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A few decades ago, the United Nations established the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, covering such important topics like equality, personal freedoms and the right to have a family. Since that time, many countries are still struggling to meet these declarations, but the more information we have online, the more we can fight back against human rights atrocities.

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Three Ways You Can Improve Literacy on International Literacy Day
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tweetmeme_url = 'http://en.wordpress.com/blog/2010/09/06/wyclef-jean-lashes-out-on-sean-penn/'; tweetmeme_alias = 'http://bit.ly/bztmm5'; tweetmeme_source = 'destigarribia'; UNIVERSAL LITERACY is yet to be achieved on this planet: according to UNESCO, one in five adults, or about 774 million people, lack minimum literacy skills. Two-thirds of them are women. And 72 million children are out of school. September 8, International Literacy Day, was created in the mid-1960s to highlight this basic lack and to stress the importance of literacy worldwide. You can make a difference today by volunteering in your community, donating books, or supporting an organization working in the field: 1. Room to Read Room to Read works with rural communities in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Zambia to build schools and establish libraries. The Local Language Publishing program allows children to read books in their first language. Room to Read’s programs reac

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Activist Wednesday: One Nation for Peace and Justice
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One Nation Official Symbol As more and more lefties understand that change will not come unless we demand it, old alliances are breaking up and new ones forming. A promising new group has combined United for Peace and Justice, After Downing Street and a number of others like them into one large organization called One Nation for Peace and Justice. This organization is focusing on both economic and social justice, and is holding a large march in Washington, DC on October 2nd, 2010. Here is more about what the marchers are hoping to accomplish: The effort will kick off on October 2nd with a march in Washington, DC demanding that Congress and the Obama Administration adopt a peoples’ agenda for jobs and economic renewal. The mobilization is intended to be the beginning of an ongoing progressive coalition. With the reach, size and political breadth of the organizing partners, the 10.2.10 mobilization has potential to be huge and the continuing efforts very powerful. (emphasis mine) The pea

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এমএল'র রাজশাহীর আঞ্চলিক কমান্ডার রতন বন্দুকযুদ্ধে নিহত
William's Desk

রাজশাহী, ৯ সেপ্টেম্বর (শীর্ষ নিউজ ডটকম): বাগমারা উপজেলার তাহিরপুরে র‌্যাবের সঙ্গে বন্দুকযুদ্ধে পূর্ব বাংলা কমিউনিস্ট পার্টির (এমএল জনযুদ্ধ) রাজশাহীর আঞ্চলিক কমান্ডার রতন ওরফে তিতাশ ওরফে আকাশ (৩৮) নিহত হয়েছে। বুধবার রাত সোয়া ১টার দিকে এ ঘটনা ঘটে। তার পিতার নাম নেশাব আলী মণ্ডল দুখু। রতনের বাড়ি তাহিরপুরের রামরামা গ্রামে। রাজশাহী র‌্যাব সূত্র জানায়, গত ২৫ আগস্ট বাগমারায় চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জের আঞ্চলিক কমান্ডার এলাহী বক্স বন্দুকযুদ্ধে মারা যাওয়ার পর আজ গভীর রাতে তাহিরপুরের তাঁতীপাড়া এলাকায় এমএল-এর নেতারা গোপন বৈঠকে বসে। র‌্যাব গোপন সংবাদের ভিত্তিতে খবর পেয়ে রাত সোয়া ১টার দিকে ঘাটনাস্থলে যায়। এসময় তারা র‌্যাবকে উদ্দেশ্য করে গুলিবর্ষণ করে। তখন র‌্যাব পাল্টা গুলি চালালে তারা ঘটনাস্থল থেকে পালিয়ে যায়। পরে র‌্যাব ঘটনাস্থলে গুলিবিদ্ধ অবস্থায় রতনের লাশ সেখানে পড়ে থাকতে দেখে। এসময় তারা সেখান থেকে রতনের লাশসহ ১টি বিদেশি পিস্তল, ৪ রাউন্ড তাজা গুলি, ১টি ম্যাগজিন ও বিপুল পরিমাণ লিফলেট উদ্ধার করে। র‌্যাবের-৫ সাঈদ হোসেন শীর্ষ নিউজ ডটকমকে জানান, চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জের আঞ্চলিক কমান্ডার নির্বাচন এবং ঈদের চাঁদা আদায়ের জন

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Ramu case set for September 21
Ramu Nickel Mine Watch

Adapted from a report by SINCLAIRE SOLOMON THE trial date for the deep sea tailings placement (DSTP) legal battle against Ramu NiCo management (MCC) and state stakeholders has been confirmed for Sept 21-Oct 1 at the Madang National Court. At directions hearing on Tuesday Justice David Cannings heard three applications: First plaintiff Eddie Tarsie’s application for an expedited trial and related matters; Sama Melambo and Pommern ILG’s application to withdraw from the proceedings; and Plaintiffs Tarsie, Farina Siga and Peter Sel’s application to have the matter referred to the alternate dispute resolution (ADR) courts for mediation. Cannings ruled that the plaintiffs should file and serve additional affidavits and notices by Sept 13 and the defendants by Sept 17. He also expressed concern that the application for mediation was too late in the litigation process; however, he would hear the notice of motion on Friday. Cannings also accepted an invitation, in principle, from Ramu NiCo to v

China's Latest Propaganda Ploy: The Tibet Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo

THE SO-CALLED ‘HEAVEN IN TIBET’ PAVILION AT THE SHANGHAI EXPO is China’s latest propaganda ploy against Tibetan culture and society. Last week a protest against the Expo by Students For A Free Tibet projected images of jailed Tibetan artists, writers, musicians against the walls of the Chinese Consulate in New York City (video, above). Tenzin Dorjee, president of the SFT, expressed the group’s opposition to the expo’s “Tibet Week”: While the Chinese government parades state-sponsored Tibetan culture on the stage in Shanghai, scores of Tibetan artists, writers, musicians, bloggers, and other public figures have been arrested, imprisoned, harassed, or disappeared for speaking out about the aspirations, the hardships, and the deepening pride and unity of Tibetans living under Chinese occupation. Meanwhile, a performance of Pete Wyer’s ballet The Far Shore, which was to be performed at the Expo, was cancelled last week because he dedicated it

“Why I Left the KKK”: One Man’s Revelation
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In The Republic, Socrates asked whether we should be good and just, and why. A listener suggested that if we are trusted we’ll do better in our business and personal relationships. But what if no one knows you are a good person? “The gods will know, and reward us,” observed another. But what if the gods don’t know that we’re good? Socrates pressed. Later, I read Emerson on the same topic. His Minister had lectured that while the wicked are often successful, and while the righteous can be miserable, at least compensation would be made in the next life. Emerson felt that the fallacy lay in conceding that the base estimate of the market constitutes success, and assuming that justice is not done now. What REALLY makes us happy? Doing ill to others? Stepping on others so we can get ahead? What Emerson and Socrates were getting at was made more real to me when I heard a man talk about why he had left the KKK. He and his wife had become so filled with hatred in that organization that misery h

Ex-president of Colombia...
Setting the World Aflame

Chris texted me this morning about this…Georgetown students will be protesting the employment of Alvaro Uribe later this week.  Uribe is scheduled to teach classes in Georgetowns Foreign Service School as part of a global out reach program.  He was previously the President of Colombia.  Him/his government/his military have been linked to many human rights violations prohibiting the citizens of Colombia from exercising their rights without fear of being killed.   Human Rights Watch has more on that. I believe that what is most disturbing about this appointment is the fact that Georgetown is a Jesuit university.  The Jesuits have a long history of fighting for social justice and the rights of the people in Latin America.  Many have dedicated their lives, even sacrificed their lives, to the rights of the people.  While I do not know what Georgetown went through in the process of bringing Uribe to campus, I cannot help but think that it wasn’t enough.  I’m sure that Uribe

Planet Blood
Soundanation's Blog

Planet Blood As 9-11 looms, I want to update and share my video Planet Blood with old and many new friends. Planet Blood was the first track and a mid point from less experimentation that resonated with quite a few people in 2006. Planet Blood is my most compiled and licensed track to date. Within the last year, I have received a few comments and messages about videos such as Planet Blood. I realized I never quite introduced the video to the public unless the visitor had the knowledge and time to access it. Therefore, I think this is the perfect time to update the universe. Planet Blood was and is a dark, brooding and yet chilling track to some. It was my interpretation of the vile and disgusting wickedness in the world. I later created a video in 2007 with 9-11 as the main theme along side many atrocious events. It was also a frustrating research, because there was certain information that was hard to retain even in the internet age. I added a few more events and situations after find

Fidel Castro lays into Ahmadinejad - the political balance begins to be restored
Raincoat Optimism

The world has turned upside down, at least that was what we thought. Tony Blair and George Bush were liberal heroes in the Middle East while the left back home were doing their best to excuse Islamic fanaticism as a response to imperialism. More sense was being spoken by Sarkozy on the economy than many of our left-leaning economist MPs, and while US politicians were all bending over backwards to seem the most comfortable with a mosque within three minutes walking from the site of 9/11, while reminding us of the peaceful message of Ramadan, radicals such as Hugo Chavez and that Scottish hottie George Galloway were cuddling up to an Iranian president so seemingly nonchalant that a woman in his country could be stoned to death for a crime, proof of which would not fool a duck on acid, one wondered whether the world would soon burn up and implode. But, behold, some sense has been restored. Think what you will of Castro, I remember in my own days of ardent support, all I had to swat away t

Chiapas: New conflict in Mitzitón
SIPAZ Blog

On 31 August, in the community of Mitzitón, municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas, there was had a new conflict between adherents to the Other Campaign and those they call “non-cooperants,” who are traditional Catholics and Evangelicals who pertain to the so-called Army of God.  The dispute came about after a group of adherents detained the indigenous individual Gregorio Gómez Jiménez, son of Francisco Gómez Díaz, leader of the group accused of cutting down trees without authorization from the assembly.  When his relatives and friends attempted to prevent him from being taken to the community jail a conflict broke out involving rocks, sticks, and beatings, with the result that several vehicles were damaged. With state-police presence, several state-government functionaries came to an agreement by which Gregorio Gómez was to be investigated by an agent of the Public Ministry.  After being handed over by adherents, he was taken to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and released some hours

A Political Science analysis of Kenya's new constitution
Can? We? Save? Africa?

I’m really excited to don my more conventional Political Scientist hat and presenting a public lecture and community discussion and analysis of Kenya’s new constitution and its potential implications for politics and democracy across the continent.  Many thanks to the Priority Africa Network for organizing the event! Image by ActionPixs (Maruko) via Flickr Priority Africa Network invites you to A community dialogue on the new constitution in Kenya and what it means for the larger African Continent Wednesday, September 22nd 6:30 pm Speaker: Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Asst. Prof of Politics, University of San Francisco, Introduction: Nunu Kidane, Priority Africa Network Venue: Shashamane Bar & Grill, 2507 Broadway, Oakland, CA There is food and drinks to buy but no cover charge; please come early and join us for lively informal discussions. What does the recent adoption of a new constitution in Kenya mean for the rest of Africa?  While the violence that marked the 2007