[EdChange] EdChange Social Justice News

[Paul C.Gorski]

EdChange Social Justice News
 <http://www.SocialJusticeNews.net> http://www.SocialJusticeNews.net
from Paul C. Gorski
January 30, 2007
 
 
 <http://thesouthend.typepad.com/tsenews/2007/01/is_president_bu.html> Is
President Bush serious about curbing global warming?
South End - Detroit,MI,USA
A year later, the president removed America's top climatologist and
proponent of global warming prevention from an international panel on the
subject. ...
 
 <http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=154142007> Swastika
ban left out of EU's racism law
Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
But, setting out plans for an EU-wide anti-racism law, it said it would not
seek to prohibit "specific symbols such as swastikas". ...
 
 
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/01/30/sfnrac30.
xml> Watchdog to tackle 'institutional' racism
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
English football is facing a fresh wake-up call in the fight against racism
today with the Commission for Racial Equality set to demand more action to
...
 
 
<http://www.thelantern.com/home/news/2007/01/29/Opinion/Racism.Idea.Rethough
t-2683112.shtml> Racism idea rethought
OSU - The Lantern - Columbus,OH,USA
While individual racism continues to persist, it is more instructive to
understand racism on a societal level and in terms of white dominance and
privilege. ...
 
 <http://www.kansan.com/stories/2007/jan/29/stuewe/> Stuewe: True feminism
important to modern society
University Daily Kansan - Lawrence,KS,USA
Feminism is equality. Patriarchy is the belief in the superiority of men
over women, and it is a huge problem both on the University of Kansas campus
and in ...
 
 
<http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/victoria_brittain/2007/01/islamic_femin
ism_on_the_move.html> Islamic feminists on the move
Guardian Unlimited - UK
The western media and conservative Islam are ignoring the growing current of
Islamic feminism which has much to offer in bridging the divide, especially
in ...
 
 
<http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=59835&rubrik1=Economy&rubrik2=Other%2
0areas&rubrik3=All&sort=1&start=1> Lighter-Skinned Immigrants Earn More in
US
ShortNews.com - Regensburg,Germany
Joni Hersch from the Vanderbilt University in the United States has found
that on average, immigrants with a lighter skin tone earn more than their
darker ...
 
 <http://www.leadingthecharge.com/ViewArticle.aspx?id=52235&source=2> Moscow
mayor speaks against gay parades
Leading The Charge - Milton,Queensland,Australia
Speaking at a Kremlin event attended by the head of the Russian Orthodox
Church, Luzhkov again lambasted gay and lesbian groups. ...
 
 <http://www.kenyanewsnetwork.com/artman/publish/article_2486.shtml> World
Social Forum ends in Nairobi - "end inequality and social ...
Kenya London News - UK
As the curtains fell on the World Social Forum (WSF) that was held in
Kasarani, Nairobi, It now remains to be seen if the delegates' vow to fight
inequality ...
 
 <http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02POP290107> Women
approve of new gender law, but inequality still rampant
Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam
by Hong Thuy. HA NOI - Viet Nam's new Law on Gender Equality, to take effect
in July, would greatly improve the advancement of women, said the head of
the ...
 
 <http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3580.html> Report reveals
extent of anti-gay taunts in schools
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
"What it shows is the profound level of hetero-sexism and sexism in schools.
There is basic work that needs to be done in schools that is not being
done." ...
 
 <http://www.atlanticfreepress.com/content/view/836/81/> What to do
with/about white folks
Atlantic Free Press - Groningen,Netherlands
Do we speak of diversity and multiculturalism, or do we acknowledge that we
live in a white-supremacist society and confront unearned white privilege?
...
 
 <http://www.monthlyreview.org/0107dunbar-ortiz.htm> Road to the Iraq War:
Two Views of US Imperialism
Monthly Review - Herndon,VA,USA
I interrupted the ancient history discussion, asking why not look at US
history, especially US imperialism in Latin America as a precedent. ...
 
 
<http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?section=Opinions&volume=54&issue=25&ar
tnum=04> Capitalism causes many violations of basic human rights around the
...
Flyer News - Dayton,OH,USA
This year, the theme of Human Rights Week is "Resource Exploitation and
Human Rights," which suggests that humanity has a right to the access of
resources. ...
 
 <http://www.ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/07/Jan/2901.htm> Moscow Gay Pride Ban
Goes to the European Court of Human Rights
UK Gay News (press release) - UK
The 20-page application to the European Court of Human Rights, drafted in
English language, combines two cases: one concerning the ban by Moscow
authorities ...
 
 <http://www.civilrights.org/civil_rights_calendar/page.jsp?itemID=29363117>
FIXING No Child Left Behind
Civilrights.org - Washington,DC,USA
CHECK OUT THIS EXCITING MARCH 9 EVENT to prepare justice advocates for the
No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Debate! The National Council of
Churches ...
 
 
<http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/01/uk-pm-says-bar-to-discriminat
ion.php> UK PM says bar to discrimination against gay adoptions will apply
...
JURIST - USA
In a statement [text], Blair said: [T]here is no place in our society for
discrimination. That is why I support the right of gay couples to apply to
adopt ...
 
 <http://www.nbc25.com/content/fulltext/?cid=10463> Investigation Launched
Into Racial Discrimination Accusations At ...
NBC 25 - Hagerstown,MD,USA
MONT ALTO, PA - The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is launching an
investigation into complaints of racial discrimination at Penn State
University. ...
 
 <http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hotnews/71h299544622028.html> UCLA
Study Finds High Rates of HIV Discrimination in Healthcare
Infection Control Today - Phoenix,AZ,USA
The new report is consistent with studies from the mid-1990s showing high
levels of HIV-discrimination by dentists and other healthcare providers. ...
 
 <http://www.welcomeurope.com/default.asp?id=1300&idnews=3632> International
Day of Commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust
EurofundingMag - Paris,France
The Commission firmly condemns and rejects all manifestations of
anti-Semitism, racism and xenophobia. The Commission is determined to make
full use of the ...
 
 
<http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070128/NEWS01
/701280360/1006> Report: NJ poor get poorer, struggle to survive
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
Over the past three decades, income inequality -- the income difference
between low- and high-income residents -- has grown both in the state and
the ...
 
 <http://www.workers.org/2007/world/forum-0201> Latin American forum says no
to US imperialism
Workers World - USA
The women's caucus, made up of women from Latin America, the Caribbean,
Europe and North America, met to denounce imperialism's exploitation of
women, ...
 
 <http://www.workers.org/2007/us/newark-0201> People's Peace Conference:
Newark leads on!
Workers World - USA
In a rousing speech, Amiri Baraka stated, "You cannot fight for peace unless
you fight imperialism!" He explained that you can't fight racism without ...
 
 <http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/view/letters/3531295.html> War based
on lies shows need to determine truth
Central Maine Morning Sentinel - Augusta,ME,USA
Our government has instead given us lies about justification for this war,
which seems to be more about economic imperialism and corporate greed than
...
 
 <http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3357899,00.html> The poverty
spin
Ynetnews - Israel
Those who dismiss their own responsibility for this reality by saying that a
culture of poverty has emerged in Israel and that aid organizations only
serve ...
 
 
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-orl-superbowl2807ja
n28,0,6832206.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines> Miami's poverty a grim
backdrop to Super Bowl glitz
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... glamour than it is in dealing with the reality of poverty and
corruption," said Max Rameau, a community activist who organized the
squatters village. ...
 
 <http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_7296.aspx> Academic Discrimination Still
A Factor For Women: Report
CityNews - Toronto,Canada
"Systemic discrimination is alive and well in the academy," said Prof.
Janice Drakich, director of faculty recruitment and retention at University
of ...
 
 <http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070128/focus/focus5.html> The
slave trade and matters arising
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
The first is the notion of white supremacy and entitlement. And the second
is the notion that the African people in some way or other deserve the wrong
done ...
 
 <http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20070128-9999-1m28report.html>
Key study of global warming prepared
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
Researchers are more confident than ever about the causes of global warming,
how they're changing Earth and what might be in store as the heat-up
continues. ...
 
 <http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/16564056.htm> Gender equity
bills revitalized
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
Three of those Republicans lost, and Democrats say those victories may give
new life to two gender equity bills. Both bills, one that would require
equal ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
********
Paul C. Gorski
EdChange: http://www.EdChange.org <http://www.edchange.org/> 
Multicultural Pavilion: http://www.EdChange.org/multicultural
Social Justice Store: http://www.cafepress.com/edchange
Multicultural Poster Store: http://www.EdChange.org/posters
SoJust Civil Rights History: http://www.SoJust.net <http://www.sojust.net/> 
 
 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: /pipermail/news_socialjusticenews.net/attachments/20070130/39181c2f/attachment.html