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The Invisible Children
The Invisible Children is an organization put together by a a group of college students took a trip to Uganda. They went to document the war but once they got to the village where they would be staying, they learned about a group of kids who live in fear constantly. The children spoke of a group called the LRA(Lord's Resistance Army). They would... (read more)
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Bored?
As per the recommendation of a professor of mine, I've taken to reading the work of acclaimed critical theorist Stanley Fish who is currently in the process of shaking it up on his New York Times blog, check it: http://fish.blogs.nytimes.com/ , he's great if I ever read great.
Other than that, I'm super busy working and loving it. It's... (read more)
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Child labor and Poverty
Capitalism and fierce competition among companies are pushing resources allocations to the limit.
They [companies] have to reduce costs and the way many do it is by using child labor directly or through third parties.
On the other hand, children from poor families really need the money to sustain. Although the corporations or companies... (read more)
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CSD Workshop in Ottawa
CIELAP is organizing its Fourth Partnering for Sustainability workshop to be held over two days in Ottawa in the late fall of 2008. This workshop will bring together multiple stakeholders to share case studies, lessons learned, best practices, constraints, challenges and opportunities, on the theme of land-use planning and management for... (read more)
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Ready, Set, Action Projects!
Over 600 youth who are attending the 4th World Youth Congress (WYC), ReGénération 2008, have been forced to leave—but not for lack of living accommodations or bad behaviour.
Rather, from 17-20 August 2008, during WYC's action segment, delegates are departing from Congress venue Laval University in Québec City, and travelling within 250... (read more)
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These People Have Recently CHANGED Something
Climate change is an important issue that concerns the whole world. It affects our atmosphere, our environment and our lives. This is why we need to take action and fight climate change to help protect the environment. What can you do? Small things can make a big difference. Participate in the “Be a Changer” competition and help fight... (read more)
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NATO's 'Caucasus Council'
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political observer Andrei Fedyashin) - The emergency NATO Council session held in Brussels on August 19 at America's request to give Russia its "comeuppance" did not go smoothly. It took the ministers several hours to hammer out the final communique.
In the end it turned out to be utterly predictable: the bloc's 26... (read more)
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Future of Africa
i want to die leaving a legacy behind... my goal in life is to write a new chapter in the history books of Africa... i want to be a driving force for change and i am willing to go through what it takes even if i'll have to sacrifice my life... our legends started a journey which they did not complete but those journeys have been forgotten... i... (read more)
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Specific Networks and Collaboration
Investor Advocates Upping Effectiveness by Creating Issue-Specific Networks
Networks serve as pivot points for leveraging corporate change
Leverage: the term is so over-used in business, it's lost the umph of its original metaphor - think of a see–saw where a little kid can lift a big adult by placing the fulcrum, or pivot point, in just... (read more)
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Child and Youth Advocate
Irwin came for a visit last night to discuss the possibility of having a Child and Youth Advocate office in the North. We discussed having one in Thunder Bay in conjunction with the Multicultural Youth Centre in a space in Victoriaville Mall.
Down the road, we are also looking at one in Sioux Lookout and Kenora.
We also discussed the... (read more)
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YAHAnet Art Contest - Winners Announced!
To celebrate the launch of YAHAnet (Youth, the Arts, and HIV & AIDS network) and the 2008 International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, an exciting new contest was hosted by YAHAnet to promote further dialogue and expression around HIV & AIDS.
THE CONTEST:
Applicants had to submit an original work of art (visual, performance, or text) that... (read more)
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Alphason Designs furniture
TV stand occupy pride of place in any home and also serve as the gathering point in the evenings. The TV stand is focal point of the family and perfect for watching a great movie in the company of loved ones. These stands are providing space for all electronic equipment to be kept together. TV stand is the associated stand for other equipment... (read more)
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The Art Of Knitting
Subscribing to Sarah Beth Wilkinson's online Knitting Newsletter some years back has been without regret but pleasurable. I receive free knitting instruction most times, and this has helped improved my knitting skills. Thanks to Sarah Beth. The picture above shows one of my collections that I made for a friend and colleague. . . .it's... (read more)
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Tamera - Holzer Permaculture - Seminar Series
Practical seminar Series for Holzer Permaculture
(postponed/deleted) - please stay in contact !
First Seminar: October (?)
Ecology is the central theme in a model for a global Peace Research Village (PRV) especially at a time when destruction of the landscape, hunger and desertization are rampant. In close cooperation with the... (read more)
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RONALD M. CANTER
ATTORNEY RON M. CANTER Statutory compensation in the United States Workers' compensation laws were enacted to reduce the need for litigation, and to mitigate the requirement that injured workers prove their injuries were their employer's "fault". The first state law was passed in Maryland in 1902, and the first law covering federal... (read more)
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ZUJ aiding Western schemes
Continuation
ZUJ aiding Western schemes
By TAFATAONA MAHOSO
This is the final of a two-part article by TAFATAONA P. MAHOSO highlighting the evils of the Western-sponsored regime change agenda.
BRITISH, Australian and US intelligence forces united in their efforts to divide the people of Indonesia among themselves at the same time... (read more)
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Youth Alone All Senior Secondary School Lagos
Youth Alone Initiative is a Youth led Organisation, we have a vision to producing resourceful and responsible youths in Nigeria.
Youth Alone All Senior Secondary School conference Lagos is a gathering together of senior secondary students in lagos state to be lectured on the Theme "WHATZ NEXT"
Speakers at the event include
Prof. Dora... (read more)
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pre-marital sex
Premarital sex is a catastrophe that has jeopardised the future of many youths of this generation. In the African culture,sex is an act that is restricted to only d married folks. The bible stated it that sex is only meant for people who have been legally joined together by marriage.Virginity is a pride that should only be broken in the wedding... (read more)
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TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT MWANAWASA OF ZAMBIA
HELLO ALL
Indeed it is a sad moment for Zambia, Africa and the world over death of transformation- reformist President LEVY MWANAWASA.
He was great Pan Africanist, having defied the African governance myth on 'touch not crafty mighty'.
His leadership also saw Zambia become a net exporter of foodstuffs after the successful fertilizers... (read more)
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youth network
i have been away for the past two weeks working in various villages on our food security project. the project requires that we empower the villagers to formulate village action plans and establish committees that will help to implement those action plans. however i noted the there are so many projects which require the villages to implement... (read more)
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Olympics
I am really enjoying watching the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. MICHAEL PHELPS with 8 gold medals and 16 career medals is amazing! I am also very impressed with Nastiya Liukin and Shawn Johnson in Women's Gymnastics, not to mention all the other fantastic athletes from the US and everywhere else. I have been hoping to see some table tennis,... (read more)
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