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12/04/2008
Nigeria: Judicial Activism As Amplifier of Justice (1) (AllAfrica.com)
The phrase judicial activism has been in constant use in Nigeria's judicial lexicon for decades now. Justices Oputa and Eso were the two judicial activists at the forefront of the agitation that Nigeria judges should wear the garb of activism. What then does judicial activism connotes?
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12/04/2008
Odetta left message of hope (New York Daily News)
Less than a week before she died, the city's much-loved singer Odetta urged her fans and admirers to keep the faith. The Thanksgiving message underscored her lifetime of commitment, in social activism and song, to what she called positive change.
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12/03/2008
16 Days of Activism: Play seeks to broach taboo of domestic violence (AlertNet)
Source: UNHCR Domestic violence is a sensitive issue in most societies, especially among the conservative Afghan refugee community in Pakistan. A UNHCR-funded project uses drama to broach the issue.
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12/04/2008
Recognizing Women Who Make a Difference (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Women are no longer settling for a backseat at the nation's charitable and activist organizations. Today they are taking leadership roles in activism and founding their own outreach organizations, making a difference in the communities where we all live.
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12/02/2008
Documentary on AIDS activist headed for theaters (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
"Sex Positive," a documentary about an S&M hustler turned AIDS activism pioneer, has been picked up by Here Films.
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12/03/2008
Cleaning up creeks (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
LIVE CHAABAN and Malcolm McGowan are the picture of youth activism. The pair spends their weekends pulling pounds of trash out of Sonoma's many waterways.
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12/03/2008
Lane Hudson: TAKE ACTION TODAY for marriage equality in New York (HuffingtonPost)
In the wave of new activism spurred by the passage of Prop 8 in California, some very creative tactics have emerged. One such tactic has...
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12/04/2008
Latest News in Activist Investing (TheStreet.com)
Large shareholders are clamoring for change at these companies.
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12/02/2008
They fought for Britain, then turned to rebellion (Times Online)
The story of Hussein Onyango Obama’s political activism will make Kenyans proud, and might also give some Americans a new insight into their President-elect.
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12/03/2008
'Don't look away, act against abuse' (Pretoria News)
KwaZulu-Natal Premier S'bu Ndebele and several government and political organisations launched the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign on Sunday with the message: "Don't look away, act against abuse."
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| ActionPA.org - Features activist resources and research tools. Provided by an activist's collective in Philadelphia, which trains youth to learn environmental issues and skills by organizing grassroots community projects.Activist Toolkit - Online reference to help use technology in to protect the environment.Civic Environmentalism - Esay on understanding the development of civic environmentalism in the US and the challenges facing it.Earth First Summer Gathering - People involved in radical ecological direct action get together to talk, share skills, strategise, etc.Earth from the Air - A photographic portrait of our planet by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, with commentary on environmental issues. Background information, gallery, tour dates, e-cards, online shop, pledges to make a small change in lifestyle.ENRED: European Network for the recognition of the Ecological Debt - Papers, projects, and general information on ecological debt.Free Range Activism - UK site providing information to help people tackle community, environmental and social issues.Friends of the Eel River - Has a mission to restore the Eel River and all her tributaries to a natural state of abundance, wild and free.Gravestones For Trees Campaign - A project to bring attention to the many city trees being cut down by giving them gravestones.PCAP (Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants) - A global eco-spiritual movement.Save Our Environment Action Center - Take action on environmental campaigns of leading environmental organizations.Toolkit - Take Action - Sierra Club - Tips for effective environmental activism.Treehugger - Weblog dedicated to the green lifestyle. News, reviews, and links.Union of Concerned Scientists Action Center - Helps citizens take action on policies related to the environment, global warming, nuclear weapons, clean energy, clean vehicles, and biotechnology.U.S. EPA: Green Communities - Guide for planning and implementing sustainable community actions plans to translate the visions of the future into action oriented items.Web of Creation - Fosters the movement for a just and sustainable world, from a religious perspective. Offers resources on ecology and religion, including the Green Congregation project and ways to incorporate eco-justice into church services.WWF - Panda Passport for Environmental Action - Provides tools to campaign on critical environment issues all over the world from climate change to construction projects in protected areas.
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