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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
May 15, 2007
 
Female gondolier claims sexism (
http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=29302 )
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
VENICE, Italy, May 14: A female gondolier who recently won the right
to paddle her boat in Venice, Italy, said she's still the target of
sexist attacks. ...
 
Experts: Civil rights slaying case crucial to US history (
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070514/NEWS/705140305/1001
)
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
The former state trooper accused of killing a black civil rights
activist 42 years ago may never spend a day behind bars, but his
prosecution is vital to ...
 
Civil Rights Group Demands Apology After Gay Student Censured (
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/05/051407school.htm )
365Gay.com - USA
(Jonesborough, Tennessee) A high school principal who suspended a
student for participating in The National Day of Silence broke the law
the American Civil ...
 
11 states and environmental groups sue government over gas mileage
... (
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/15/business/NA-FIN-US-Fuel-Economy-Lawsuit.php
)
International Herald Tribune - France
SAN FRANCISCO: Lawyers for 11 states and several environmental groups
told a federal appeals court that the Bush administration failed to
consider global ...
 
Police handling of murder cases was hampered by homophobia, says ...
( http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,2079754,00.html )
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Scotland Yard's reaction to killings and attacks on gay, lesbian and
transsexual people has historically been blighted by "institutional"
homophobia, ...
 
Gay protestors target Polish Embassy (
http://uk.gay.com/headlines/11540 )
Gay.com UK - UK
The British Youth Council is planning a protest against Poland’s
state sanctioned homophobia, especially their proposed version of
Section 28. ...
 
Report reveals Aboriginal women's health inequality (
http://abc.net.au/message/news/stories/ms_news_1922498.htm )
ABC Message Stick - Sydney,Australia
A Bureau of Statistics report shows Indigenous women are about
one-and-a-half times more likely to be overweight than non-Indigenous
women. ...
 
Global discrimination against girls 'starts in the womb' (
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/international-affairs/global-discrimination-against-girls-starts-in-womb-$1085311.htm
)
InTheNews.co.uk - London,UK
"Discrimination against girls is on such a huge scale worldwide and
often starts from the moment they are in the womb," said Plan UK
today. ...
 
UN Agency Says Discrimination Still Undermines Economic Gains (
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48723145_united_nations_un_agency_says_discrimination_still_undermines_economic_gains
)
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
10 May 2007 -- The International Labor Organization is reporting some
progress worldwide in fighting job discrimination based on gender and
ethnic ...
 
Milkround reveals ethnicity is main cause of job discrimination ... (
http://www.onrec.com/newsstories/16680.asp )
Online Recruitment - UK
A new poll among users of graduate recruitment website Milkround
Online has revealed ethnic discrimination is a major issue affecting
earning students and ...
 
In Civil Rights Division, Employees Claim Discrimination (
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003205.php )
TPMmuckraker - New York,NY,USA
The woman, who retired in late December of last year, was not alone
in seeing racial discrimination in the Civil Rights Division and the
voting rights ...
 
One in four children living in poverty in North - Charity (
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=180107980&p=y8xyx856x
)
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
More than 100000 children in the North * one in four * are living in
poverty, according to shock figures released by Save the Children
today. ...
 
Poverty forces Gaza children into labour, crime (
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=55930 )
The News - International - Pakistan
Poverty and unemployment are the main reasons for the bad behaviour
of the children,” said psychologist Nabil Taha, a teacher at the
centre. ...
 
UAFA Seeks To Remedy America's Anti-Gay Immigration Policy (
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_cody_lyo_070513_uafa_seeks_to_remedy.htm
)
OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USA
The movie details the uncertain plights of seven bi national gay and
lesbian couples, who, under current US immigration laws, often face
devastatingly ...
 
Gay and lesbian couples fight for their rights in court (
http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/14-05-2007/91418-marriage_court-0
)
Pravda - Moscow,Russia
In a trial that begins Monday, eight gay and lesbian couples argue
the state's refusal to grant marriage licenses violates their
constitutional rights and ...
 
Workplace Discrimination Still Rampant (
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0705/S00240.htm )
Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand
Although progress has been made at combating discrimination in the
workplace, rising gender disparities in income and other forms of
discrimination ...
 
Investigation: Racism, Culture of Oppression in Michigan DNR (
http://www.wxyz.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=1fbfb591-e35e-413c-bebd-bc06211bddd0
)
WXYZ - Detroit,MI,USA
(AP) - A state investigation of a black conservation agent's
complaints found evidence of racism and a culture of oppression and
fear in the Department of ...
 
Activists Target Homophobia in Black Churches (
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ci=108&ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=features&sc3=&id=4533
)
EDGE Boston - Boston,MA,USA
More than 50 years after the civil-rights movement began, homophobia
within historically Black churches remains a concern for many GLBT
people of color. ...
 
Hate groups more subtle in recruiting (
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=c610cf71-5f59-465e-9283-00cfd60228a8&k=55966
)
Victoria Times Colonist - Victoria,BC,Canada
In a DVD Dutton created to raise awareness, a young Toronto woman,
Elisabeth Moore, says she ended up in a white-supremacy group in high
school because she ...
 
Part II: Mickey Mouse racism from MEMRI & CNN’s Glenn Beck (
http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/05/13/part-ii-mickey-mouse-racism-from-memri-cnn%E2%80%99s-glenn-beck/
)
MidEastYouth.com - USA
... with Beck knowing his vicious track record, but chose to feed
their for media coverage against the morality of rejecting of racism
and self-hatred. ...
 
 
 
 

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