PEACE & JUSTICE
A fair world lays the foundations for peace.
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SIDEBAR :: From the Other Side of the Bars
by Carol Estes, Catherine Baileyposted Feb 12, 2007
- To learn more about the roadblocks to getting back into the courts once you've been imprisoned, Catherine Bailey and Carol Estes spoke with four members of the Black Prisoners Caucus at Washington State Reformatory, a close security prison in Monroe, Washington.
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In Oaxaca, Women Rise
by John Giblerposted Feb 06, 2007
- Putting their personal lives on hold, women in the Mexican state of Oaxaca helped shut down the government, took over a TV station, and stood up to police violence.
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Yes. We're Ready: Human Rights Advocacy
by Larry Cox, Dorothy Thomasposted Feb 06, 2007 - Human rights are a powerful tool to break barriers, unite people in common cause, and show us the way to justice within and beyond our borders. Activists across the country are defining a new patriotism.
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Mere Justice
by Jesse Wegmanposted Feb 06, 2007 - The drive to punishment is making us forget that prisoners have a right to be heard.
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Education, by Rights
by Liz Sullivan, Cecilia Blewerposted Feb 06, 2007 - Teach the Children: How do we build a school system that serves the needs of all students? Human rights provides a solid foundation.
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Who's Afraid of Economic Rights?
by Carol Estesposted Feb 06, 2007 - Invisible Rights: We'll protect your right to vote. But not to eat. Economic human rights are in the Universal Declaration, but not in the U.S.
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Check Your Rights at the Border
by Justin Akers Chaconposted Feb 06, 2007 - Economic globalization is driving workers north. They increasingly leave their rights at the border.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
posted Feb 06, 2007 - In 1948, the world agreed on rights that belong to everyone. This Magna Carta for humanity sets a high bar that few governments clear.
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We Can Turn it Around
by Doug Pibelposted Feb 06, 2007 - The U.S. led the world on human rights. As it loses its way, we're the ones to bring it back.
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Sometimes A Great Nation
by Eric Fonerposted Jan 29, 2007
- The U.S. has a proud history of advancing human rights—and sometimes forgetting them. Historian Eric Foner proposes we give humility and respect a try.
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The Case of Lt. Ehren Watada
by Martha Baskinposted Jan 25, 2007
- Last week a military court judge ruled Lt. Ehren Watada, the first Army Lieutenant to refuse orders to deploy to Iraq, could not raise the legality of the Iraq War in his defense. Members of the public gathered for a Citizens’ Hearing on the legality of U.S. actions in Iraq.
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Evo's First Year
by Juliette Beckposted Jan 25, 2007 - Evo Morales' first year as President of Bolivia: Race Conflict threatens division while Andean cultural traditions restore balance
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2007: A Sankofa Year
by Emira Woodsposted Jan 11, 2007
- Emira Woods argues that it's time to abolish all forms of slavery that still ravage lives throughout much of the African world. Let's make 2007 a Sankofa Year.
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Peace is Possible in Iraq
by Lisa Farino, Medea Benjaminposted Jan 07, 2007
- What would it take to create peace in Iraq? Medea Benjamin and a delegation of U.S. citizens met with Iraqis to find out. Interview with Medea Benjamin.
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Military Recruitment of Youth - stories, links & resources
by Brandi Bratrudeposted Dec 08, 2006 - Are you being recruited? Are recruiters giving you all the information you need to make an informed decision about joining the military? Do you have other options? These questions should be filtering through your mind while trying to understand what it means to be a young American.
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