Americas

The Most Textually Intricate Banner I've Ever Seen (video enclosed)

This Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) banner must be the most textually dense banner I've ever seen, and certainly the most chock-full of legal history. I saw it at the US Social Forum in Detroit (USSF2010).

Dallas Morning News AP Story Lies About US Inflicted Deaths in Afghanistan

In an AP story posted on the Dallas Morning News Site, "Soldier, civilian deaths from bombs soar in Afghanistan" posted on 12:00 am CDT on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, the paper (or the news-service) claimed that, "A recent U.N. report said at least 1,013 civilians were killed in the first six months of this year by insurgents bombs, compared with 818 for the same period in 2008 – a 24 percent increase."

On Femicide in Pittsburgh: End Men's Violence

How many massacres perpetrated by men against women will it take before we as a society, especially those of us who are men, work seriously to end men's violence?

Last night, news reports indicate that George Sodini murdered at least three women (Elizabeth Gannon, Heidi Overmier and Jody Billingsley) and injured nine other women at a fitness club near Pittsburgh, PA before shooting himself.

Tell New Yorker: Exploiting Prostituted Haitian Women Dying of HIV: Not Funny

Zev Borow wrote in a humor column about sunblock in the New Yorker:

"SPF 175—Ever wanted to have unprotected sex with a prostitute in Haiti? Don’t answer. Doesn’t matter. The point is with SPF 175 that’s now an option." Whoa. I think it's the pseudo-cool casualness of the misogyny and racism displayed here that outrages me most.

Unlocking the Gates: An Introduction to the Prison Book Program

Quincy, MA, May 2009. Volunteers at the Prison Book Program. Photo: M. Elaine Mar
Authors: M. Elaine Mar

Summary:

"The children's books are for my 9-year-old daughter. Something short that I can read to her on the phone, but long enough not to be childish. She is a smart and beautiful girl."

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No More Soldiers, No More Wars: New Resources for Countering Military Recruitment

Authors: Janine Schwab

Summary:

An overview of recently published resources working against the militarization of our young people.

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