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“Filmmaker Marc Isaacs sets himself up in a London tower block lift. The residents come to trust him and reveal the things that matter to them creating a humorous and moving portrait of a vertical community.” …Best thing I’ve watched in a while.. Really nice ot see people open up Continue Reading
[IPS] Arab Uprising Bypasses Domestic Slaves
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54665 The uprisings sweeping the Arab world have been provoked by long injustice, low income, police brutality, and lack of social security. While the world looks at this, the suffering of up to three million maids across the Arab world remains wrapped in silence. Victims of abuse, confinement and rape, Continue Reading
[Globe] A self-taught democracy emerges from Tunisia’s classrooms
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/a-self-taught-democracy-emerges-from-tunisias-classrooms/article1924367/ Direct democracy in action! It’s late morning, and the streets of this desert town are impassable because high-school students are, in the words of 16-year-old Haifa Zardeded, “holding our own revolution.” The entire student population, plus one teacher, have defied their principal’s orders and skipped school to pack the Continue Reading
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The Loneliest Whale in the World
🙁 http://www.good.is/post/the-loneliest-whale-in-the-world/ On their most recent episode of their always-enjoyable Dinner Party Download podcast, American Public Media’s Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam featured the story of “a lonely whale with vocal problems whose love song supposedly chases lady whales away.” According to a 2004 New York Times article on the subject, this particular baleen whale Continue Reading
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Union-Busting Bill, Senate To Vote Next
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2011/0225/Wisconsin-GOP-wins-Round-1-over-unions-but-final-victory-still-eludes Horrible…
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[The Guardian] Jasmine Revolution: China detains activists after online call for protests
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/20/chinese-officials-detain-activists-protests Chinese security officials have questioned or detained scores of activists and warned others against staging protests after an online call was made for demonstrations in 13 cities, campaigners said. The message – posted on an overseas website on Saturday – was titled “The jasmine revolution in China”. The swift Continue Reading
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