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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Action Week Touts 'Education for All' Across U.S. > An AIDS-Teachable Moment for Kenya's News Media > May 1 Immigrants' Rights Boycott: Online Video Channel > Reporting on America's Most Unwanted
> Call for withdrawl of foreign missionaries > Health crisis follows Zimbabwe land reform > Thousands rally in US over Darfur > Families hunt for Iraq's 'lost' > Fight the pirates - an appeal for action against the global fish robbers
> People of Indian capital join vigil in solidarity with NBA > Sri Lankan trade Unions defy May Day rally ban > Open Schools facing closure
> Calling All Committed Teens...
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ACTION WEEK TOUTS 'EDUCATION FOR ALL' ACROSS U.S. ------------------------------------------------- (1 may 2006) From Capitol Hill to viewers of the Today Show, Americans found out why "every child needs a teacher" last week. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131952/7263/78122 From: Basic Education Coalition http://www.BasicEd.org
AN AIDS-TEACHABLE MOMENT FOR KENYA'S NEWS MEDIA ----------------------------------------------- (1 may 2006) The murder of an HIV-positive boy has prompted some members of Kenya's news media to take a hard look at the effects of AIDS stigma in the country. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131954/7263/78122 From: Internews Network, Inc. http://www.internews.org
MAY 1 IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS BOYCOTT: ONLINE VIDEO CHANNEL ------------------------------------------------------ (1 may 2006) Footage from Monday's immigrants' rights boycott will be aggregated on the Media Rights platform. Citizen journalists from across the U.S. can self-publish their footage to the online channel. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131953/7263/78122 From: Arts Engine, Inc http://www.artsengine.net
REPORTING ON AMERICA'S MOST UNWANTED ------------------------------------ (1 may 2006) "Immersion journalists" Sasha Abramsky and Steve Bogira bring the lives of the impoverished, adjudicated, and disenfranchised to life. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131951/7263/78122 From: In These Times http://www.inthesetimes.com
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CALL FOR WITHDRAWL OF FOREIGN MISSIONARIES ------------------------------------------ (1 may 2006) All missionaries from industrialised countries currently living in poorer countries, should be withdrawn because their presence is generally counter-productive, according to a new book by a missionary of 60 years' standing. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131983/7468/78122 From: Christian Aid http://www.christian-aid.org.uk
HEALTH CRISIS FOLLOWS ZIMBABWE LAND REFORM ------------------------------------------ (1 may 2006) A major health crisis is developing in areas where hundreds of thousands of poor Zimbabweans have been resettled on commercial farms as part of President Robert Mugabe's land reform exercise. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131981/7468/78122 From: Environment News Service (ENS) http://ens-news.com
THOUSANDS RALLY IN US OVER DARFUR ---------------------------------- (1 may 2006) Thousands of demonstrators in Washington and other US cities yesterday demanded international action to stop violence in Sudan's Darfur region. * Thousands rally in support of US aid for Darfur http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131976/7468/78122 From: allAfrica.com http://www.allafrica.com/
FAMILIES HUNT FOR IRAQ'S 'LOST' ------------------------------- (1 may 2006) More than 34,000 Iraqis have been jailed, but officials often do not know where. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131975/7468/78122 From: Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com
FIGHT THE PIRATES - AN APPEAL FOR ACTION AGAINST THE GLOBAL FISH ROBBERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1 may 2006) Pirate fishing - worth an estimated $4 billion a year - destroys livelihoods and environments. In a special plea for action, Greenpeace journalist Josephine Prasad details the damage and explains how it can be stopped. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131904/7468/78122 From: Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/
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PEOPLE OF INDIAN CAPITAL JOIN VIGIL IN SOLIDARITY WITH NBA ---------------------------------------------------------- (1 may 2006) On 30th May, 2006, at the end of a sultry day, about 200 activists gathered for a candlelight vigil at Jantar Mantar, the spot where NBA (Narmada Bachao Aandolan) activists had staged a fast unto death protesting the raising of the Sardar Sarovar Dam across the Narmada and submerging approximately 226 villages without ensuring adequate rehabilitation for approximately 35,000 families as claimed by the NBA. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131995/1893/78122 From: OneWorld South Asia http://southasia.oneworld.net
SRI LANKAN TRADE UNIONS DEFY MAY DAY RALLY BAN ------------------------------------------------ (1 may 2006) Defying a government ban on May Day rallies owing to security concerns, the Public Sector Salary Review Trade Unions Committee (PSSRTUC) have said they will go ahead with their planned march in Colombo today, using the occasion to protest against the new salary circular. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131986/1893/78122
OPEN SCHOOLS FACING CLOSURE ---------------------------- (1 may 2006) It is closure time for Open Schools in the State. The State Urdu Academy's popular scheme to impart education through Open Schools is in for a decent burial. Authorities in the Minorities Welfare Department are believed to have decided against continuing the scheme as it is felt the Open Schools are not serving the purpose. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131974/1893/78122
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CALLING ALL COMMITTED TEENS... ------------------------------ (1 may 2006) NetAid's Global Citizen Corps Leaders implement Global Action Days in their schools and local communities to raise awareness about global poverty and encourage their peers to take action. Apply by May 7! http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131955/2332/78122 From: NetAid http://www.netaid.org
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