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from Paul C. Gorski
January 8, 2007
 
Executive was told she was 'useless' pregnant (
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/08/npreg108.xml
)
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Mrs Manning could be awarded up to £200000 for sex discrimination at
a remedies hearing next month, when the tribunal will also hear her
separate claim that ...
 
On the Road from Jena to New Orleans: Changing the World and ... (
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/07/18470838.php )
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
We went through all of this and then talked about how this, similar
to the Jena 6 case, concentrates racism and the oppression of Black
people today, ...
 
New Jersey legislature expresses regret for slavery (
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0741855120080108
)
Reuters - USA
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey became the fifth US state to
apologize for its role in slavery when lawmakers voted on Monday for a
resolution ...
 
More needs to be done to end modern slavery (
http://www.ocala.com/article/20080107/FEATURES07/801070305/1368/googlesitemapnews
)
Ocala.com - Ocala,FL,USA
Centuries ago, legalized slavery ended with the signing of the
Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, but
that has not stopped ...
 
Disabled poverty 'hits millions' (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7175350.stm )
BBC News - UK
Up to three million people with disabilities in the UK could be
trapped in poverty, a report has suggested. The study by campaigning
group Leonard Cheshire ...
 
In the Wake of the Bhutto Assassination -- Pakistan: A Dangerous ...
( http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/07/18470746.php )
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
“What the US spreads around the world is not democracy, but
imperialism and political structures to enforce that
imperialism.”*Bob Avakian Nowhere is this ...
 
2 protesters ask Clinton to iron their shirts (
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/08/america/NA-POL-US-Clinton-Laundry.php
)
International Herald Tribune - France
"Ah, the remnants of sexism * alive and well," Clinton said to
applause. The two men were removed from the auditorium after raising a
pair of signs that ...
 
Courtrooms and Meltdowns and Bling* Oh My! (
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=105&ItemID=14673
)
ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA
While the sacking of a well-known radio bigot was a victory against
sexism and racism, his “nappy-headed hos” comment ended up being an
examination of rap ...
 
AARP Calls EEOC Policy 'A Civil Rights and Economic Fiasco' (
http://hr.blr.com/news.aspx?id=77794 )
HR.BLR.com - USA
"This policy is a civil rights and economic fiasco," says David
Certner, legislative policy director at AARP. "It is a wrong-headed
move to legalize ...
 
China urged to improve human rights before Olympics (
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK8556620080107 )
Reuters - USA
The letter, signed by 57 lawyers, academics, editors, writers and
civil rights campaigners, said Hu Jia's arrest last month on
charges of inciting to ...
 
Newt Gingrich and Republican Fears Over Global Warming (
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-jay-inslee/newt-gingrich-and-republi_b_80283.html
)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
His partially right position is in encouraging his fellow Republicans
to embrace the effort against global warming, a noble quest indeed.
...
 
Defining Israeli Zionist Racism: Part 9 (
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/01/defining-israeli-zionist-racism-part-9/
)
Dissident Voice - Santa Rosa,CA,USA
Nonetheless, the existence of some false purported Zionist racist
quotations should not detract from the genuine quotations that adduce
racism. ...
 
India bristles at umpiring, racism row in Australia (
http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-31274520080107 )
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - India has reacted with anger and
disappointment at the standard of umpiring in Australia's second test
victory, with the nation's ...
 
Not just tolerance but revolution needed to make victims of ... (
http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/jan/06/not_just_tolerance_revolution_needed_make_victims_injustice_aware_about_their_human
)
Indian Muslims - San Diego,CA,USA
The discontent prevailing among the have-nots all over India is due
to injustice being meted out to them, he added. He said that thousands
of communal riots ...
 
Higher growth, but for whom? (
http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/business/globalization/?p=625 )
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
Wage-earners apparently haven’t been invited to the party, perhaps
making Germany one more example of a growing trend: globalization
reducing inequality ...
 
A Stronger Ministry of Gender Equality is a Stronger Korea (
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200801/200801070006.html
)
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul,South Korea
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the government agency in
charge of eliminating discrimination against women and taking care of
families and ...
 
Poverty haunts the elderly - Real numbers being missed by official
... (
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080106/lead/lead2.html )
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
A study says over 15 per cent of Jamaica's senior citizens are living
below the poverty line. The poorest and most dependent tend to be
women. ...
 
Gender violence haunts Zambia’s HIV positive women (
http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/News/news07012008_f6.htm
)
East African - Nairobi,Kenya
According to the report, Hidden in the Mealie Meal: Gender-Based
Abuses and Women’s HIV Treatment in Zambia, by Human Rights Watch, HIV
programmes, ...
 
Hundreds march against racism (
http://www.star-telegram.com/arlington_news/story/392807.html )
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
Racism will never extinguish our race. We are all victims. Our garage
doors are visible remnants of racism." The marchers gathered at George
Stevens Park on ...
 
Equity - a must for world peace (
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/01/06/fea02.asp )
Sunday Observer - Columbo,Sri Lanka
Therefore, despite chances of upward social mobility, Sri Lanka and
these countries share commonality of heightened social inequity. ...
 
Youth, poverty primary focus of 2008 (
http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=34164 )
Barbados Advocate - Barbados
By Patricia Thangaraj The youth, persons from 25 to 40 years old and
poor people are the main groups that the Anglican Church will focus on
helping this ...
 
Need to Teach Human Rights in School Stressed (
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=105345&d=6&m=1&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom
)
Arab News - Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, 6 January 2008 * Recommendations from a workshop sponsored by
the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) regarding the
introduction of human ...
 
Former Argentine governor ordered detained on human rights charges (
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/05/america/LA-GEN-Argentina-Ex-Governor-Prosecuted.php
)
International Herald Tribune - France
Human rights groups claim political opponents of the former governor
were detained illegally, tortured and many never seen again. ...
 
ADL Urges High Court to Empower Employees to Report Racial ... (
http://www.adl.org/PresRele/SupremeCourt_33/5203_33.htm )
Anti-Defamation League (press release) - New York,NY,USA
Without such protection, employees are much less likely to report
racial discrimination when they see it or are victimized by it. If, as
we urge it to do, ...
 
Hunger strikers protest indigenous oppression in Chile (
http://www.pww.org/article/view/12279/ )
People's Weekly World - USA
by WT Whitney Jr., 01/04/08 15:11 by Lisa Sparaco, 01/04/08 15:08 by
Pepe Lozano and John Wojcik, 01/03/08 13:38 by Susan Webb, 01/03/08
12:23 Five Chilean ...
 
'Don't ask, don't tell'? End oppression of people who want to ... (
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/OPINION02/801040370/1039/OPINION
)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
It is time to end the legacy of witch hunts and the oppression of
people who want nothing more than to serve their country. Hinesley is
executive director, ...
 
 
 

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