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Union Rep Victimised and Sacked for speaking out at the EHRC!!
2008-02-15 13:45:00
I WAS the union representative at the Equality and Human Rights commission where I worked as a policy officer - I was sacked for speaking out about the staffs organisational design and leaking an email to an assembly member ... then I appealed and won but whoops...I left this on my blog so I got sacked again after being victimised on my return to work....I even signed the apology they wrote for me. I think it is the 'Morgan Mafia' reference that did it.. ..especially as I did say something elsewhere on my blog about New Labour Cllr Sophie Howe and her dreadful DAD Peter Howe..New Labour Julie Morgan MPs advisor who along with Kate Bennett are all from Whitchurch Branch New Labour! I wonder how much they spent on IT experts to 'discover' my identity? What hope if Staff at the Equality and Human Rights Commission are gagged? So much for free speech. So much for rights at work. The Dickensian hierarchal structure is suffocating and anyone with imagination, initiative or pass...
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Kate Bennett
2008-02-15 13:32:00
Removing this silly blog wasn't enough for Kate Bennett (director EHRC Wales) or the EHRC.... so sensitive is Kate......autocratic queen of rule by notices ....needs someone to switch on her computer in the morning...2 more staff to make her coffee and serve it according to the instructions.... a pa (UH 1) to read her email ...no point sending email to kate bennett as she doesn't do email...another staff member required to do her expense cliams ..another to stalk staff on the internet..trusted Uriah Heep 2 (Wayne Vincent) to supervise me at my enforced ostracised desk until they could find something to sack me for. Morgan Mafia at it again!!How does she make time for equality and human rights???? THE head of Wales' premier think tank has argued that the National Assembly is on course to get full lawmaking powers in four years' time. ...but Trevor Phillips thinks he can run Wales from London! Kate Bennett and Neil Wooding (left) Chris Myant (below)from CRE agree! How out of ...

Who runs Wales?..leaked email
2008-02-15 13:11:00
how could the director face Kate Bennett...............Such a hoohah over so little and just because of the embarrassment!! Kate and Chris don't want to let the chair of Welsh assemby government equality commitee in on whats going on in Wales !! This debate was in the public domain in Scotland..But the Morgan mafia here want to control everything? STAFF GAGGED>>>>SACKED forleaked email...reinstated..victimised by new EHRC Wales...From:DRC DIRECTORSent: 27 February 2007 16:35To: DRC Cardiff and BangorSubject: FW: recent CEHR letter Dear AllNeil Wooding has circulated an e-mail with his response (below) to the OD letter from Trevor and Nicola. He sees more ambiguity than I do in the letter, and remains optimistic about getting a positive outcome. No doubt we will want to discuss the reasons for his optimism, as well as responding with suggestions for how we can make a positive case for Wales and Scotland to the central to the CEHR, when we see him on 9th March. The first chance we wi...
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Impact of armed conflict on human rights violations
2008-02-15 12:45:00
Time to recognize that the impact of armed conflicts such as forced displacement, impoverishment and gender biased violence as human rights violations Amnesty International in Cardiff will not recognise this and maintain they have to support militarism and arms dealers so we can have well armed peacekeepers! But is the Welsh branch run by the morgan Mafia??? So there might just be other reasons.Gender and Armed Conflict A newsletter on the gender dimensions of wars and conflicts, prepared by the Centre for Women of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. In 2008-2009, the Centre for Women will publish two new publications related to women, peace and security. UN-ESCWA, 2007
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SWEDISH PROSTITUTION: GONE OR JUST HIDDEN?
2008-01-12 12:17:00
Sweden's tough laws banning men from paying for sex are grabbing international attention, with Britain considering similar measures. But is there really less prostitution in Sweden now?http://www.thelocal.se/email/5/3027/9 621/I am sure there is less prostitution and trafficking and it is time we moved forward on this asHarriet Harmen suggested. Amazingly there has been very little noise made by our female MPs in support. What are they waiting for?Sweden's Prostitution Solution: Why Hasn't Anyone Tried "In Sweden prostitution is regarded as an aspect of male violence against women and children. It is officially acknowledged as a form of exploitation of ...www.justicewomen.com/cj_sweden.html - 32k - Cached -
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Green wash all round
2007-12-31 20:41:00
Happy new year!Did you see the echo tonight talking about the battle for cardiff council and the parties manifestos.... how green are they ...plenty of greenwash there. Where is the Green party? Battle to stop incinerator is stepped up but not in Cardiff - PUBLIC meeting has been organised by residents fighting plans to build a massive £140 million waste incinerator. Viridor Waste Management is set to submit ...New LABOUR GREEN WASH...www.climatechangewales.org.uk Wow!! No mention of open cast mining at Ffos y Fran, East Merthyr on the Go green online A CLIMATE change website for Welsh people launched by Environment Minister Jane Davidson. Readhttp://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/c ardiff-news/2007/12/31/go-green-online-91 466-20298932/
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Minister wants boys to play with fire!
2007-12-29 13:01:00
'Let boys play with toy guns' Minister s tell nursery staff - toy guns can help learning and as Tanya Gold in todays Guardian (Men want us lobotomised) could point out, men think with hard round objects in their hands. What genius came 'up' with that idea in the bath?
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Hackabee thinks women should submit to heir husbands?
2007-12-12 16:01:00
Huckabee Thinks Women Should "Graciously Submit " to Their Husbands By Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace NetworkLucinda Marshall is a feminist artist, writer and activist. She is the Founder of the Feminist Peace Network.

Is it legal...to covertly access peoples web pages
2007-11-27 11:07:00
Online investigations into job candidates could be illegalGuardian Unlimited, UK - Companies could be infringing privacy if they dig up information about job applicants from social networking websites, an internet expert has warned. ...However, it remains unclear whether organisations covertly accessing people's private web pages or email accounts would constitute a breach of the law....Well this wont apply to ERHC?
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wave of voilence against women in iraq
2007-11-24 19:21:00
'Wave Of Violence' Against Women In Iraq Undercuts Bush's Claims Of SuccessBy Amanda Terkel, Think ProgressBush has largely ignored the deteriorating plight of Iraqi women. Read more ».............NBC Nightly News aired a segment about a "wave of violence that's gone largely unreported lately against women in Iraq." The report noted that Iraqi women, once "the most emancipated in the Arab world," are increasingly unable to walk around without a hijab, wear cosmetics, or work. Watch the report to your right.Bush has largely ignored the deteriorating plight of Iraqi women, choosing instead to cite signs of "progress." Yet earlier in the war, he and other administration officials repeatedly claimed that the rights of Iraqi women were "inseparable" to success:"The advance of women's rights and the advance of liberty are ultimately inseparable." [President Bush, 3/14/04]"President Bush has made the advance of women's human rights a global policy priority. ... We all have an obliga...

CEHR whoops ERCH Scotland
2007-11-21 19:47:00
www.equalityforwardscotland.ac.uk/documen ts/33File Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - View as HTMLWales: Neil Wooding. Disability: Jane Campbell ... Advise CEHR on exercise of its function in so far as they affect Scotland ; CEHR must consult the Scotland ...Similar pages - Note this

regulating the bloggers committee to discuss members blogging!
2007-11-20 20:00:00
Regulating the bloggers By Peter Black(Peter Black) The Welsh Assembly's Standards' Committee is meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss, amongst other things, the use of blog sites by members. The agenda tells us that the Committee is invited to consider the issue of Members publishing ...Peter Black AM - http://peterblack.blogspot.com/
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Breastfeeding
2007-11-13 12:27:00
To encourage breastfeeding it would be useful if the council provided the resources to be able to do so in public at leisure centres first before providing rooms which send a negative message to women and oblige them to use them! Toilets, breastfeeding room??? UCK!For example in the Llanishen leisure centre the seats by the pool are bolted to the floor and that makes it impossible to sit there to feed a baby and by the way it males the seating unsuitable for many disabled people and also small children.Step OneCome on Cardiff Council make seating breast feeding friendly - disabled friendly and childfriendly!!Step 2 A campaign with pictures of women breast feeding would be positive and normalise the practiceStep 3 A stop to advertising tinned artificial baby milk would be a first step particularly in the hospital.QuestionsDo they still give mothers are given formula samples on their way out the hospital door. Is it conspicuously absent from hospitals, and advertising banned?Try the i...
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Killing fields of Iraq 30,000 ill with Cholera
2007-11-10 19:36:00
Emergency Relief for Iraq 's Cholera Outbreak (AmeriCares) 09 Nov 2007Some 30,000 people in Iraq have become seriously ill with cholera and other forms of dehydrating watery diarrhea which has spread through the northern part of the country [thanks to Bush].
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Why is the Welsh Government supoporting cluster bomb manufacturers?
2007-11-05 11:07:00
Why is the Welsh Government Supporting Cluster Bomb Manufacturers ?Monday 5th November is the Global Day of Action Against Cluster Bombs, which will demonstrate global public concern about the problems of cluster bombs and their impact on civilians. Campaigners, led by the Cluster Munition Coalition, will call on governments to join the international effort towards a treaty to ban them.Although the UK pledged its support of the ban, it has since stated that it intends to maintain a certain type of cluster bomb, even though this very type has been proven in Lebanon to be indiscriminately lethal. In 2005, a European Parliament resolution was introduced to ban investments in companies, such as Raytheon, that produce cluster munitions. In response to this, Norway and Belgium have already endorsed this call. Liverpool City Council has also recently adopted a similar position.Yet the Welsh government has ignored all of these concerns, and instead launched a high profile develop...

Improving access to Cardiff Airport - would be necessary for Raytheon Milit
2007-11-04 12:02:00
Improving access to Cardiff International Airport Following the public exhibitions held in early October 2007 the Welsh Assembly Government has decided to hold two additional exhibitions.The exhibitions are part of an ongoing study, which is investigating options for improving transport access to the airport and possible improvements at Culverhouse Cross.Friday, 30 November10 am to 8 pmWenvoe Community CentreOld Port Road, Wenvoe, CF5 6ALSaturday, 1 December 10 am to 5 pmCowbridge Leisure CentreThe Bear Field,Cowbridge, CF71 7DA Please note these two exhibitions are a repeat of those held in October and won't include any new material.Shouldn't the WAG and Rhrodri Morgan consult more widely - surely there should be a exhibit in Cardiff?Our politicans on St AthanMcMercenaries -The truth about the Metrix Consortium Murder Academy http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/transport/ roads/NewRoads3/ImprovingAccess ToCardiffA irport/?lang=en Improving Access to Cardiff International Airport ...
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Global Day of Action to Ban cluster Bombs - keep Raytheon cluster bomb make
2007-11-03 10:39:00
Rhrodri Morgan and the Welsh Assembly government have celebrated Raytheon -cluster bomb maker to Wales to TEACH our young people at St Athan Military Training academy - the biggest ever privatisation in the UK - selling off military training to the biggest arms dealers - vile companies that any ethical counrty or any country with an ethical investment policy wouldn't consider investing in never mind begging for them to come and teach their children! See for more info http://metrixconsortium.blogspot.com/http ://www.nomurderacademyatstathans.com/http ://www.cynefinywerin.org.uk/Read also QinetiQ, the War Profiteer Welsh Politicians Love to LoveThe Cluster bomb feeling documentary on investment of Dutch pension fund in arms industryBanking Secretsdocumentary on investments of Dutch banks in arms industry and other dodgy projects.Whats it about? The Global Day of Action to Ban Cluster Bomb s is an opportunity for campaigners to organise and participate in public actions and media work ex...
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Mercenary deaths not counted
2007-11-03 08:37:00
Names of ex-soldiers not in Iraq death tollThe Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UKWhile 133 British soldiers and airmen have died as the result of hostile action since 2003, at least 44 British private security employees have also been ...
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PCS welcome MOD U Turn on Privatisation
2007-11-01 18:33:00
PCS oppose and campaign against the proposed privatisation of the military to arms companies which lies at the heart of the St Athan project. PCS: Union welcomes MoD U-turn on training privatisation Thursday, 25 Oct 2007 16:22 The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) welcomed today’s announcement by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to halt the privatisation of approximately 4,000 staff who train the armed forces in driving armoured vehicles, lorries and jeeps as well as languages. The union hailed the decision to keep one half of defence training in the public sector as a victory for common sense which would ensure world class training for the armed forces whilst providing value for money for the taxpayer. PCS called on the MoD to see sense and halt the privatisation of the other half of defence training which includes technical and mechanical training. The union warned that pushing ahead with remaining half of defence training would represent poor value for mone...
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Raytheon Dying to build Saudi-Iraq RAZOR WIRE fence
2007-11-01 09:02:00
Rayteon bids for Saudi -Iraq i razor wire fence deal Israel seeks to buy $1.3 bln of US missilesWashington Post - United StatesThe prime contractors for the proposed sale would be Raytheon Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a ... See all stories on this topic Europe, US firms vie for Saudi-Iraq fence dealReuters - USAEADS, Thales and Raytheon were on the list along with Saudi Arabia's El-Seif Engineering & Construction and Al-Arrab Contracting Co, owned by Al-Rajhi Bank ...See all stories on this topicThey want to build a border fence shielding Saudi Arabia from IraqSaudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, wants to build a razor-wire fence along the 900-km (560 mile) frontier with its northern neighbour, with thermal imaging and radar equipment, Saudi officials told Reuters last month.
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More stoppages at british eneryy - Yarl wood women -
2007-10-31 19:06:00
MORE STOPPAGES AT BRITISH ENERGYhttp://www.corporatewatch.org/?lid= 3026>British energy has had to close down four reactors amongst itsageing fleet of Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (AGR).BLOG: INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION DEMANDED BY YARL'S WOOD WOMENhttp://www.corporatewatch.org/?lid=3 028>Women in Yarl’s Wood Removal Centre, whom we are working withon a daily basis, have asked us to circulate their letter (see below)highlighting the appalling conditions and grave injustice they face indetention.
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Tony benn signs petition against military academy
2007-10-31 18:33:00
Benn backing petition against academy Oct 30 2007 VETERAN left-wing politician Tony Benn has signed a petition opposing plans to build a £14bn defence training academy at RAF St Athan....Now you can sign it to!
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Tony Benn signs our petition against St Athan Military Academy
2007-10-22 21:51:00
Tony Benn supports out petition. No2 the military academy ..at St AthanNow you can sign it too...
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Once upon a time WMDs
2007-10-22 17:09:00
Curveball: The Iraqi Defector the Bush Team Used to Sell the War By Joshua Holland, AlterNetA interview with the author of a new book on the Iraqi defector code-named "Curveball," whose made-up intelligence on Saddam's WMD programs was central to the Bush Administration's case for invasion. Read more »
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Saudi BAE corruption meeting
2007-10-20 19:59:00
Campaign Against Arms TradeAs part of the November Control BAE speaking tour, speakers from CAAT and The Corner House are coming to a venue near you for a public meeting about our legal challenge and campaign to get the Saudi -BAE corruption inquiry reopened. We are writing to invite you to attend and to ask you to invite others to come along too.WHEN? 7pm, Wednesday 7th NovemberWHERE? Temple of Peace, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3AP (map)WHY? The speaking tour is part of CAAT's Control BAE month of action and aims to raise awareness of the campaign and build a wider grassroots movement of people calling for an end to UK arms exports and the corruption which reportedly surrounds them.Please help us to get people along to this important meeting. Attached are a leaflet and a poster publicising the event. Please forward this email on to friends, colleagues and other groups you are involved in, or contact kathrin@caat.org.uk for free paper copies of the leaflet and/or poster to distribut...
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THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPMENT
2007-10-20 19:47:00
Public MeetingMonday, Oct 29. 7.30 Temple of Peace, Cathays Park, CardiffCuba's world class health and education systems, an example for developing nations? - Roger Bevan, Cymru CubaCan Nicaragua achieve the Millennium Development Goals? - Ben Gregory, Wales Nicaragua Solidarity CampaignOrganised by Cardiff and District UNA Branch, Cymru Cuba, Wales Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign
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Government to support Wyfla power station? Nuclear sleeze..
2007-10-20 17:42:00
SUPPORTERS pushing for a replacement Wylfa power station on Anglesey face a wait of about two months before the UK government reveals whether it is backing new nuclear plants. (after that 'consultation)Daily Post 17th Oct 2007 So Private industry is expected to undertake the billions of pounds of new investment needed for the next generation of nuclear sites – including the costs of waste disposal and decommissioning – don't believe a word of it! Stop it now - Wales can create energy without a nuclear pollution plant. Come on Rhrodri - tell 'em to get lost.So predictable .....senior advisor...nuclear expert? More new labour shame..disgraceful... and he uses too much hair dye.....so perhaps they could sponser pudding face a make over.Nuclear SleezeTHE former trade and industry minister Ian McCartney is to be paid up to £115,000 a year to advise one of the world’s largest nuclear companies. McCartney, who left the government last June, will act as senior adviser to managers ...
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Green
2007-10-19 20:42:00
Calls to protect back gardens as 'greenfield'UKTV Gardens - London,UKThe Green Party has called for the building of homes on back gardens to stop. In the wake of growing concerns about the 'garden grabbing' phenomenon of new ...

Ask your MP for better biofuels
2007-10-19 18:08:00
Next week MPs will be voting on whether to massively increase the use of biofuels in the UK.Without stronger sustainability reporting requirements, any increase is likely to:Fuel rainforest destruction.Increase food prices.Encourage destructive monocultures.The ability of most biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in any meaningful way is also in question.The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) will make it compulsory to blend all road fuels with biofuels.It doesn't distinguish between different biofuels, and if it's implemented there will be no going back.Ask your MP to think twice before voting in favour of the RTFO
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Peter Hain and Rhrodri Morgan Set out case for remaining in UK!!!
2007-10-11 08:37:00
http://www.bevanfoundation.org/Wales United: partnership for progress Sell out pair ..Peter Hain and Rhodri Morgan September 2007, 28pp. English.Peter Hain and Rhodri Morgan set out a case for Wales remaining within the United Kingdom, arguing that political union brings advantages to Wales at the same as devolution has also brought many benefits.Download a copy here.all about St Athan ...well we can't be independant then..
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