Next month, October (ROCKtober) 16 and 17, to be precise, people will stand up to draw attention to international poverty. You can join millions of people from around the world to send a message to politicians that you Stand Up and Speak Out against poverty and inequality.
In 2000, world leaders from 189 countries signed up [...]
Tag Archives: Equality
Mark Your Calendars to Stand Up
September 6, 2007 – 11:59 am
Greenpeace Reveals Harsh Truths About the Boreal Rainforest
August 24, 2007 – 7:35 am
Now, you may think that ‘harsh truths’ doesn’t sound a lot like good news. But I beg to differ. I recently joined the Greenpeace e-mailing list, and by doing so I have been updated with some ‘harsh truths’ about our planet, but whats more this information is educating me on how to diminish my [...]
Lawsuits Champion the Environment
August 15, 2007 – 4:07 pm
In the coming months many companies could face large fines from the damage that they have done to the environment. There is a growing trend in the USA and Europe to sue those responsible for environmental damage that as resulted in damage that went beyond just the environment. Confused? This example from the linked article [...]
Generic HIV Drugs to Start Production
August 10, 2007 – 11:00 am
After much bureaucratic silliness, a generic pharmaceutical company can now begin production of a drug that helps people suffering from HIV/AIDs. Rwanda had to notify of their intention of importing the drug then get approval for the drug to even be manufactured (that’s the simple version). The point is that soon in Rwanda people will [...]
A Reader Comments About Women
July 13, 2007 – 11:21 am
A reader, Krissy, left a comment yesterday on a previous post Women Change the World. I think that the comment needs some special attention and have copied/pasted it here for your reading pleasure:
I have more good news about how women are working to change the world!
Women of Global Action against Human Trafficking
On Sunday, July [...]
From the It’s-About-Time-Department
July 12, 2007 – 4:01 pm
Good things happen every day a zillion times a day, sometimes people get to experience those good things before others. Today I found out about two such things:
1. Women’s rights in Sierra Leone have improved thanks to new laws that protect women. Other countries already have such laws in place and it’s great to see [...]