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The ‘Ever Green Revolution’ must start with justice

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 15/02/2011 - 11:07pm

By Kristy Henderson

The father of India’s ‘Green Revolution’, Professor MS Swaminathan, delivered a lecture at Melbourne University on Monday night on how to feed the world’s poor in perpetuity. The evergreen revolution, as he calls this challenge, must be able to produce more, using less – less land, less water, less fertilizer.

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Calling all rebels - another hunger strike in Ireland

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 21/05/2010 - 1:47pm

Today, a selfless, dedicated and uncompromising Irish Republican political prisoner, Liam Hannaway, lies unbowed in a cold and unforgiving British gaol cell, as he enters his 35th day on Hunger Strike whilst being incarcerated at Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s pleasure at Maghaberry Gaol, located in occupied Irish territory that is known as the State of Northern Ireland.

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