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RH victory in Philippine Congress, a historic leap forward for women

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 19/12/2012 - 1:08am

Akbayan Party-list joins the Filipino people in celebrating our historic victory in the passage of the Reproductive Health bill in the second reading of the House of Representatives. Through Representatives Walden Bello and Kaka Bag-ao, Akbayan reiterated the voice of the people when it voted for life, choice, and reproductive health rights. We join the people in enjoying the fruit of more than a decade of struggle—a long and arduous journey towards the enactment of a law that will uphold and safeguard their right to a better future.

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Brazil: Structural changes on the way

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 15/12/2012 - 9:47pm

Brazil: Structural changes on the way

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Update on Honduras Coup for November 2012 Terrible wave of assassinations

Submitted by autonomousactions on Thu, 13/12/2012 - 1:28pm

http://www.sydney-says-no2honduras-coup.net/much-shorter-monthly-summari...

Update on Honduras Coup for November 2012
Terrible wave of assassinations

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Planetary Toaster mp3

Submitted by huxwell on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 1:40pm

http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/64913/72129/85293/?url=h...

Doha, don't count on anything

media collage - sounds Jamiroquai, Future Classix

7:10 min 128 kbps stereo 6.7 MB

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Electric vehicles powering in Australia - Canberra fest this weekend

Submitted by Jane A Salmon on Fri, 30/11/2012 - 3:02pm

Media Release - 30.11.2012 - please circulate widely.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE POWERING ON

International Electric Vehicle Festival comes to Canberra CBD
http://www.electricvehiclefestival.com.au/

The International Electric Vehicle Festival will be held in downtown Canberra in City Walk (Civic) next to the merry-go-round on December 1st 2012, demonstrating the potential for these vehicles to be sustainable transport options.

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Filipinos slams US over toxic dumping; renews call for abrogation of VFA

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 14/11/2012 - 9:44pm

'Not the trash bin of a superpower': Philippine solons, groups denounce U.S. toxic waste dumping in Subic

Manila, Philippines: Akbayan Party today slammed the United States government for the dumping of toxic waste 20 nautical miles from Subic Bay by the tanker MT Glenn Guardian owned by Glenn Defense Marine Asia Philippines, Inc., a United States Navy contractor which services American ships. According to Akbayan Representative Walden Bello, "the action shows a wanton disregard for Philippine laws and lack of concern for environmental safety."

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Tarkine heritage listing – no new mines in the Tarkine

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 29/10/2012 - 8:12am

As Launceston awakes this morning, a clear message to Heritage List the Tarkine will resonate throughout the city.
Members of the group Groundswell have hung large banners in prominent locations in and around Launceston to highlight that Tasmanians will not allow the Tarkine to be mined.
On the corner of Tamar and Cimitiere Street in Launceston’s CBD, high up on the red gasworks framework, a message to the Federal environment minister Tony Burke reads: “TARKINE HERITAGE LISTING”.

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Secret geoengineering in the Pacific

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 18/10/2012 - 5:07am

Download 15 minute Radio Ecoshock interview with Jim Thomas of ETC Group here:
http://www.ecoshock.org/downloads/oceans/ES_Thomas_LoFi.mp3

Russ George, the one-man geoengineering phenomenon, strikes again! And despite an ocean dumping and geoengineering ban by 192 countries, George has help from Canada and the U.S.

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Tarkine World Heritage Now!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/10/2012 - 2:11pm

MEDIA RELEASE 3/10/12

Tarkine – World Heritage Now!

A group of activists have gathered at the community forum today in Launceston to send a clear message to the Labour Government that the Tarkine needs an emergency world heritage listing.

T-shirts reading “TARKINE HERITAGE LISTING” were displayed outside the community cabinet forum at the Launceston College on Brisbane Street. Members of the newly formed environmental advocacy group GroundSwell maintained a silent peaceful vigil as the cabinet continued inside.

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