Recent Posts by katie gladstein

A Moratorium Wired to Stop the War

09 Jul 2007 in Nonviolence in the News

by JEREMY BRECHER & BRENDAN SMITH
The Nation
[posted online on June 18, 2007]
Though Americans disapprove of President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq by more than two to one, they don’t seem to be expressing that disapproval to anyone but pollsters. A plan to establish a monthly Iraq Moratorium Day may provide a way for [...]



On Mother’s Day: What we should learn at our mother’s knee – How to raise keepers of the peace

17 May 2007 in Nonviolence in the News

On Mother’s Day:
What we should learn at our mother’s knee
How to raise keepers of the peace
Susie Tompkins Buell, Naila Bolus
Sunday, May 13, 2007
SFGate
A suicide bomber detonates himself in a crowded marketplace in Iraq, killing dozens. Tensions over North Korea’s and Iran’s nuclear programs continue to build, despite protest from the world’s nations. In Darfur, the [...]



The First Step to Action on Climate Change is Facing Its Reality

11 May 2007 in Nonviolence in the News

Published on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 by CommonDreams.org
by Elizabeth R. Sawin
In a past column I have written about a narrow window of opportunity, a period of perhaps as few as ten years within which humanity must make dramatic reductions in worldwide CO2 emissions or run the risk of unleashing dangerous cascades of “runaway” warming. In [...]



Human Rights Watch says Wal-Mart’s anti-union tactics violate workers’ rights

11 May 2007 in Nonviolence in the News

The International Herald Tribune
The Associated Press
Monday, April 30, 2007
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart’s exploitation of weak U.S. labor laws interferes with workers’ rights to organize and violates the human rights of its employees, according to a report by a leading human rights group.
In a 210-page report released Monday, Human Rights Watch said Wal-Mart uses an arsenal [...]



Rights – Brazil:Homeless Join Month of Protests

03 May 2007 in Nonviolence in the News

Mario Osava
Inter Press News Service Agency
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 25 (IPS) – The Homeless Workers Movement (MTST) blocked three access roads into Sao Paulo on Wednesday, continuing a month-long struggle during which they have invaded a large number of buildings and unoccupied urban sites in several state capitals.
In greater Sao Paulo, the movement’s actions escalated [...]



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