March, 2007

• Mohawks block off disputed quarry

  

  March 23, 2007  1,730 views 0 Comments Share

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  Mohawks block off disputed quarry By Jeremy Ashley, Osprey News Network March 23, 2007 Clad in camouflaged apparel and hauling camping gear, more than 125 members of the mohawks of the Bay of Quinte community seized control of a gravel quarry on a disputed tract of land located along the northeastern outskirts of Deseronto last night. Shortly before 5 [...]

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• The rights of the Southern Somali indigenous people

  

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  The rights of the Southern Somali indigenous people By: Mohamed Ahmed, yementimes.com Somalia’s president agreed last month to a national reconciliation conference to try to end 16 years of anarchy in the war-ravaged country after intense pressure from the EU, USA, AL and UN. The current proposal is a good thing, but what I suggest to the international [...]

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• Time running out for Nepal

  

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  Time running out for Nepal By Sudeshna Sarkar, www.reliefweb.int March 23, 2007 Kathmandu (23/03/07) – It was a solemn occasion on Friday at Kathmandu’s Tundikhel park, one of the foremost venues in the Nepalese capital for political meetings and cultural events. Only last week, the ground had seen a colorful display of horsemanship and daredevil stunts by soldiers of [...]

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• Wangari Mathaai: A Global Voice Of Fortitude

  

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  Wangari Mathaai: A Global Voice Of Fortitude By Farah Aziz, Countercurrents.org 24 March, 2007 It had been a hectic day for her, her first day in India, but Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel peace prize, will not undermine any of her priorities. Invited to India by Rajiv Gandhi foundation and Indian council for [...]

  Filed Under Africa • India • neoliberalism • Reading • struggles • women

• Canada – Development Aid as Counterinsurgency Tool

  

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  Development Aid as Counterinsurgency Tool by Jon Elmer and Anthony Fenton*, ipsnews.net March 23, 2007 A soon to be completed Canadian Forces counter-insurgency field manual foreshadows the type of interventions that the military in this country is preparing for the coming decades, according to a draft edition obtained by IPS. Gone is the era of major military powers fighting [...]

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• Canada – Counterinsurgency Manual Shows Military’s New Face

  

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  Counterinsurgency Manual Shows Military’s New Face By Jon Elmer* www.ipsnews.net March 22, 2007 Following closely behind their counterparts in the United States and Britain, Canada’s Department of National Defence is preparing a comprehensive counter-insurgency field manual for its soldiers and officers. The manual will guide Canadian Forces doctrine and training well into the future, according to a draft [...]

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• Convocation for Congress of Government and the Peoples

  

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  Convocation for Congress of Government and the Peoples Cochabamba, Bolivia, 2-4 June, 2007 Evo Morales Ayma and Hugo Chavez Considering that our continent is passing through a time of change towards a real integration based on sovereignty, dignity, harmony with nature and with the full participation of our peoples; Committed to the process of social and structural transformation for [...]

  Filed Under Bolivia • events • indigenous • movements • sovereignty • Venezuela