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Mon Sep 29 16:58:19 EDT 2008

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from Paul C. Gorski
September 29, 2008

<http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?arti
cleId=7d89eb33003000a&sectionId=60> Race research: Dr. Joy DeGruy
Royal Gazette - Hamilton,Bermuda
Dr. Joy DeGruy, an assistant professor at Portland State University,
suggests that centuries of slavery followed by systemic racism and
oppression have ...

<http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/09/2
9/obamas_three_challenges> Obama's three challenges
Boston Globe - United States
Categorization by "black blood" (the "one drop" rule) was one of many
structures of slavery that survived abolition. It is as artificial as it is
rigid, ...

 <http://voanews.com/english/2008-09-29-voa20.cfm> Poverty, Isolation Mar
Ramadan Celebrations for Palestinians
Voice of America - USA
For many Palestinians, however, this Ramadan has highlighted the realities
of poverty and uncertainty over the peace process with Israel. ...

 <http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0929/1222420014887.html>
Call to protect children in poverty from recession
Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland
CHILDREN’S CHARITY Barnardos has urged that children living in poverty are
protected from the worst effects of the recession. Its director of advocacy
Norah ...

 <http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/29/18541840.php> Radical Women
conference: The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
Interactive workshops in the afternoon include Challenging the Minutemen;
ABC’s of Marxist feminism; Women’s stake in the struggle for union
democracy; ...

 <http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL57574.htm> New threats emerge
for Sri Lankan rights lawyers
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
The attack, combined with increasing threats against other lawyers, now puts
Sri Lankan rights attorneys squarely in the company of journalists and civil
...

 <http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/100666/paul_newman's_politics/> Paul
Newman's Politics
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
Unrepentant liberal, Newman was dedicated to civil rights, women's rights,
gay rights, and was determined to elect opponents of war and militarism. ...

 <http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=14411> PROBLEMS: NASCAR has
been accused of discrimination
The Voice - UK
She alleges 23 incidents of sexual harassment and 34 incidents of racial and
gender discrimination during the two-plus years she worked for NASCAR, ...

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gregory-s-evans/mccains-record-on-civil-r_b_1
30184.html> McCain's Record On Civil Rights Disappointing For Detainees
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
On his website, Obama presents three specific proposals for fighting
employment discrimination. The first is to overturn a recent Supreme Court
ruling that ...

<http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/234632,osce-bleak-picture-of-roma-d
iscrimination-hate-crimes-in-report.html> OSCE: 'Bleak picture' of Roma
discrimination, hate crimes in report
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
"Roma and Sinti communities continue to face disadvantages and
discrimination in all areas of life," the report says, "from access to
housing, health, ...

<http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2008092921869/National-news/New-law-
aims-to-wipe-out-disability-discrimination.html> New law aims to wipe out
disability discrimination
Phnom Penh Post - Phnom Penh,Phnom Penh,Cambodia
A NEW law is being pushed through Parliament to crack down on what advocacy
groups call widespread workplace and social discrimination against the
disabled. ...

 <http://www.smith.edu/newsoffice/releases/NewsOffice08_006.html>
Anti-Racism Activist to Speak at Smith College
Smith College Grécourt Gate - Northampton,MA,USA
Prominent anti-racism author and activist Tim J. Wise will speak about
understanding white privilege at Smith College Monday, Oct. 20, at 4 pm in
Weinstein ...

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ses/NewsOffice08_006.html> See all stories on this topic 	
 <http://www.northumberlandnews.com/northumberland/opinion/article/109314>
Racism not the issue at beach
Northumberland News - Cobourg,Ontario,Canada
... of my residence dictates that I witness this behaviour daily, and I can
guarantee it is a genuine concern and nothing whatsoever to do with racism.
...

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thumberland/opinion/article/109314> See all stories on this topic 	

 <http://www.counterpunch.org/wise09292008.html> Racism as Reflex
CounterPunch - Petrolia,CA,USA
That anyone takes them seriously anymore when they prattle on about
"personal responsibility" is a stunning testament to how racism and classism
continue to ...

<http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/AllWoman/html/20080929T000000-0500
_140725_OBS_SAFE_AND_LEGAL_ABORTION_IS_A_WOMAN_S_HUMAN_RIGHT.asp> Safe and
legal abortion is a woman's human right
Jamaica Observer - Kingston,Jamaica
The right to life is protected in multiple human rights instruments. It is
widely acknowledged that in countries in which abortion is legally
restricted, ...

 <http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/28/18541715.php> Fight Racism,
Struggle for Filipino Veterans Rights
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
... committee will decide how to reconcile the two disparate bills- SB 1315
and HR 6897- the inequity bill that gives nothing to the Filipino veterans.
...

 <http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10363> Will NATO's
Expansion Bubble Burst?
Center for Research on Globalization - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
by Sara Flounders US imperialism's every effort to assert itself and reverse
its declining global domination confirms its weakened position. ...

 <http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/mcinvale280908.html> Confessions of a
Recovering Republican
Monthly Review - Herndon,VA,USA
This group, funded by the AEI (American Enterprise Institute, aka American
Enterprise for Imperialism), boasts a roster that included a number of
notorious ...

 <http://www.greenleft.org.au/2008/769/39670> OUR COMMON CAUSE We won't be
silenced by terror laws
Green Left Weekly - Chippendale,NSW,Australia
The “anti-terror” laws are designed not to prevent terrorist attacks, but to
silence dissent to imperialism’s wars for oil, and to intimidate and
scapegoat ...

 <http://www.stuff.co.nz/4709001a11.html> New Zealand's income gap doubles
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
The Gini co-efficient, an internationally recognised measure of income
inequality, has gone from 26 in 1981 to 31.7 in 2007. A measure of zero
represents ...

<http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/09/28/south-carolina-talks-justice-725-
say-green-jobs-now/> South Carolina talks Justice; 725+ say ‘Green Jobs
Now!’
It's Getting Hot In Here - Washington,DC,USA
Re-invigorated and invested in the struggle to end environmental racism,
economic injustice, and protect a healthy future; students decided to take
on the ...

 <http://thechronicleherald.ca/Books/1081652.html> Slaves’ stories still
resonate with readers
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
By JOSEPH HOWSE During the 1850s, the decade before the American Civil War,
slavery became increasingly entrenched in US law. On Sept. ...

 <http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/28/content_10127158.htm>
Poverty, unemployment driving Afghanistan towards instability
Xinhua - China
Driving factors towards increasing instability, according to Afghans, is
high rate of unemployment and poverty in the war-wrecked country. ...

<http://www.sundayherald.com/international/shinternational/display.var.24537
86.0.0.php> Murder, malnutrition and mafia: African immigrants speak out ...
Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
TWO SHOCKING episodes recently of lethal violence have overturned the
conventional equation: immigration plus poverty equals insecurity for the
host ...

<http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/sep/28/me-stress-racism-may-endanger-black
-infants/> Stress, Racism May Endanger Black Infants
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
But other factors may have contributed to her recent loss: chronic stress
and racism. In Hillsborough County, Lamar, a black, married high school
graduate, ...

 <http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n154142> Study accuses Greek media
of racism against Albanians
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria
A study by a University of Athens researcher has found that Greek media
coverage helps perpetuate racism against Albanian immigrants, a report said
Saturday ...

<http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id
=2820&Itemid=1> California Legislation to Further Protect Victims of Human
Trafficking
Imperial Valley News - Holtville,CA,USA
In an effort to give victims of human trafficking more rights, AB 2810
requires that a victim of human trafficking could request, and upon that
request ...

 <http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=28078> Undeclared
War Against Community Organizers
Middle East Online - London,UK
They indoctrinate and polarize communities through wars, racism, classism,
and divisive ideologies. Corporate Empires also “brand” individuals by means
of ...

 <http://www.somalipressreview.com/view.php?articleid=908> South African men
massacre a Somali family in Queens Town
Somali Press Review - Mogadishu,Somalia
South African political leaders have never spoken candidly against murder of
Somali refugees and the rising tide of xenophobia against African refugees.

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/26/AR200809260
3267.html> Obama's Subtle Hurdle
Washington Post - United States
Studies of " aversive racism" have shown that when reviewers compare
identical résumés of black and white job applicants, white candidates are
rated more ...

<http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Black-Caribbean-Pupils-Are-Held-Ba
ck-By-Institutionalised-Racism-Says-Warwick-University-Report/Article/200809
415108053> British Schools Accused Of Racism
Sky News - UK
Black Caribbean pupils are being held back by institutional racism in
schools, according to a new study. A report by Warwick University claims
that teachers ...

<http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=881c775c-651f-43ef
-a2aa-29406d8fd09d> Aboriginals accuse bank of loan discrimination
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
MONTREAL - The Laurentian Bank does not discriminate against First Nations
people when it flags loan applicants with certain postal codes, most of
which are ...

<http://www.carolinapeacemaker.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=91431&sID
=16> Poll reveals depth of White racism
Carolina Peacemaker - Greensboro,NC,USA
by George Curry Despite their professed love for Oprah and Bill Cosby, more
than half of Whites harbor Archie Bunker-like attitudes toward African
Americans ...

<http://www.minnpost.com/dailyglean/2008/09/24/3625/daily_glean_obamas_minne
sota_union_backers_see_racism_in_ranks> Obama's Minnesota union backers see
racism in ranks
MinnPost.com - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... Anoka barber unafraid to utter the "n" word when assessing Barack Obama,
and says local union officials are uneasy about racism among their own
members. ...

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/felicia-harvey/poll-on-racism-offers-dis_b_12
7998.html> Poll On Racism Offers Disturbing Insight Into Election And
Society
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
While that is no surprise, racism is still alive and kicking in 2008, a look
into the complete poll results displays just how serious the race issue
within ...

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/26/ST20080926034
25.html> How a Football Game Became a Racial Scrimmage
Washington Post, United States - Sep 26, 2008
Fort Hill students said they were slandered. This is the second allegation
of racism in a year for Fort Hill, whose principal banned displays of the
...
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