Evelina Alarcon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Evelina Alarcon
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Gov. calls for relief for California unemployed
February 8, 2002LOS ANGELES – In his annual State of the State address in January, Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, called on state legislators to enact to bring much-needed relief to California’s unemployed. Two more sources of information...
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International Notes
February 1, 2002Japanese peace group asks for anti-nuke messages/Asylum seekers protest Australia’s anti-refugee policy/South Africans to act in support of Swaziland political prisoners/U.N. says war endangers world’s mountain ranges
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CPs declare solidarity with Palestinian people
February 1, 2002ATHENS – Meeting here last weekend, representatives of Communist and workers parties of the southern and eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf and Red Sea regions reiterated their solidarity with the Palestinian people.
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Working families economic forum
February 1, 2002NEW YORK – The global union movement will explore how today’s global economy drives down living standards for working people worldwide in a Working Families Economic Forum here Jan. 31.
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A Dream of Peace CD to aid hunger groups
January 26, 2002Singer/songwriter Will Diehl has released his seventh full-length CD entitled A Dream Of Peace. Diehl’s expressive style ranges from contemporary folk to alternative and his hopeful lyrics explore the ambiguities presented by life and love.
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International Notes
January 26, 2002Nigerian labor calls off general strike / ILO launches campaign vs child labor / China says presidential aircraft was bugged / Russian leader worried about U.S. bases / Cypriot leaders agree to start talks
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Child labor in the shadows of World Cup
January 26, 2002NEW DELHI – With only five months left until the 2002 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup kicks off in Japan and Korea, activists from around the world are putting increasing pressure on FIFA...
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Arab-Americans condemn focus on Arabs for deportation
January 18, 2002WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) today condemned a new Justice Department policy that will place special attention on 6,000 of the 300,000 deportation “absconders” in the United States because they are young men...
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