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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
December 27, 2007
 
New Orleans Women's Health & Justice Initiative (
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/12/26/18468930.php )
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
Combined with the loss of needed public resources and the
continuation of economic isolation, gender inequality, environmental
hazards, limited housing ...
 
US says no to UN millions for Libyan-led racism conference (
http://www.unwatch.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=bdKKISNqEmG&b=1314451&ct=4819129
)
UN Watch (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland
The original Durban gathering of September 2001 was officially a
conference against racism, but became notorious for its ugly displays
of anti-Semitic ...
 
Israeli report highlights intensifying anti-Palestinian racism (
http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2/2055795581?JServSessionIdr012=la5dk88bu1.app7b&page=NewsArticle&id=7811&news_iv_ctrl=1261
)
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
just a small piece of the truth about Israel’s entrenched
institutional racism. This despite the fact that Carter (mistakenly)
praised the "democratic" ...
 
Dominican wealth "poorly distributed" (
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2007/12/26/26510/Dominican-wealth-poorly-distributed
)
Dominican Today - Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
As a result of this inequality, the richest 10% earn between 30-50%
of wealth. The greatest concentrations of wealth are found in Brazil,
Colombia, Bolivia, ...
 
Gay Rights Groups File Motion to Protect Students from Discrimination
( http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=17634&section=67 )
Gay Wired - Los Angeles,CA,USA
EQCA and the GSA Network filed a motion to intervene in federal
district court in San Diego to defend the California statutes that
prohibit discrimination ...
 
Hillel Releases First Guide for Gay, Lesbian Students (
http://www.forward.com/articles/12349/ )
Forward - New York,NY,USA
By Marissa Brostoff Last week, Hillel’s president announced the
completion of a guide that aims to help its staff members welcome
“lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...
 
LION AND THE LAMB: Slavery still exists in America (
http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_360174216.html
)
Crossville Chronicle - Crossville,TN,USA
By Jerri Abbott / Chronicle contributor Slavery is alive and well in
the US and also in every quarter of the globe. Of the 27 million
persons held in ...
 
13 million below poverty line, half a million going hungry (
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=130167
)
Today's Zaman - Istanbul,Turkey
Results of the “2006 Poverty Study,” released yesterday by the
Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat), revealed that the monthly
food poverty line for a ...
 
Diuguid: For people of color, racism’s wounds remain raw (
http://www.kansascity.com/278/story/418159.html )
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Let’s hope that one day everyone in town will see the value of
diversity, realize how much racism is costing this community in wealth
and talent, ...
 
Bigger Than Sports: Why Title IX Matters (
http://www.alternet.org/rights/67386/ )
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
These three women, carrying with them personal experiences of
discrimination, came together in the early 1970s to help create the
first legislation ...
 
Indigenous leaders threaten UN action (
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22971964-5013871,00.html
)
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
"(Quarantining) should apply under federal law to everyone in
Australia without discrimination on the basis of race," they said.
"There should not be a race ...
 
The Struggle to Develop Identity While Living Under Occupation (
http://www.wrmea.com/archives/December_2007/0712019.html )
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs - Washington,DC,USA
It is under such conditions of prolonged oppression and
discrimination that Palestinians struggle to develop their individual
as well as national identity. ...
 
More county children living in poverty (
http://www.kansascity.com/shawnee_mission/story/417090.html )
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Pre-kindergarten education, such as Head Start, is one of the ways
United Community Services hopes to ameliorate childhood poverty. The
child poverty rate ...
 
Socialization of Women in Nepal: The Role of Media in Democracy (
http://www.telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=2576 )
Telegraphnepal.com - Kathmandu,Bagmati,Nepal
This is possible only when media in the ‘knowledge century’ try to
convert knowledge into power for gender equity. Aristotle (384-322 BC)
in 'The Politics' ...
 
Journalists urged to avoid gender stereotypes, portrayal of women ...
(
http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_general_news?id=56535711
)
Stabroek News - Georgetown,Guyana
These, among other issues were addressed at an intense two-day Gender
Equity and Women Empowerment Training session for regional
journalists. ...
 
Blackwater warnings went ignored. Surprised? (
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977211849&grpId=3659174697244816&nav=Groupspace
)
Gather.com - Boston,MA,USA
by Chris W. A report from the Washington Post newspaper recaps the
history of Blackwater USA's rapid expansion in Iraq, and several
incidents of killings of ...
 
We need to listen to victims of racism (
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=36717&cat_id=1 )
Cyprus Mail - Nicosia,Cyprus
By Stefanos Evripidou POLITICIANS, MEDIA and the law all help to
perpetuate discrimination, racism and prejudice in our society. The
best way to understand ...
 
Equity atlas displays regional disparities (
http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=119828178566653400
)
Gresham Outlook - Gresham,OR,USA
The atlas tracks indicators of inequity. As Portland has grown, many
low-income households, unable to afford higher rents, have left their
neighborhoods and ...
 
Privatizations in Turkey total $30 bln in 22 years (
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=92010 )
Turkish Daily News (subscription) - Ankara,Turkey
During that the period, 7400 suits were filed against these
privatizations, according to a report titled ''Privatization Shadowed
by Jurisdiction and ...
 
Ghosts of Christmas Past, Rising from the Gaps of Capital (
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/kapur241207.html )
Monthly Review - Herndon,VA,USA
Now, as then, childhood is incompatible with capitalism, and the
first proletarians who come under attack by capital are the children
of the working class. ...
 
Female Candidates in Kenya Say They Face Discrimination, Violence (
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-24-voa28.cfm )
Voice of America - USA
And they face a number of challenges on the campaign trail, including
violence and discrimination. Cathy Majtenyi reports from Nairobi for
VOA. ...
 
Hatred, discrimination have no place in Islam: Al-Mahri (
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=9771&ccid=9
)
Arab Times - Kuwait
He indicated hatred and discrimination have no place in Islam. He
stressed again that Islam respects all prophets and Prophet Christ
(PBUH) is not only the ...
 
Study: 14 Percent of German Children Live In Poverty (
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009537856 )
AHN - USA
Berlin, Germany (AHN) - According to a study undertaken by the
Children's Charity of Germany, 14 percent of German children live in
poverty and their number ...
 
 
 
 

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