From TokyoSpring On September the 11th 1973, the United States of America played its part in the most tragic events in the history of another country, Chile. A democratically elected president, Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity party were overthrown in a coup d'etat organised and funded by the Chilean latifundistas, industrialists and ruling class along with the … [Read more...] about Remember 9-11! 1973
Archives for September 2007
Skills Building for Social Change 10
Skills Building for Social Change 10 Join us on Sunday Sept 30 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pmMorning workshops: environmental education and volunteer mgt. techniquesAfternoon Panel Discussion: Disaster prevention and reliefRepresentatives from nonprofit NGOs working on disaster prevention and relief present the issues they work on, their … [Read more...] about Skills Building for Social Change 10
Japan Calendar Sept- Oct
SEPT Processing... 276th Creative Commons Japan Seminar 29『しごとダイアリー』出版＆記念シンポジウム PSC Skills Build Forum 10 OCT 4A Night for the Benefactors of Doctors of the World 2007 NOV24無買デー ／ Buy Nothing Day Japan … [Read more...] about Japan Calendar Sept- Oct
Common Dreams News and Commentary
BUSH SETTING AMERICA UP FOR WAR ON IRAN GREENSPAN ADMITS IRAQ WAS ABOUT OIL, AS DEATHS PUT AT 1.2 MILLION Was Israeli Raid a Dry Run for Attack on Iran? NATO Comes Clean on Cluster Bombs Dropped on Serbia Ben & Jerry Head to London for a UN-backed ‘Ceasefire’ Concert More Than 150 … [Read more...] about Common Dreams News and Commentary
An Engaged Political Culture in Venezuela
By Cynthia Peters At a little stand off an uneven road switchbacking its way up and down the Andean mountains, we stopped for a thick, syrupy sweet cafecito. It comes in a tiny, two-swallow sized cup, providing just the right hit of caffeine to keep us alert on the blind curves, which paradoxically are as numbingly repetitive as they are perilous. The two Venezuelans we met … [Read more...] about An Engaged Political Culture in Venezuela