"Equal rights are not a "gay" issue. They are about our shared human rights: safety in our schools and jobs, equitable healthcare and housing, and protection for our families, to name a few." American AIDS and...
According to press reports, protesters and authorities are preparing for a potential showdown in Pittsburgh. "PITTSBURGH, United States (AFP) – Activists promised an angry welcome for leaders of the G20...
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Ralph Nader, consumer activist, politician and presidential candidate, has written his first work of fiction. The book, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us, consists of 736 pages and goes on sale todayOnly the Super-Rich Can Save Us tells the story of rich celebrities in their...
Greenpeace activists have shut down a 155,000 barrel a day operation in Shell's Albian Sands mine just north of Fort McMurray, which is located in northern Alberta, Canada. The 25 activists from Canada, the U.S....
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I was reading ‘O magazine’ the other night and found a great article on ‘Power People’ that I found interesting and wanted to share with you. Selected Power People were asked to finish sentences and here are a few examples. Try to finish them for yourselves...
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An anti-abortion activist was shot and killed in front of a group of terrified teenagers near Owosso High School, Michigan, and another man was fatally shot at a business in a neighboring community. The two shootings are believed to be related incidents.The shooter who shot...
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The Chinese government is expressing it's unhappiness toward the Japanese government after a Chinese dissident made charges in Tokyo of mass disappearances. "TOKYO (Reuters) – Nearly 10,000 Uighurs involved in...
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China's lesbians petition their government to donate blood. They have organized an online petition calling for gay people to be allowed to donate blood. The petition is asking the government to repeal a 1998 ban...
" Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed "outrage" at the murder of a prominent human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova. He has ordered an inquiry into the killing of Ms Estemirova, who was investigating...
Natalya Estemirova, a young mother, widowed when her policeman husband was killed, has now been found dead today with two bullets to her head, in Ingushetia . She was known to investigate human rights issues...
The democratically elected 'dictatorial' government of Sri Lanka fears media the most - The Island Online. I provide the full text of the article below: "What do democratically elected ‘dictatorial’ governments of Sri Lanka fear most- THE MEDIA! If that is not so, why...
This is one step andit may go no furtherthan this in India, at least for several years." Gay rights activists in India say a ruling by the Delhi High Court decriminalising homosexuality in the country is a landmark. The judgement overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which...
Watch the exclusive series on The Real News Network : http://therealnews.com/chuck/index.htmlAn important aspect of our role is to provide a platform for social justice commentators often overlooked by mainstream...
Reluctant Champion Ezra Levant Nanaimo, BCFriday May 22 2009Laston LastofEzra Levant recounted his wrenching tale of government-sponsored tyranny at the Coast Bastion while his audience of more than 100 guests, in...
" There are countless heart-wrenching stories of human trafficking around the world, most of which are untold. In 2005, Unicef decided to take a creative approach to the problem in Indonesia and commissioned...