In response to the Palestinian bid for statehood, the US House, against the wishes of the White House, has frozen some $200 million dollars worth aid to Palestine. The funds were targeted towards food aid, healthcare and infrastructure devel…
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Canadian Progressive World: CPW Book Salon: Taking A Stand: The Evolution of Human Rights
Author: Juan E. Méndez and Marjory Wentworth Palgrave Macmillan, September 2011 ISBN: 978-0-230-11233-9, ISBN10: 0-230-11233-1, 156.000 x 234.000 inches, 256 pages Juan Méndez has experienced human rights abuse first hand. As a result of his …R…
Continue readingPalestine and the churlish U.S. veto
It seems so little to ask. A people, already recognized as a nation by most other nations, requests full membership in the UN. It should be a shoo-in. Palestine is recognized by 65 per cent of the world’s states representing 75 per cent of the world’s …
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: UN Report "Blockade Legitimate Security Measure"
A UN report shows that the Israel blockade is legal. As it protects the citizens of Israel by making sure that Gaza doesn’t obtain weapons that can harm it’s own citizens. This sort of Blockade has been done against Germany, Cuba and man…
Continue readingCarbon49 - a blog on sustainability for Canadian businesses: How To Embed Sustainability Into Corporate Culture: A Cheat Sheet
93% of CEOs see sustainability as important to their company’s future success, as found by a UN-Accenture study. But how does one embed sustainability into a company’s core culture? Dr. Stephanie Bertels of Simon Fraser University conducted one of the most extensive researches in this subject. Her findings in the 74-page report are distilled into a core framework diagram. This cheat sheet will guide you through the key points.
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: Better Late Than Never: Gay Group Gets UN Accreditation
The International Gay and Lesbian Association, one of the world’s oldest GLBT equal rights organisations, has finally won consultive status to the UN Economic and Social Council, after years of trying. The group had actually gained consultative status back in 1993, only to have it taken away in 1994. A bit of a tease, really, but then […]
Continue readinggay persons of color: Teaching gay history becomes law in California
On Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that requires all schools in the state to teach students about the contributions of LGBT people throughout history. The move makes California the first state in America to ensure that…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Canada Taking a Stand!
If there is one thing I agree with the Conservative party it would probably be some of there foreign policy decision. Canada will not go to the The Conference on Disarmament, because North Korea is the chair of the confere…
Continue readingArt Threat: The fight to sell or save water – Friday Film Pick: Water on the Table
New DVD release of Water on the Table, a doc beautifully showcasing the public-vs-private fight over water.
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Treaty 8 First Nations appeal to the UN to intervene against proposed Site C Dam
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Treaty 8 First Nations have taken their struggle against the proposed Site …
Continue readingOh Stevie! One of Your Ex-Cabinet Ministers Wants You To Do The Right Thing
As I’ve mentioned last Thursday, today is the day the UN votes whether or not to include chrysotile asbestos on a list of hazardous products on the Rotterdam Convention. Stevie Spiteful has been remaining mum on what he’ll do today, but most are of the opinion he’ll vote to keep that poison off . . . → Read More: Oh Stevie! One of Your Ex-Cabinet Ministers Wants You To Do The Right Thing
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: UN Finally Backs Human Rights For Gays
The United Nations, for the first time in history, endorsed the equal rights of GLBT people worldwide, condemning any country who discriminates or harms people for their sexual orientation. Well, it’s about time! The resolution passed only narrowly, with 23 votes in favour, 19 against, and 3 abstentions. Nonetheless, it’s solid evidence that the world is […]
Continue readinggay persons of color: UN Human Rights Council passes equal rights bill
The United Nations Human Rights Council passed on Friday an historic resolution that seeks equal rights for all regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The 47-member Council voted 23 in favor and 19 against, with 3 abstentions. The resolut…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: John Bolton Slams Uppity World
Rightwing nutjob Stephen Harper, er, John Bolton, has slammed the United Nations and its membership of irrelevant countries, a.k.a. “the world”, for having the audacity to grant political recognition to a Palestinian state in a vote that’s scheduled …
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Israel Birth Day!
Israel turns 63 this year! Israel which was created May 14 1948 has been a country for 63 straight years. And there will be rallies all across many countries celebrating Israels birthday. There will be one today in Phillips square. I hope many people s…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: The relationship between public goods and sovereignty
As our world modernizes, the relationships of self determination and sovereignty flex and change. Technological and sociological changes have made the provision of a wide variety of public goods possible at much larger scales. There is a trade off, ho…
Continue readingRight of Center Ice: Wikileaks: It’s not free speech
Part 1: An issue of semantics? Maybe I’m splitting hairs, but I don’t necessarily view the Wikileaks drama as being an exercise of acting on a person’s right to free speech. My question: how is it a person’s right to be able to view a confidential document, pass judgment on
Continue readingFive of Five: UN Endorses State Violence against Gays
The Social, Humanitarian Cultural Affairs Committee of the UN General Assembly has voted to remove reference to sexuality from a resolution which condemns the use of “extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions”.Shame on the United Nations. And sin…
Continue readingA. Picazo: Stephen Harper’s Maternal Health Disaster
In what is arguably an effort to win over fundamentalist Christian voters, Stephen Harper’s G8 maternal and child health initiative, as it currently stands, will result in far more preventable deaths than the overall number of lives saved. In what Huffington Post contributor Jodi Jacobson called an “absurd move,” Harper
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