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Tag was last used: Nov 8, 2009
 
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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 6, 2009

  Pro-life or pro-choice?

We need no law to ban abortion! Franklin Johnston Abortion is a tragedy, for the father-to-be, expectant mother and all concerned. There is also anguish in the removal of a womb, ovary, testicle; surgery which kills human life as sperm, ovum and at times even the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 12, 2009

  Columbus Day: Holocaust and the Doctrine of Discovery

By Roy Cook: On each October 13, Tribal people observe others celebrating Columbus Day. What do we celebrate/observe? In 1492 Columbus’ ships appeared off the coast of San Salvador. The Taino Indians greeted Columbus with unimaginable hospitality. Columbus reported to his queen: “So...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Aug 28, 2009

  The Roman Catholic Church in The Bahamas Supports The Controversial Proposed Marital Rape Law

By KEVA LIGHTBOURNE ~ Guardian Senior Reporter ~ kdl@nasguard.com: The head of the Roman Catholic Church in The Bahamas yesterday indicated conditional and prayerful support for the controversial proposed marital rape law. In a four-page statement, Catholic Archbishop Patrick Pinder...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Aug 25, 2009

  There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet: The world suffers global recession, enormous inequity, hunger, deforestation, pollution, climate change, nuclear weapons, terrorism, etc. To those who say we’re not really making progress, many might point to the fact that at least we’ve...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 23, 2009

  'WE APOLOGISE FOR SLAVERY'

HEART TO HEART With Betty Ann Blaine Dear Reader, It took 144 years since the abolition of slavery in 1865 for the United States to issue a formal apology. I'm not sure if the saying "Better late than never" is apropos, considering the length of time it took for that government to say...... [view]

Posted By:  MarianD
Posted On:  Jun 1, 2009

  New blog: "Europe in the Americas" on Blogactiv.eu

I want to point interested readers toward my new weblog on relations between EUROPE (including the EU) & THE AMERICAS. I'd like to counter the widespread tendency to "fragment" the Americas into just "Latin America", or just "North America" or just "the Caribbean". The Americas: our history,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 26, 2009

  Nothing can be improvised in Haiti

Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) FIVE days ago I read a press report stating that Ban Ki-moon is to appoint Bill Clinton as his special envoy for Haiti. According to the report, Clinton accompanied the secretary general on a two-day official visit to Haiti...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 21, 2009

  The Quakers - the unsung heroes of the Black Emancipation

By Jean H Charles: The persona of Barack Obama, a product of a white mother and a black father, as the president of the United States, is a fitting vista to recognize, acknowledge and celebrate the contribution of the Quakers to the emancipation of the black population of America. The...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 25, 2009

  Come home, Haiti, to the legacy of your founding fathers!

By Jean H Charles: It is a fitting tribute to 233 years of the American Revolution, forty five years of America true black integration that culminate into the election of the 44th President, Barack Obama as the first black leader of the United States to call on Haiti the first black...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 21, 2009

  Obama and the world’s expectations

FATMA DİŞLİ: Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States at an impressive ceremony yesterday amid soaring hopes and great expectations for his presidency. It is not just the United States that expects the Obama presidency to bring hope,...... [view]

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Organizations

  Stop the Traffik

Submitted By:   StopTheTraffik
Website:  http://www.stopthetraffik.org
Phone:  0207 921 4258
E-mail:  intern@stopthetraffik.org
  Vision:   Stop the Traffik is a global movement working to combat the fastest growing global crime, people trafficking. Around the world men, women and children are being treated as commodities — something to be bought, sold, and......
  City:   London
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  BeatingDebt.org

Submitted By:   eric731
Website:  http://www.beatingdebt.org
E-mail:  moreinfo@beatingdebt.org
  Vision:   The mission of BeatingDebt.org is to bring users together to share, track, and beat their debt using proven Biblical principles in order to affect change in all other aspects of their life. Debt makes us slaves. It is......
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  Alleviating child labour

Submitted By:   aerishunnytree
Committers:  47
Date Created:  2008-04-09
Description:   By enlisting in this commitment, I promise to take precautions to ensure that the clothing and goods I purchase and use are not produced by child laborers. Further, I commit to learning more about this issue, and raising awareness about it and voicing my concerns to companies who profit from this practice.
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