Tag: activism
member name: OneWorld United States
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December 05, 2007 11:26 AM EST --
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (OneWorld) - Calls for substantial change in White House policies toward HIV are on the rise as Congress gets ready to consider the Bush administration's new financial proposal to . . . more
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December 12, 2007 10:50 AM EST --
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 11 (OneWorld) - Global initiatives to reduce carbon emissions are bound to fail if the interests of indigenous communities are not taken into account, leaders of the world's 370 . . . more
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December 12, 2007 10:48 AM EST --
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 10 (OneWorld) - The United Nations today launched a worldwide campaign to stop human rights abuses and violations by governments, private businesses and others.
The year-long . . . more
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October 31, 2007 11:39 AM EDT --
NEW YORK, Oct 26 (OneWorld) - Preparation for nationwide protests against the Bush administration's war plans against Iran and the continued occupation of Iraq are in full swing.
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April 17, 2008 04:22 PM EDT --
NEW YORK, Apr 15 (OneWorld) - A new coalition of U.S.-based rights groups says it plans to spend over $1 billion on projects to help women fight poverty in many parts of the world.
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October 10, 2006 10:58 AM EDT --
Nigerian AIDS activist and journalist Omololu Falobi was killed during an armed robbery while returning home after a speaking engagement Thursday.
Falobi, who was 35, founded Journalists Against Aids-Nigeria . . . more
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January 26, 2007 03:11 PM EST --
Government leaders across the world must stop using anti-terror laws as a tool to suppress opposition movements and deprive ordinary citizens of their due civil and human rights, say international civil . . . more
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January 30, 2007 02:43 PM EST --
Hundreds of citizens from across the United States descended on Capitol Hill Monday to follow up on the weekend's mass demonstration calling for the reduction and ultimate end of U.S. military involvement . . . more
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May 12, 2008 09:44 PM EDT --
NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
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June 04, 2008 05:41 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Wed., Jun. 4, 2008
6.5 million Afghans are among those suffering worst from the global food and hunger crisis. © Abdullah Shaheen/IRIN
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July 17, 2008 10:04 PM EDT --
Alison Raphael, OneWorld US Fri Jul 11, 10:42 AM ET
WASHINGTON, Jul 11 (OneWorld) - Marches, petitions, vigils, and press conferences across Africa are planned for Saturday at the launch of . . . more
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January 26, 2007 03:03 PM EST --
At least 186 antiwar protests in the United States have been monitored by the Pentagon's domestic surveillance program, according to documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), . . . more
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October 23, 2007 03:28 PM EDT --
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (OneWorld) - Anti-poverty activists Wednesday organized thousands of meetings and demonstrations across the world to highlight the plight of the downtrodden and the poor.
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November 07, 2007 11:10 AM EST --
NEW YORK, Nov 2 (OneWorld) - Encouraged by the positive response to their call for demonstrations last April, environmental activists have planned another round of nationwide rallies tomorrow to demand . . . more
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September 19, 2006 05:32 PM EDT --
"People power" seems to be the tie that binds together today's stories. Our top feature article highlights recent demonstrations and campaigns to support Darfur, oppose war in Iraq, and . . . more
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September 27, 2007 04:28 PM EDT --
WASHINGTON, Sep 27 (OneWorld) - Civil society activists from Zimbabwe recently traveled to the United States to lobby for a more just international economic structure and to raise awareness about their . . . more
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October 31, 2007 11:49 AM EDT --
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (OneWorld) - Traditionally, it's the kids who receive sweets from the elders on Halloween, but that years-old ritual is getting a makeover this year in hundreds of communities . . . more
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October 05, 2007 10:18 AM EDT --
NEW YORK, Oct 2 (OneWorld) - An Islamic humanitarian group held a nationwide campaign this weekend to assist tens of thousands of homeless people.
The effort to serve at least 25,000 homeless in as . . . more
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October 31, 2007 11:34 AM EDT --
NEW YORK, Oct 24 (OneWorld) - Some of the nation's leading performing artists are calling for the U.S. Congress to roll back the Bush administration's policy on global HIV/AIDS funds requiring . . . more
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October 24, 2007 11:12 AM EDT --
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (OneWorld) - A Colombian senator pushing for justice and peace has been honored in the United States for his human rights activism, accepting a prestigious award alongside co-honorees . . . more
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