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Police and Army Rapists Rarely Punished, Says Kavita Krishnan (Of AIPWA)
2011-01-11 00:48:00 Kavita Krishna, Secretary, All India Progressive Women?s Association, is one of those social justice reformers in India to whom I have at various times referred. Sathya Sai Baba forever preaches truth. right conduct and non-violence but here is an Indian woman who, among other terribly beleagered social justice advocates in India, risk life and limb. Like many other social reformers in India, she has pointed out: "Rape in police custody is very common in India, and in such cases, inevitably there is a huge cover-up and rarely at all has any police or army official ever been brought to trial in such cases". For many decades, visitors to Puttaparthi have seen Sathya Sai Baba surrounded by police and armed forces personnel all the way up to the top brass. His influence, then, in "cleaning up", to use his phrase, his "own backyard" before transforming the world has some severe limitations. These days, he is surrounded by Israeli-trained security personnel. The social justice a...
Social Justice vs Conservative View of School Reform
2010-11-20 04:08:00 Here is the progressive social justice point of view for school reform:Principles of School Reform:1. *Public schools are responsible to the community, not to the marketplace.2. *Schools must be actively multicultural and anti-racist, promoting social justice for all.3. *Curriculum must be geared to learning for life and the needs of a multicultural democracy.4. *All children and all schools must receive adequate resources.5. *Reform must center on the classroom and the needs of children.6. *Good teachers are essential to good schools.7. *Reform must involve collaboration among educators, parents, and the community.8. *We must revitalize our urban communities, not just our schools. Here are better more free market ideas for school reform that is in direct contrast to the socialist social justice...
Demented terrorist pastor now makes his demands
2010-09-10 15:47:00 The disgusting Florida pastor Terry Jones, desperate to hold onto his 15 minutes of fame, makes his latest demands today. After brazenly lying yesterday when he said a deal had been struck to abandon plans to build the Muslim community center in Manhattan 8 blocks from ground zero, he now says he will halt his ...
Engineering, Social Justice and Peace Conference
2010-07-27 19:00:00 Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace Conference will run from 4th to 6th August in London from August 4th to 6th 2010 in collaboration with the Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre and Engineers Against Poverty. Topics to be covered include critical thinking, sustainability and the contexts of technology. This will be my final post here. As I’m ...
She makes a pretty good fake president
2010-06-18 01:16:00 Rachel Maddow: Fake President Maddows Oval-Office-in-her-own-head address - Watch more Politics Videos at Vodpod. Rachel Maddow – and if you don’t know her, then you simply must tune into MSNBC weeknights at 9pm EST - found herself somewhat let down by President Obama’s Oval Office speech on the BP Oil disaster in the Gulf. She’s ...
A Lifetime Of Damage
2010-05-26 23:30:00 I am a child of this planet and I demand we gather the greatest minds from geophysicists, to oceanographers, to deep sea technologies experts and seat them in the situation room with the President and develop a plan and 3 contingency plans. Do it! Do it now. Are you even capable of seeing this beyond ...
CALL TO ACTION: on legalizing the slaughter of whales
2010-05-19 18:50:00 President Obama is my President; and by that I mean he is MY President, my choice, my hope, for change, but I have to speak out about this. I am completely shocked by this administration’s support of the “deal” to legalize commercial whaling after a decade’s long ban on the slaughter. The IWC will meet next ...
Fox News Pundit Glenn Beck Advises His FNC Viewers To Quit Going To Baptist
2010-03-13 01:55:00 Beck: Economic And Social Justice Are Anti-Christian And Godless Principles (code words for “Communism“) The God-Fearing Need To Run Away From… I’m a Glenn Beck fan — there, I said it. Not because I agree with the man’s politics, not because I’m convinced... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
School Vouchers-School Choice: The Obamas, hypocrisy and social justice
2010-02-15 09:10:00 John Tillman, CEO of the Illilnois Policy Institute, discusses a number of liberty and free market issues on "Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz," on Cable Ch. 21 at 8:30 pm tonight. The show airs throughout the City of Chicago.
Social Justice As Foreign Policy
2009-01-27 20:14:00 -By Thomas E. Brewton President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly believe that the key to world peace is an international welfare state to equalize wealth distribution worldwide. Both the President and his Secretary of State are on record as believing that the key to world peace and the end of Islamic jihad is to ...
By: Publius Forum
States - Shaun J. Apple (2009) -- Experimental Poetry for Social Justice
2008-07-10 02:27:00 The latest journey inside Shaun J. Apple's poetry. Shaun takes us through all new work that has never been shared before. Truth, justice, love, politics, and the environment are all themes that run rampet throughout States. Come join Shaun on his latest journey through the realms of an avant-garde poetry underworld. Where themes such as the search for truth, disease, social justice, spirituality, falling in love, reproduction, politics, growing-up, childhood, space-tech, and the environment are all highlighted, and packaged creatively and imaginatively into a work of art called "States". http://www.scribd.com/doc/37622-11/States-Shaun-J-Apple-2009-Ex-perimental...
Environmental and social justice groups unite in support of free software
2008-07-06 20:01:00 “When you turn on your computer, you’re making a political statement. If, like most people, your computer boots Microsoft Windows, the statement you’re making is that transnational corporations should control access to the most powerful public media that ever existed. ” New Internationalist Magazine Nov. 2006 In January and February ...
By: News for Greens
End The Farce Of Zimbabwean Election!
2008-06-10 15:23:00 Simba Makoni, who defected from the ruling Zimbabwean Zanu-PF party and ran for president in the March election, urged the run-off that will occur on June 27th be cancelled. “We don’t believe that a run-off can be held on June 27 and be a free and fair election,” he said. “The country is in the ...
Egyptian Bloggers Lead Human Rights Fight
2008-06-10 15:09:00 In a nation of eighty million which contains about forty million illiterate people, highly educated individuals who have access to the computers and the Internet increasingly are becoming voices protesting human rights abuses. Blogger Karim el-Behein described his imprisonment and torture in a jail because he supported worker efforts at a textile mill to obtain ...
Headscarf War Continues Dividing Turkey
2008-06-10 14:55:00 The aftermath of Turkey’s Constitutional Court decision which invalidated a parliament action in lifting the ban on women wearing a headscarf continues to bitterly divide the nation. Ahmet Iyimaya, of the ruling Justice and Development Party(AKP) which pushed through the end of the ban, proposed parliamentary action which would invalidate the Constitutional Court’s decision. He ...
Chinese Students Riot And Fight Police
2008-06-10 14:40:00 Chinese students clashed with security forces at a military school in eastern China over a dispute about their degrees. About fifty students were wounded in last week’s dispute at the Artillery Corps Institute in Nanjing. “They mercilessly beat the students” said Liu Qijun, parent of one of those sent to the hospital. The outbreak occurred ...
Mystery Of Two Nuns, Convent, Man And Pope Benedict
2008-06-10 09:42:00 A mystery is catching the attention of Romans as two nuns have chained themselves in front of the Vatican and appealed to Pope Benedict XV to grant them permission to return to a convent from which they were expelled. Dressed in Camelite habits, the two nuns say they have been thrown out of a convent ...
New Zealand Gets Tough On Domestic Violence
2008-06-10 09:40:00 The New Zealand government has decided on a get tough policy with men who are guilty of domestic violence. Police are now authorized to hand out on-the-spot protection orders when they are called to a domestic violence incident. Alleged offenders could be removed from their homes for up to 72 hours under the changes announced ...
Tyranny Of Testing For Turkish Youth
2008-06-09 14:57:00 The spread of testing throughout the world makes life for students increasingly stressed by the need to adhere to adult standards as to what learning is all about. More than 900,000 primary school graduates in Turkey sat for state high school entrance exams which determine if an individual makes or doesn’t make a sufficiently high ...
British Police Denounce 42-Day Detention
2008-06-09 14:41:00 Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Great Britain has been pushing for power to extend the time period in which “suspected terrorists” so they can be detained up to 42 days. Some of Britain’s senior police officers broke ranks with their colleagues by denouncing these plans. Four senior police officers told the Guardian they had concerns ...
Baha?i Threatened In Iran
2008-06-09 09:29:00 Lost in discussions about Iran is any concern about the situation of the Baha’i sect which has many members in that nation. The Baha’i faith is viewed by Iranian officials as a heretical offshoot of the Muslim religion and since its inception during the 19th century its members have been persecuted and imprisoned. After the ...
Israel? Gaza Invasion Or Peace?
2008-06-08 09:02:00 During the past few years, Israel and the United States have jointly pursued a policy of non-engagement with Hamas. The result of this foreign policy approach bears scant evidence of success. The Israel government is presently confronting a situation in which it could invade Gaza or whether it could risk accepting Egypt’s offer of a ...
Turkey Divides Over Headscarf Decision
2008-06-07 14:39:00 The Turkish nation is still divided over the issue of should women be allowed to wear a headscarf while attending university classes. The Constitutional Court has ruled wearing a headscarf in universities violates the secular spirit of the Constitution. The ruling Justice and Development Party undoubtedly made a serious mistake by not working harder prior ...
Indonesia Cracks Down On Muslim Militants
2008-06-07 09:20:00 Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim nation and it has traditionally had the reputation of being moderate in its approach to religion and it allows other religions to practice their faith in peace. However, like most nations, Indonesia also has radical relgious elements who do not recognize the nation’s historical commitment to diversity. Last week, ...
Al-Qaeda Calls For Jihad Against Arab Leaders
2008-06-07 09:16:00 Al Zwahari, the top deputy of Osma bin Laden not only lashed out against Israel and the United States, but pinpointed leaders of Arab nations for their failure to do anything about the situation in Gaza where an Israel blockade continues without any sign of an early end. he called for a jihad carried by ...
Morgan Tsvangirai Detained Again
2008-06-07 09:07:00 The situation in Zimbabwe worsens as President Mugabe continues tightening the screws on opposition parties and organizations who dare challenge his rule. Morgan Tsvangirai, head of the Movement for Democratic Change was detained by police for the second time in a week. The police are employing this form of harassment in order to ...
Japan Recognizes Discrimination Against Ainu
2008-06-07 09:05:00 The Japanese parliament finally got around to acknowledging the ongoing discrimination in their country against its original inhabitants– the Ainu. A resolution passed by parliament recognized the Ainu have their own language and language and will now be recognized as being in the category of an indigenous people. The resolution states: “As the Government, we ...
Medal Of Honor Parent Backs Jim Webb G.I.Bill
2008-06-07 09:00:00 The parents of Sgt. Ross McGinnis, who died while valiently trying to save the lives of his comrades, used the occasion for receiving their dead son’s Medal of Honor to support efforts to further the education rights of soldiers and veterans. Bill McGinnis said “I feel there is someone out there more important than(my wife) ...
The Silence Of South African President Mibeki Is Loud
2008-06-06 16:47:00 During the fight by South Africans to end apartheid people from throughout the world lent their support in this effort to achieve freedom. But, today, President Mbeki of South Africa refuses to condemn the brutality occurring in neighboring Zimbabwe which is ruled by his buddy, Robert Mugabe. Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga blasted Mugabe as ...
Is The Real President Medvedev Standing Up?
2008-06-06 15:50:00 The election of Medvedev to the presidency of Russia is still linked with the ongoing power manipulations of Vladmir Putin who is using his new role as prime minister to continue protraying himself as the real leader of his nation. But, in his recent speech before a German audience, Medvedev indicated evidence there was ...
Russian The eXile May Be Exiled!
2008-06-05 18:14:00 Democracy in Putin Russia allows freedom of speech. A newspaper can print any article which praises Putin and his associates. Russian authorities have warned the impudent English language tabloid, The eXile, they are in hot water and may face penalties. Editor Mark Ames believes “it could be one of the many people we’ve pissed off ...
Does A Czech Have Right To Her Sausage?
2008-06-05 15:04:00 It has long been a custom among Czechs to head for the Croation beaches as summer approaches and ordinarily about one out of ten citizens would be headed in that direction. A typical Czech family loads up the family car with ample supplies of sausages, beer, bread and tinned meat and makes a bee line ...
Headscarf War Continues Raging In Turkey
2008-06-05 14:46:00 Turkey’s Constitutional Court will announce in the coming days its decision on a case regarding the right of Muslim women to wear a headscarf while attending a university. The opposition Republican People’s Partty has urged the court to rule against such a right on grounds to do so violates Turkey’s secular concept of government. The ...
Is It Illegal For A Woman Not To Be A Virgin?
2008-06-05 14:25:00 A case in which a bride had her marriage annulled on grounds that she was not a virgin on the night that she and her new husband consumated their coming together has rocked the French nation causing an explosion of anger among women. The new husband went to court to have the marriage annulled when ...
China Arrests Monks In Tibet For Acts Of Violence
2008-06-05 14:04:00 The world has responded with concern and assistance after the Chinese earthquakes which devastated regions of the nation and left thousands dead. There was an ourpouring of love and warmth as anti-Chinese feelings began to vanish. Instead of building on those positive feelings toward China, the government has decided to once again engage in a ...
?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell,? Should We Be Asking Now?
2008-06-05 09:47:00 Sam Nunn, former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committe, and an individual who played a key role in developing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays and lesbians in the 1990s is now raising questions about the policy’s relevance to modern times. Nunn worked with Professor Charles Moskos in developing the policy during ...
Mugabe Halts Food Delivery To Zimbabweans!
2008-06-05 09:44:00 According to President Robert Mugabe, his nation of Zimbabwe is a model of how democracy functions. In the model democracy, leaders of opposition parties are arrested, harassed, beaten and thousands of people driven from their homes. Morgan Tsvangirai who won the initial presidential election in March was arrested along with other leaders of the Movement ...
Are Indonesian Youth Supporters Of Sharia Law?
2008-06-05 09:22:00 A recent study conducted by the Setara Institute for Democracy in Indonesia revealed a confusing picture regarding the attitudes of young Indonesians regarding the meaning and purpose of sharia law. The results of the survey claimed about 56% of young people living in the Jakarta area support the imposition of sharia law, but the overwhelming ...
Bury Lenin-Tell Truth About Stalin!
2008-06-05 09:09:00 Gorbachev, former leader of the now defunct Soviet Union. urged his nation to erect a memorial to honor those who were victims of the reign of terror that was so common under the dicatorship of Joseph Stalin. “Forgetfullness must be overcome, democracy and freedom must be strengthened” in the new Russia. Gorbachev’s idea of creating ...
Canada Agrees Yanks Do Speak English
2008-06-04 14:53:00 The Canadian government has agreed to drop its three hour test on English for new immigrants in light of the reaction it elicited from Americans. The language test was designed by British language experts and included a British interpretation as to what is proper or improper English. For example, immigrants were asked to explain what ...
Are Belgian Youth Exceptionally Materialistic?
2008-06-04 09:58:00 A recent survey of about 1,762 Belgian youth between the ages of 12-24 revealed the type of information all such surveys generally report in modern times– youth are pampered and materialistic. The poll did highlight contemporary youth spend a great deal of time on the Internet, and, in the case of Belgian young people that ...
Israel Jerusalem Housing Upsets Egypt
2008-06-04 09:47:00 Over thirty years ago, Israel began to construct housing on the West Bank using the argument such housing units were necessary to assist in the defence of the nation. As the years have passed, Israel West Bank settlers have grown from a few hundred to a few thousand and now over 300,000 creating a formidable ...
Historic Obama Win In Presidential Primary
2008-06-04 09:00:00 Senator Barack Obama won the nomination to run for president as the Democratic candidate. It was an historic date in the history of the United States of America and he most likely will be giving his acceptance speech on the anniversary of the Martin Luther King “I Have A Dream Speech.” As of today, Senator ...
Russia To Restrict Foreign Investments
2008-06-04 09:00:00 The Russian government is introducing new legislation which is aimed at reducing the power and influence that foreign corporations could impact Russian society. Prime Minister Putin is pushing for these new laws despite the more liberal economically minded Finance Minister Alexi Kudrin. Kudrin is raising issues as to whether such restrictions will damper the desire ...
A Singapore Story Of A Maid
2008-06-04 08:23:00 There are approximately 200 million migrants working in nations throughout the world. Their individual stories are not that significant in themselves but they frequently highlight the abuse and degradation an immigrant must endure in their struggle for survival in a strange land. Ms. Ida Lestari Ninsih, left her native Indonesia and went to Singapore in ...
Bolivian Vote Reflects Nation?s Divisions
2008-06-03 16:05:00 The presidency of Evo Morales in Bolivia received another shock when voters in the sparsely populated areas of Beni and Pando gave a resounding vote of over 80% who desire greater local autonomy and less control from the central government. Morales was the first president in Bolivian history who came from the indigenous population of ...
Bill Clinton Hears Fat Lady Singing In Distance
2008-06-03 15:49:00 Former president Bill Clinton campaigning for his wife in South Dakota uttered a wistful comment about the future of her bid for the presidential nomination by saying, “this may be the last day I’m involved in a campaign of this kind.” The politically astute man from Arkansas may well have heard the proverbial fat ...
Burma -One Month After Disaster, Still A Disaster!
2008-06-03 14:58:00 A month has passed since a devastating flood swept through Burma causing over 100,00 deaths and leaving at least 1.5 million people without the basic necessities of life. A month has passed since the international community reached out in an effort to assist cyclone survivors, but one month later the xenophoic military junta which rules ...
Could You Pass Canadian Immigration Test?
2008-06-02 15:27:00 The Canadian government has decided to toughen requirements in language proficiency in order to protect its nation against hordes of grammar deficient individuals who might enter their land and pollute the language-ways with improper speech. For example, identify the grammatical or syntactic error in the following sentence: “The standard of living has ...
Is Turkey Reshaping Muslim World?
2008-06-02 14:51:00 The Turkish Daily News highlighted recent efforts on the part of Muslim scholars in its nation to rethink the nature of the Koran as it pertains to issues of violence. Important Muslim thinkers are rejecting Osama bin Laden’s vision of jihad which has convinced many people in the Muslim world that the Koran grants ... |
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