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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
March 29, 2007
 
Video of US-Mexico border shooting appears to back immigrants' story ( http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/america/NA-GEN-US-Border-Patrol-Shooting.php )
International Herald Tribune - France
Border Patrol agent Nicholas Corbett encountered a group of four immigrants among a larger group of border crossers whom he and other agents were rounding ...
 
Muslim Woman Sues: "Civil Rights Violated" for Judge's Order to ... ( http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/187156.php )
Jawa Report - Arlen,TX,USA
A muslim woman who's case was dismissed because she failed to remove her veil in a Detroit small claims court is suing for "violations of her civil rights". ...
 
Israel's Conservative seminary says no to homosexual students ( http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/843356.html )
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
Gay and lesbian students will not be admitted to Jerusalem's Schechter Rabbinical Seminary, the rabbinical school of the Conservative (Masorti) Movement in ...
 
TOP RABBINICAL SCHOOL ACCEPTS GAYS ( http://www.ssonet.com.au/display.asp?ArticleID=6374 )
Sydney Star Observer - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The pre-eminent conservative Jewish Theological Seminary in New York has moved to accept openly gay and lesbian candidates for ordination. ...
 
Case involving white female teachers, young black boys, prompts ... ( http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=43758&provider=gnews )
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
Still, one local black activist sees racism at work. He says the white teachers figured they wouldn't face serious consequences. ...
 
Racism Claims Spark Protest In North Texas Town ( http://www.nbc5i.com/news/11419733/detail.html )
NBC5i.com - Ft. Worth,TX,USA
People there are upset over 14-year-old Shaquanda Cotton's punishment for shoving a teacher's aide. Cotton, who is black, could serve up to seven years in a ...
 
Cellphone attack: 'Racism is rife' at school ( http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20070328115218609C326815 )
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
On Tuesday, Martin Dyssel, father of Pequestra Dassel, the Grade 9 boy who was attacked at Langenhoven, said communities must stand up against the racism ...
 
Black US airmen honored for fighting Nazis, racism ( http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N27237318.htm )
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
By Matthew Bigg. TUSKEGEE, Ala., March 28 (Reuters) - The first black US Air Force unit will finally receive national recognition this week for fighting a ...
 
Human rights advocate attacks US over treatment of American Samoans ( http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=31116 )
Radio New Zealand International - Wellington,New Zealand
A human rights advocate has attacked the United States over the way it treats citizens of American Samoa, calling it a "shameful remnant of racism". ...
 
Hillary Clinton and the media: from intelligent and fair to ... ( http://reclaimthemedia.org/media_literacy_bias/hillary_clinton_and_the_media_=5069 )
Reclaim the Media - Seattle,WA,USA
With sexism still deeply ingrained in our culture, it may be unrealistic to expect the media to be completely unbiased, but it is nonetheless important to ...
 
Racism, sexism tell nun's story ( http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/NEWS01/703280387/1003/NEWS )
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA
BY DAVID CRUMM. The first black woman to lead the Protestant seminary in Detroit will place issues of gender, race and religion center stage at her school ...
 
Argentina: Massive marches demand 1976 militarists be punished ( http://www.workers.org/2007/world/argentina-0405 )
Workers World - USA
Because of the role of US imperialism in backing the generals, the March 24 protests had an anti-imperialist content, and there were even some slogans ...
 
Confronting neo-imperialism ( http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=48683 )
The News - International - Pakistan
There is an arrogance that smacks of imperialism in the way the British have been demanding the sailors' release instead of an admission that their men ...
 
Kosovo: The shocking hand of UN imperialism ( http://english.pravda.ru/world/europe/28-03-2007/88705-kosovoimperialism-0 )
Pravda - Moscow,Russia
Cultural imperialism following military adventurism, criminal and murderous colonialism following the most blatant example of foreign intrusion into a ...
 
We can't address discrimination with policies that ignore color ( http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003638777_kenhimma28.html )
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA
A person can consciously believe all races are equal but still have subconscious preferences that cause discrimination. Discrimination can result from ...
 
Women sue athletic club claiming discrimination ( http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=288953 )
Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA
Two Rochester women claim the Rochester Athletic Club is violating state anti-discrimination law by refusing to sell them a family membership because they ...
 
Report: NJ taxes those in poverty ( http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/NEWS01/70327015/1006 )
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
Nineteen states, including New Jersey, tax families living in poverty, according to a new report released Tuesday. The Center on Budget and Policy ...
 
64 percent of Arab children live in poverty, study says ( http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3382565,00.html )
Ynetnews - Israel
Over half the homes in the Negev's Arab villages are without indoor plumbing and 82 percent of minors are living below the poverty line. ...
 
Poverty and technology gap "fuel terror in Africa" ( http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28729793.htm )
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
NAIROBI, March 28 (Reuters) - Poverty and lack of police skills are feeding international terrorism in Africa, delegates at a regional security conference ...
 
Gender study triggers changes ( http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/03/27/az/north_valley/nep04.txt )
Newszap Arizona - AZ,USA
It is an equity issue discovered by Paradise Valley Unified School District officials when they performed a gender equity study last year. ...
 
Surveying Student Activism for Sustainability and Social Change ( http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006374.html )
WorldChanging - USA
There's a ton of activity on campuses from elementary through higher-ed related to sustainability, environmental responsibility and social justice. ...
 
Global Warming? Phooey! ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-stark/global-warming-phooey_b_44407.html )
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Global warming is a huge, multidisciplinary science involving atmospheric scientists, astronomers, biologists, ecologists, physicists, chemists and a whole ...
 
Iowa Senate votes to extend civil rights protections to gays and ... ( http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/03/iowa-senate-votes-to-extend-civil.php )
JURIST - USA
[JURIST] The Iowa Senate [official website] on Tuesday passed SF427 [text], extending the state's civil rights protections to gay and lesbians. ...
 
Teen In Jail Prompts Racism Rally In Paris, TX ( http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_086195141.html )
CBS 11 - Dallas/Fort Worth,TX,USA
(CBS 11 News) PARIS, TX The jailing of a 14-year-old girl from the small Texas town of Paris was the reason for a rally against racism Tuesday. ...
 
Is e-mail 'a technology of oppression'? ( http://www.24dash.com/egovernment/18493.htm )
24dash.com - Hereford,Herefordshire,UK
A study being carried out at the University of Leicester examines the use of email 'as a technology of oppression.' The research by Hugh Busher and Nalita ...
 
Conservative Activist: 'Take Children Out Of School On Day Of Silence' ( http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/03/032707silence.htm )
365Gay.com - USA
A study released by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network to coincide with last year's National Day of Silence, showed that homophobia is ...
 
Ban bigotry, not gay acts, from military ( http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/opinion/16980125.htm )
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
Under that scenario, those who promote homophobia would be expelled from the military, thereby eliminating the current military practice of condoning ...
 
District Of Columbia: Fix inequity ( http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/309052_congress.html )
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
The idea seems simple enough: Residents of the District of Columbia ought to have the same right as other citizens to full representation in the national ...
 
Combatting Gender Inequity In Academic Medicine ( http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070327113703.htm )
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Science Daily - Today men and women attend medical school in equal numbers. But for most women who go on to academic medicine, that's also where the numbers ...
 
The wealth gap widens as the rich use debt as a financial tool ( http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=553&fArticleId=3750958 )
Business Report - Johannesburg,South Africa
Too much inequality is not good for any society, much more so in a country where much inequality is a result of racial discrimination. ...
 
Mind the gap ( http://www.reformer.com/ci_5528855 )
Brattleboro Reformer - Brattleboro,VT,USA
Inequality will not only grow worse, but will be permanently locked in, unless the priorities of this nation are drastically changed, and soon.
 
UK child poverty sees shock increase ( http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a1a189c8-dc8d-11db-a21d-000b5df10621.html )
Financial Times - London,England,UK
A shock rise in child poverty and income inequality has forced the UK government to abandon its strategy of raising social security payments to ensure poor ...
 
Human Rights in Russia Eroding ( http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=30247 )
Javno.hr - Zagreb,Croatia
Respect for human rights in Russia deteriorated over the past year with further erosion of freedom of speech and assembly. Respect for human rights in ...
 
 
 
 
 
 

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