International
Socialist feminist revival
August 12, 2009I just returned from a workshop on gender-based violence organised by the Ministry of Women's Affairs in Venezuela and the UNDP. Speakers at the workshop included Maria Leon, Minister of Women's Affairs and Nora Casteneda President...
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New campaign for Agent Orange victims
August 12, 2009Original source: Vietnam has kicked off an 'Orange Day' campaign to raise funds for the millions of people who continue to suffer from Agent Orange-related deformities and diseases. The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin...
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Honduras brought to standstill
August 10, 2009Original source: Mass strikes against the coup in Honduras have continued to sweep the Latin American nation. A statement from the Frente Nacional de Resistencia - Resistance Front Against the Coup d'Etat - that was released...
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Abbas reelected as Fatah chief
August 10, 2009BELEN, (Prensa Latina) Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas was reelected as the head of Fatah during the fifth day of the organization's Sixth Congress held in this West Bank city, in the presence of 2,000 delegates. According...
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Clearing the air in South Africa
August 10, 2009Original source: South Africa's post-apartheid reconciliation process took a step forward this week when retired archbishop Desmond Tutu and President Jacob Zuma held a clear-the-air meeting in the capital Pretoria on Wednesday. Tutu had been scathing...
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