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from Paul C. Gorski
October 21, 2007

 <http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7238128> KKK fliers found near Knight
High in Palmdale
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The KKK acronym is a common term for the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacy
group. The incident follows protest marches alleging racism in the arrests
of three ...

 <http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/6035/1/290/> US Income
Inequality Is Growing, and It's Not a Temporary Blip
Political Affairs Magazine - New York,NY,USA
Lardner, co-author of Inequality.org, an online research center for
journalists, teachers and concerned citizens, spoke last week here in
Washington, DC, ...

 <http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/10/19/18454806.php> Third World And
Native American Students Press Collective (TWANAS ...
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
The Third World And Native American Students Press Collective (TWANAS) was
established in 1979 as a response to the violent racism, sexism, classism
and ...

<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/19/europe/EU-GEN-EU-Human-Rights.php
> EU signs up to human rights treaty, can be sued for rights violations
International Herald Tribune - France
AP STRASBOURG, France: European Union institutions can be sued for human
rights violations under the EU's new treaty, a human rights body said
Friday. ...

 <http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200710/200710160020.html>
Human Rights Commission Releases Prison Beating Video
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul,South Korea
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has made public a video clip
of an Anyang Prison guard beating an inmate after the prison rejected the
...

 <http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/15/europe/EU-GEN-EU-Libya.php>
Amnesty warns EU not to ignore human rights as it seeks new ties ...
International Herald Tribune - France
AP LUXEMBOURG: Amnesty International warned European Union foreign ministers
Monday to take Libya's human rights record into account as they consider
plans ...

 <http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=159046&c=y> University to offer
bachelor's degree in human rights
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
By JAMES HANNAH AP Writer DAYTON, Ohio _ The University of Dayton will join
a small group of US universities that offer degrees in human rights studies
when ...

 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200710180783.html> Angola: International
Conference for Human Rights in Schools
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Noelma D'Abreu, who was addressing the closing of the event, that started
Tuesday, added that the inclusion of the human rights as a subject in the
Angolan ...

 <http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=135122&ran=149404> Photos:
Seven protesters arrested at Blackwater's headquarters
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
By BILL SIZEMORE, The Virginian-Pilot Seven people were arrested Saturday at
Blackwater Worldwide's front entrance after protesters re-enacted the Sept.
...

 <http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=155335> Criminal Blackwater
must leave: Iraq
Tehran Times - Iran
BAGHDAD (AFP) -- Iraq repeated a call for US mercenary firm Blackwater to
leave on Saturday almost five weeks after its guards killed as many as 17
Iraqi ...

 <http://theseoultimes.com/ST/db/read.php?idx=5793> The Globalization of
Hunger
The Seoul Times - South Korea
By Yifat Susskind At first, the numbers don't seem to add up. The world
produces more food than ever-enough to feed twice the global population. ...

 <http://www.alternet.org/sex/65403/> Does Barbie Need a Man?
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
A longitudinal study of lesbian-headed families found that nearly 20 percent
of the children experienced some homophobia from their peers or teachers by
age ...

<http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr009=shvuudlnh1.app1b&page=N
ewsArticle&id=7488&news_iv_ctrl=1030> Protest remembers anti-imperialist
Thomas Sankara
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
Sankara was an ardent anti-imperialist, inspired by others engaged in the
struggle to overthrow imperialism. His progressive government fought
corruption ...

 <http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iHe3RGdxzFVjqN54O2181uAuXjmwD8SCJ4JG0>
Blackwater Wanted Iraqi Military Planes
The Associated Press - 
WASHINGTON (AP) - Blackwater USA tried to take at least two Iraqi military
aircraft out of Iraq two years ago and refused to give the planes back when
Iraqi ...

 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200710191195.html> Cameroon: 2500 Pupils Cry
Out Against Poverty
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The event that was organized by UN officials in Yaounde was intended to
stimulate the fight against poverty and raise awareness on the importance of
...

 <http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gY75bqaLYiFc7NHGuITgdmGD_RhA> 'Price
of Sugar' documentary exposes dark side of globalization
AFP - 
Director Bill Haney says his documentary, "The Price of Sugar" exposes the
dark side of globalization as it chronicles the attempts of a priest to
improve ...

<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/19/europe/EU-GEN-Ireland-White-Fligh
t.php> Report finds evidence of 'white flight' from immigrants in ...
International Herald Tribune - France
They said Dublin 15 was a magnet for immigrants because it is a hub for
recently constructed housing that Irish investors snapped up to rent. ...

 <http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-10-19-voa12.cfm> Burmese Monks,
Immigrants Lead Protests in Malaysia
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News Burmese monks and immigrants have staged demonstrations in
Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur against Burma's military government. ...

<http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2007/10/flagler-college.html
> Flagler College Gargoyle: School denies proposal for gay club
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
Club UNITY was first proposed at Flagler in 2004 as the Gay-Straight
Alliance, which is heavily based on acting as a support group for the gay,
lesbian and ...

<http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr009=2pozjemya1.app13a&page=
NewsArticle&id=7489&news_iv_ctrl=1261> Exposing the myths of capitalism
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
In fact, capitalism cannot guarantee anything but the oppression and
exploitation of the vast majority by a tiny minority. The myth created by
the ruling ...

 <http://www.aclu.org/womensrights/gen/32234prs20071018.html> Hearing Brings
Modern-Day Slavery to Light, ACLU Urges State ...
ACLU (press release) - New York,NY,USA
Washington, DC - Modern-day slavery exists in the shadows, but it is alive
and well, said witnesses today at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing
on ...

 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200710190437.html> Namibia: Advancement of
Women Vital in Addressing Inequalities
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
It is indeed true that the role of men and boys in achieving gender equality
can serve as catalyst to bring about a partnership that has the potential to
...

 <http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/18/womensci> Female Faculty and
the Sciences
Inside Higher Ed - Washington,DC,USA
... quasi-governmental agency that would expand the enforcement of Title IX,
the landmark 1972 gender equity law, to better encompass academic practices.
...

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/the-dangers-of-wearing-bo_b_6899
5.html> The Dangers of Wearing Bourgeois Class On Our Sleeve
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Dodd is the chairman of the Banking Committee - one of the most powerful
panels overseeing all the financial and regulatory issues that working-class
folks ...

 <http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2007/10/17/couricandco/entry3378670.shtml> 10
Questions: For Julian Bond On Civil Rights
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
Last month two critical milestones of this country's civil rights movement
had their 50th anniversaries: the integration of Little Rock's Central High
...

<http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2007/Oct07/101507/101807-02.ht
m> Researchers call privatization a danger to consumers
Land Line Magazine - Grain Valley,MO,USA
A private research group dedicated to consumer protection believes the road
to privatization is a rocky one at best. The US Public Interest Research
Groups ...

 <http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2007/10/17/16212/039> Global
oppression intense as Indigenous Peoples rise up and organize
The NarcoSphere - New York,NY,USA
Global oppression has intensified as Indigenous Peoples are organizing at
the international level to control their resources and halt oppression. ...

 <http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-5792.html> Homophobia turns
young people off Christianity
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
Research into the declining respect for Christianity among young people has
identitfied religious hostility to LGBT people as a major factor. ...

<http://www.gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18932547&BRD=2729&PAG=461&d
ept_id=569341&rfi=6> Shocking Prison Homophobia
Gay City News - USA
A decision released by the New York State Division of Human Rights on
October 11 exposes shocking homophobia among supervisory staff at the Wende
...

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