CONTENTS Marianne Williamson has a strong message for women (#6). It’s actually what Tami Canal is doing (#1). MAM is March Against Monsanto. 1. TAMI CANAL, THE FOUNDER OF MAM. A MOTHER OF YOUNG CHILDREN, FIRST-TIME ACTIVIST. 2. WHAT DO YOU CALL SOMEONE WHO IS INVOLVED IN MAM? (a MAMA!) 3. URBAN AND RURAL […]
A local person describes the same process at work in Canada as George Monbiot describes in Corporate Carve-Up of Africa. (land and resources in Africa / land and resources in Canada) Canadians should wake up. And we should share information with friends in Africa. REQUEST: if anyone knows, or will research to find, the date and how the […]
The mistakes revealed this week in a celebrated paper by two eminent economists, were spotted by a student – Thomas Herndon of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. ” . . . but it (the mistakes made) provides an intellectual rationalisation for things that affect how people think about the world,” . . . “And how […]
This is shocking. Democracy Now (Amy Goodman) provides good coverage. For those too young to know, the first link contains the background and “Assata Shakur in her own words“. http://www.democracynow.org/embed/story/2013/5/3/assata_shakur_in_her_own_words The second link is the continuation of the discussion with Shakur’s lawyer and Angela Davis. http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/3/angela_davis_and_assata_shakurs_lawyer The FBI has added the former […]
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/04/12/mb-lockheed-martin-fighter-jet-winnipeg.html Officials with Lockheed Martin stopped in Winnipeg Friday to promote their F-35 stealth fighter jet, part of a national campaign to promote the jet in Canada. The U.S. defence contractor is in the midst of a cross-Canada publicity blitz to convince the federal government to purchase the jets. The contractor wants the jets […]
RE: the G&M article below a toxic smorgasbord of buildings, tailings ponds and a quarter-million tonnes of arsenic stored underground . . . before large amounts of arsenic start escaping from collapsing buildings. … The poisoning from the Giant Mine has been known for a long time. Now, a billion dollars — ALL from tax-payers. […]
I could not find a date on this Government posting: http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/finstab/banking/4368385.html What is an OBR? The Open Bank Resolution policy is a tool for responding to a bank failure. It allows the bank to be open for full-scale or limited business on the next business day after being placed under statutory management (as a result […]
Many thanks to John Helliwell. Excellent material: http://socialcapital.wordpress.com/tag/subjective-wellbeing/ (Part of the “why” of my interest in economic indicators is at: 2012-12-07 I am just back from Bhutan (Gross Happiness Index)! (economic indicators) ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – A copy of part of the Social Capital […]
I want to make sure this TED Talk by Ron Finley is widely known. Maybe you’ll experience the same high as I did, watching it?! http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerilla_gardener_in_south_central_la.html – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Ron Finley’s work is very positive and creative. It is CONSTRUCTION; this is what […]
NOTE: it is better to watch the video of this talk. Please see 2013-04-08 Excellent! TED Talk, Ron Finley, A guerilla gardener in south central L.A. – – – – – – – – – TRANSCRIPT Showing Revision 3, created 03/07/2013 by Morton Bast. Title: Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA Description: Ron […]