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Updated: 22 Nov 18:07

SPECIAL OP-ED: People First, Turning Words Into Action

22 Nov 10:07

ROME, Nov 22 (IPS) - The promotion of women's rights at the global level should not be limited to treating the female population as a gender that is discriminated against and must be protected.

POLITICS: Realities Collide at Halifax "War Conference"

22 Nov 10:07

HALIFAX, Canada, Nov 22 (IPS) - While the world's top military elites gather inside a fortified hotel to discuss NATO's future, protesters question the organisation's legitimacy, secrecy, and the lack of democratic debate about the increasingly unpopular war in Afghanistan.

Q&A: Creating Artificial Glaciers Is Simple, Easy and Replicable

22 Nov 10:07

LADAKH, India, Nov 22 (IPS) - His is a classic case of a mans fight against nature in this trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, as he battles climate change.

INDIA: Glacier Man Vows to Build More Artificial Glaciers

22 Nov 10:07

LADAKH, India, Nov 22 (IPS) - He is well known as Indias glacier man, but for 74-year-old retired government civil engineer, Chewang Norphel, accolades have made little dent in his quiet determination to build more high-altitude water conservation systems, or artificial glaciers, to beat the lack of water from receding Himalayan glaciers.

US-INDIA: State Visit by Singh Could Smooth Bumpy Relations

22 Nov 10:07

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (IPS) - The close of U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Asia this week brought rampant speculation about what a new U.S.-China relationship will look like, but next week's state visit by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will broaden the focus on the rising powers which Obama must balance during his administration.

PERU: Fighting Hunger with Native Crops

22 Nov 10:07

PAUCAR, Peru, Nov 21 (IPS) - As if he were showing off a treasure, Dionicio Sarmiento holds up his seed potatoes with a smile. "Look how nice they are, all ready to plant. It'll be a good harvest," says the peasant farmer from Huancavelica, Peru's poorest province, where most of the population depends on subsistence farming.

RIGHTS-CHAGOS: 'My Navel is Buried There'

22 Nov 10:07

PORT-LOUIS, Nov 21 (IPS) - "We lived like fishes in the water. We were not lazy. We worked hard. We lived a very natural way of life by eating fish and green vegetables and fruits that was abundant in the forests. Nature was our refrigerator."

GENDER-AFRICA: Some Progress Amidst Continuing Challenges

22 Nov 10:07

BANJUL, Nov 21 (IPS) - The Beijing Platform for Action in 1995 set out an agenda to address gender equality in priority areas, including poverty, education, and health care. It also committed governments to address violence against women, equitable access to economic resources and decision-making power.

AFGHANISTAN: Insurgents Infiltrate Security Forces

22 Nov 10:07

KABUL, Nov 21 (IPS) - A Taliban fighter infiltrated the Afghan police force, killing seven Afghan officers and British soldiers. Similar attacks have taken the lives of U.S. troops.

LEBANON: Migrant Women Dying on the Job

22 Nov 10:07

BEIRUT, Nov 21 (IPS) - October and November have been bloody months for Lebanon's migrant domestic workers - over the last five weeks nine women have died. Most deaths have been reported as suicide.

The War on Immigrants

I was one of the contributors to this great special edition on immigration reform by Pacifica Radio last year:

This special broadcast analyzes the new Senate immigration bill - the Immigrant Reform Act S.1348 - set to be voted on by the upper house, present challenging interviews with lawmakers, and look at global dynamics that lead to migration and Europe's own crackdown on immigration.

The program features produced stories from FSRN stringers from around the world, and host debates and discussions on the best way to move forward with a fair and just policy in dealing with immigration.

Listen here:

http://www.pacifica.org/component/option,com_programguide/op,segment-page/Itemid,27/segment_id,442/

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Iraq Veterans Against the War Speak Out

Posted by Sofia Jarrin Posted on: 11/21/07

Iraq Veterans Against the War Speak Out

As part of the national anti-war mobilization on October 27, 2007, as many 10,000 protesters gathered in Boston to make themselves heard against the war. Among them, Iraq Veterans Against the War were not only present but became prominent at the rally as they chanted, marched, wearing proudly their IVAW t-shirts, and told their stories to anyone who was ready to listen.

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http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=25521

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Summer Postcard: Farm Stand

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Summer Postcard: Farm Stand

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SOMERVILLE, MA - August 21, 2007 - Boston is known for its abundant green space....the Boston Common, the Public Gardens, and the Esplanade, are examples.

But few who live in the city are able to plant crops and harvest their own fruits and veggies.

Fortunately there is a growing movement of local farmers bringing their fresh food into the city for sale.

In another of our series of summer postcards, today we visit the Union Square neighborhood farm stand in Somerville.

[aired on Boston NPR's WBUR.org, 08/21/07]

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