
 
 
<http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/op-ed-why-the-christian-right--002466.php
> Op Ed: Why The Christian Right Fights the Environmental Movement
Triple Pundit - San Francisco,CA,USA
Related to the above is the fact that environmental concern and social
justice are interconnected. A successful push for environmental justice
often opens ...
 
 <http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/10932/1/368> Crisis of capitalist
globalization
People's Weekly World - USA
Economic globalization has outpaced political globalization. We have a
chaotic uncoordinated system of global governance without global government.
...
 
 <http://www.workers.org/2007/us/hip-hop-0426> Don't blame Hip Hop for
Imus's racism
Workers World - USA
... who was hired by Imus to do "N-word jokes," have gotten away with
catering to one of the founding doctrines of US society-white supremacy. ...
 
 <http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=262164> EU agree on
watered-down anti-racism law
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The European Union agreed on Thursday on a watered-down anti-racism law,
reflecting wide divergences among the bloc's 27 states on how to tackle
racial ...
 
 <http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=44585> 300 Brinkley
Students Walk Out Over Alleged Inequality
Today's THV - Little Rock,AR,USA
He says inequality in the district is being done on purpose. "[There's] a
superintendent that is racist. He may not admit that, but being black all
your ...
 
 <http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007098638> Homophobia Still Rife
In Australia: Study
All Headline News - USA
"The conclusion is the most prevalent form of bigotry is homophobia. It's
everybody except Scandinavians, so it's not a particularly Australian
thing." ...
 
 <http://www.ssonet.com.au/display.asp?ArticleID=6440> GLBT YOUTH STILL
SUFFER HOMOPHOBIA
Sydney Star Observer - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
More than a decade after research revealed young gay people in rural NSW
were at increased risk of homophobia from the services meant to support
them, ...
 
 
<http://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/2007/04/senate_passes_ban_on_discrimin.
html> Senate passes ban on discrimination against gays
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
With little debate and four members absent, the Senate voted 19-7 in favor
of the anti-discrimination bill. Senate Bill 2 passed Tuesday in the House
after ...
 
 
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/19/apworld/20070419210909
&sec=apworld> Caste discrimination flourishes in modern India, activists say
Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya,Malaysia
Caste-based discrimination was outlawed by India's constitution in 1950. Yet
despite decades of affirmative action programs and notable individual dalits
...
 
 
<http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-susan0422.artapr22,0,5700784.c
olumn?coll=hc-utility-features-life> The Disgrace Of Poverty In A Land Of
Plenty
Hartford Courant - Hartford,CT,USA
Awards are well and good, but fighting poverty is a full-time job. Despite,
at almost $50000, Connecticut's highest per capita income in the nation, ...
 
 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200704190103.html> South Africa: Media
'Simplistic' When Writing On Race, Xenophobia
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Media Monitoring Project's report on racism and xenophobia released
yesterday found the country's media industry wanting. ...
 
 
<http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=105&art_id=vn2007041911393
1276C518009> Children traumatised by 'xenophobic' attack
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
This has led parents and workers at the shelter to believe that the attack
might have been the result of xenophobia. Bonne Esperance's Adolphine
Mulanga ...
 
 
<http://www.prlog.org/10014234-current-study-reveals-gap-between-the-economi
c-status-of-immigrants-and-natives.html> Current Study Reveals Gap Between
the Economic Status of US ...
PRLog.Org (press release) - Bucuresti,Romania
Org) - Methodical collection of data about the economic state of US
immigrants, or the gap between them and the rest of society can be hard to
come by. ...
 
 <http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/47329.html> Judge suspended for jailing
immigrants without bail
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
A western Kentucky judge was suspended without pay for 15 days for jailing
17 Hispanic immigrants indefinitely after asking federal authorities to ...
 
 <http://www.workers.org/2007/us/jackie-robinson-0426> Jackie Robinson's
historic impact
Workers World - USA
Robinson's entry into Major League Baseball had a momentous impact on the
anti-racist struggle in the US It even had an important effect on US
imperialism's ...
 
 <http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=91&ItemID=12615>
Global Women Activists Speak Out Against War, Imperialism
ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA
by Humberto Marque. Caracas - Condemnation of the United States ' war in
Iraq was rife at the 14th Congress of the Women's International Democratic
...
 
 <http://www.socialistworker.org/2007-1/628/628_09_Revulsion.shtml> The
revulsion against racism
Socialist Worker Online - Chicago,IL,USA
The episode exemplified the mainstreaming of racism and sexism in the media
over the last 30 years--and now, the popular revulsion against it. ...
 
 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hannah-seligson/our-brains-are-not-our-bu_b_4
6146.html> Our Brains Are Not Our Butts: Blowing the Lid off the "Perfect
...
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
As Laura Kipnis, the prolific feminist writer, points out in her book, The
Female Thing, feminism and femininity are two very different animals. ...
 
 
<http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20070418.151839&tim
e=15%2038%20PDT&year=2007&public=0> Beyond No Child Left Behind: Students
Around Country Demonstrate ...
AScribe (press release) - USA
As educators and policy makers around the country wrestle with the fallout
from No Child Left Behind and its focus on ritualized standardized testing,
...
 
 <http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/19Apr2007_news10.php> Thailand prepares
first report on racial discrimination
Bangkok Post - Klong Toey,Bangkok,Thailand
Thailand is preparing its first country report on racial discrimination, to
be presented to the United Nations next year, Justice permanent secretary
Jarun ...
 
 
<http://www.blackbritain.co.uk/news/details.aspx?i=2425&c=uk&h=Black+and+min
ority+ethnic+autistic+children+suffer+double+dose+of+discrimination+in+the+e
ducation+system> Black and minority ethnic autistic children suffer double
dose of ...
Black Britain - UK
Black children already experience discrimination within the education system
but those with autism are doubly disadvantaged, according to a new survey by
...
 
 <http://www.fsumonitor.com/stories/041807Russia.shtml> Racists Beat Up
Anti-Xenophobia Campaigner
Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union - Washington,DC,USA
A citizen of Morocco who campaigns against xenophobia in St. Petersburg,
Russia was assaulted by racists after he stood up for some Tajiks whom they
were ...
 
 
<http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_parenting_blog/2007/04/new_report
_on_g.html> New report on gay/lesbian parents
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
The Williams Institute, a think tank that specializes in sexual orientation
law, and the Urban Institute have released a report on gay and lesbian
parents. ...
 
 <http://www.socialistworker.org/2007-1/628/628_08_Bigot.shtml> How a bigot
got the boot
Socialist Worker Online - Chicago,IL,USA
Women face a constant barrage of sexism in our "Girls Gone Wild" culture,
and if you say something about it, then you must be a humorless prig. ...
 
 
 
 
 
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