People all over the world will be affected by the choices Americans make on Nov. 4. A global issues TV station is giving everyone the chance to tell American voters what issues are most important to them in the upcoming election.
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The activist group Citizens of Sarajevo is taking a stand against increasing violence aimed at sexual and gender minorities in the Bosnian capital — particularly attacks perpetrated at last week’s Queer Festival — and calling on the international community to do the same.
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NEW YORK, Oct 3 (OneWorld) - As lawmakers prepare to vote Friday on a
renegotiated plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to protect
Wall Street from financial disaster, activists are ramping up protests
against the bill and some independent analysts have offered
alternatives focusing on financial relief for regular Americans.
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People wounded and some of the thousands displaced by increased fighting in a densely populated area of Mogadishu, Somalia are now receiving treatment and relief supplies from international medical aid workers.
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Ecuadorians voted in a new constitution last week that recognizes peoples’ right to sustainable food production — particularly local production by small farmers — and nature’s right to remain unexploited, report two farmers’ and fair trade organizations.
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When Argentina weathered its own financial crisis six years ago, Pablo Ordóñez found a way to help people in need build their own businesses.
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"Saving our civilization is not a spectator sport," says Lester Brown, author of Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. To effect change we must get active and we must do it now, concludes the environmental expert.
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NEW YORK, Oct 2 (OneWorld) - Peace and disarmament advocacy groups have
denounced the U.S.-India nuclear trade deal, saying Wednesday night’s
Senate vote to approve the agreement posed a serious threat to
non-proliferation efforts worldwide.
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Brazil unveiled new plans to stem rainforest destruction yesterday, the same day new figures were released showing the amount of Amazon forest cleared this August had trippled compared to last August’s figures.
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Providing humanitarian relief to the thousands of people affected by the escalating conflict in Mindanao is putting a strain on the government and aid workers face a rising security threat, said UN agencies and government officials today, as they agreed to ramp up relief operations.
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