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東西のプログレッシブをつなぐ　−　1997年設立　 | 　Linking Progressives East and West Since 1997

Social Justice/社会正義

Teacher Dismissed for Talking About Gay Marriage

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A gay student teacher was dismissed from a suburban Portland, Oregon, school after discussing gay marriage with a fourth-grader. Seth Stambaugh is enrolled in the Master of Education program at Portland’s Lewis and Clark College, the practicum of which had him student teaching at the Beaverton School District’s Sexton Mountain elementary school. As reported by KGWNews: He was … [Read more...] about Teacher Dismissed for Talking About Gay Marriage

Moneybookers attempts to censor Wikileaks at the behest of the Pentagon

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Published on Thursday, October 14, 2010 by The Guardian/UK WikiLeaks says Funding Has Been Blocked After Government Blacklisting Founder Julian Assange hits out at decision by Moneybookers, which collects the whistleblowing website's donations by David Leigh and Rob Evans The whistleblowing group WikiLeaks claims that it has had its funding blocked and that it is the victim … [Read more...] about Moneybookers attempts to censor Wikileaks at the behest of the Pentagon

Peace Education Meeting Announcements

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IIPE (International Insitute on Peace Education partnership meetingFurther info: Kasa / Asakawa kasan@mac.comWe are hosting the following meetings. 1) Friday October 29th, 18:30 – 20:30“Dialogue among Multicultural Society”Speaker: Sasanka Perera, Colombo University Asia Leadership Fellow Program FellowVenue: JICA Global Plaza   4-2-24 Hiroo, … [Read more...] about Peace Education Meeting Announcements

It’s Easy to Deport the Mentally Ill from the US.

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It's Easy to Deport the Mentally IllBy William Fisher NEW YORK, Oct 15, 2010 (IPS) - A U.S. citizen of Puerto Rican descent with mental disabilities is suing the U.S. government for wrongfully deporting him to Mexico and forcing him to endure over four months of living on the streets and in the shelters and prisons of Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala.Advocates say … [Read more...] about It’s Easy to Deport the Mentally Ill from the US.