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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Innovative Campaign Frees Slaves in Congo
> Governments Urged to End Violence Against Schoolgirls
> Media 'Misinformed' Americans About Fidel
> The 'Rock Women' of Nairobi
> Women Lead for Change
> Climate-Induced Polar Security Threat
> Climate Change Exacerbating Global Tensions
> UN Envoy In Talks With Myanmar Ministers
> Greening the Titanic
> A lesson in fundraising
> Poll shows global support for women's rights
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INNOVATIVE CAMPAIGN FREES SLAVES IN CONGO
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(10 mar 2008) Indigenous rights activists have embarked on a
three-month campaign to free enslaved indigenous people in the
Democratic Republic of Congo by meeting with and educating -- as
opposed to 'shaming and denouncing' -- slave owners.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158651/7263/240273
From: Advocacy Project
http://www.advocacynet.org
GOVERNMENTS URGED TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST SCHOOLGIRLS
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(10 mar 2008) Violence against girls in and around educational
institutions remains "pervasive," says a report published in for
International Women's Day, as rights advocates call for immediate
action from governments worldwide.
From: Amnesty International
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158650/7263/240273
MEDIA 'MISINFORMED' AMERICANS ABOUT FIDEL
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(10 mar 2008) Upon Fidel Castro's retirement, U.S. media repeatedly
resorted to inaccurate stereotypes of the ex-President and his
brother, Raul, to characterize the former as an "irrational" leader
while idealizing capitalism and ignoring U.S. aggression towards the
island nation, writes Aviva Chomsky.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158649/7263/240273
From: North American Congress on Latin America
http://www.nacla.org
THE 'ROCK WOMEN' OF NAIROBI
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(10 mar 2008) A group of school teachers are working together to
ensure the education and rights of child laborers living in the
Kenyan capital's slums.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158648/7263/240273
From: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
http://www.uusc.org
WOMEN LEAD FOR CHANGE
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(10 mar 2008) In honor of International Women's Day, an organization
working to empower women and girls around the world profiles six
women who are leading change within their communities.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158647/7263/240273
From: Centre for Development and Population Activities
http://www.cedpa.org
CLIMATE-INDUCED POLAR SECURITY THREAT
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(10 mar 2008) European Union leaders need to consider potential
conflict with Russia over energy resources at the North Pole as
global warning melts the ice cap and aggravates international
security threats, says a new report.
From: P***t Ark/Reuters
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158615/7263/240273
CLIMATE CHANGE EXACERBATING GLOBAL TENSIONS
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(10 mar 2008) The risks of climate change have turned from a threat
to reality impacting the conflict in Darfur, migration from
flood-prone Bangladesh and hopes for stability in the Middle East,
according to a new EU report.
From: Terra Daily
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158613/7263/240273
UN ENVOY IN TALKS WITH MYANMAR MINISTERS
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(10 mar 2008) Continuing his latest mission to promote
democratisation and national reconciliation in Myanmar, the UN
Secretary-General's Special Adviser yesterday met senior government
ministers in Yangon.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158619/7263/240273
GREENING THE TITANIC
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(10 mar 2008) The world is finite. We won’t change this with vegan
shoes and hybrid cars, no matter how green. We need to make
second-hand shoes and public transportation our fashion statement.
Otherwise, we’re just greening the Titanic, says Rex Weyler.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158611/7263/240273
From: Greenpeace International
http://www.greenpeace.org/
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A LESSON IN FUNDRAISING
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(10 mar 2008) The real challenge confronting the non-profit sector
today is sustainability of resources. At an event hosted by Times
Foundation at New Delhi, leading development consultant and
fundraising guru Mal Warwick shared some of the international best
practices while stressing on local resource mobilisation.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158643/1893/240273
From: OneWorld South Asia
http://southasia.oneworld.net
POLL SHOWS GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
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(10 mar 2008) Gender equality is of major importance, say a majority
of people from both Muslim and western nations. A survey released in
Washington on the eve of International Women's Day revealed this
opinion across 16 nations. Barring India, there was also a global
consensus that it is the responsibility of governments to promote
women's rights.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/158633/1893/240273
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