All Blog Posts Tagged 'human-rights' (39)

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. 

We all should continue to do our part in standing up to social injustice everyday. It does not have to be on a national level or on a large grandstand as we come across various injustices on a regular basis ie;  in the work…

Head Nod To:  Laura Flanders

Peace making is a…

Head Nod to: ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY via AP

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian's approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when women will also run for office for the first time, a Saudi official said Wednesday.…

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Head Nod to: J.A. Myerson, Truthout | News Analysis

Time Magazine Wednesday announced that its 2011 Person of the Year would be "The Protester." In the …

Head Nod to: by Brit Liggett via …

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Students, healthcare workers and entrepreneurs in rural Africa transport heavy loads long distances over rugged terrain to meet basic livelihood needs.  Compared to walking, bicycles allow them to haul more goods over longer distances in less…

Last week, NAACP issued a call for voting rights in the streets of New York, at the United Nations and across the nation through the media. The far right is now on the defensive about their attack on voting rights.  In collaboration with NAACP, we have put together a…

Head Nod to: Jean Brittingham

Women can slowly change corporate culture from the inside, or they can change the world by starting their own…

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via: George Lakoff  a Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and…

In a move to "promote greater unity" among its body and the Pike County community it serves, a small Kentucky church voted to ban interracial couples from membership and from participating in certain worship activities,…

Head Nod to: Brave New Foundation's Who Are The…

The People vs. Goldman Sachs mock trial people’s hearing held at Liberty aka Zuccotti Park with fiery commentary by Dr. Cornel West, eloquence by Chris Hedges, and testimonies from people directly affected by Goldman Sach policies.

Chris…

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While overall access to contraception and other reproductive health services have increased…

I was pleasantly surprised when I cam across this piece about Free2Work's app that lets you scan barcodes and see who actually made your chocolate, say, or your child's toys. Once you find out they were slaves, do you still want to buy it after that?

"I know that I am not the…

by Nicole Abene, via Ecouterre

More than 60 of the world’s leading apparel brands and retailers, including…

Photo: BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac

"I would like to start by saying that there is a lack of diversity full-stop in Dance/Electronic music when it was African Americans that gave DJ culture life. But like in most industries…

By Ann Tornkvist via Global Post

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Aleksa Lundberg remembers being four years old and standing by the kindergarten's wading pool. The teachers…