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Iraq 'a human tragedy', says Red Cross (source: Information Clearing House):
The hundreds of thousands of people missing in Iraq are just the tip of the country's looming humanitarian crisis, the International Red Cross warned today.http://www.eecho.ie/news/story/?trs=mhmhgbmhcwgb
"War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses." -- Major General Smedley Darling Butler (1931-1940) Major General USMC, "Old Gimlet Eye'' and "Hell Devil Darling", most highly decorated military men from the pre-World War II era. Source: from a speech in 1933
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Anti-war movie from 1983
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Sunday, 11 November 2007
Remembrance Sunday - opinion- by Plot Tracer
It is Remembrance Sunday. A day when luminaries such as Brown and Blair in the
People across the country pay in to a fund that helps the survivors of these wars – though the name of the fund – Haig – is the name of the member of the British Aristocracy who sent thousands of young men to their deaths in World War One.
99.9% of those who die in wars are working class.
We will remember them.
…it is our business as socialists to develop 'class patriotism', refusing to murder one another for a sordid world capitalism… Let the propertied class, old and young alike, go out and defend their blessed property. When they have been disposed of, we of the working class will have something to defend, and we shall do it.
John Maclean 17 September 1914
November 9th is the birthdate of a woman who campaigned for peace during the first and second World Wars. Much more worthy as a representative of the working class. A voice from the past who struggled against the system that prevails – a system that year after year pits poor against poor in order for the rich to hold on to the world.
http://www.gcal.ac.uk/radicalglasgow/chapters/helen_crawfurd.html
We will remember them.
This week Rose Gentle, mother of Gordon, was given official recognition for her campaign to reveal the truth about her son Gordon’s death in
She said: "It is more likely than not that the bomb would not have detonated had Element B [a bomb jamming kit] been fitted." After three years of ex-Prime Minister Blair refusing to meet her, the man who as Chancellor once proclaimed he would “spend what it takes” to disarm Saddam Hussein has said he will. Gordon Brown will need to answer the question of why we are still in
And why are they still dying?
We will remember them.
click HERE for the film, "War is Sell"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18726.htm
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The White Ribbon Campaign
The work of the White Ribbon Campaign has been recognised as Cosmpolitan made Chris Green the Cosmo Man of the Year. Chris Green co-ordinates the UK section of the campaign.
http://www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk/
http://slurl.com/secondlife/EduNation/196/217/23
The White Ribbon Campaign is the largest effort in the world of men working to end men's violence against women.
We are an educational organization to encourage reflection and discussion that leads to personal and collective action among men.
Throughout the year, we encourage men
* to do educational work in schools,
workplaces and communities,
* to support local women's groups,
* to raise money for the international
educational efforts of the WRC.
We distribute Education and Action kits to schools and we maintain a website. We speak out on issues of public policy, and now we are in Second Life!
We are looking for people to become involved with white ribbon within second life; both men and women are welcome to participate.
You could help by:
*joining the white ribbon group and showing
your support for the campaign
*become a white ribbon partner and display
posters and ribbons and materials on your
land
*display the white ribbon information area in
your picks so that other people will visit
(we will give you a landmark in this notice so
that you can come see it for yourself. then
you can go into your 'picks' tab in your
profile and select 'new'. you can use one
of the enclosed textures as your picture for
this if you wish)
*get involved! help us plan events, workshops
discussions and actions in second life to
promote the campaign
*donate - white ribbon is run by volunteers
and relies on donations to run it's
programmes and activities.
*tell other people about it and encourage
them to spread the word and/or get
involved too
*anything else you can think of :)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/EduNation/196/217/23
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Friday, 9 November 2007
Information Clearing house - plea
From Plot Tracer:
The letter below is a plea from the site owner of Information Clearing House. For those who already subscribe to this excellent service, you will have already received this email. For those who do not subscribe, I would recommend you do.
Please read on:
Hi,
Information Clearing House (ICH) has been providing news, insight and information regarding the effects and cost of US foreign policy and has worked to identify the hypocrisy and injustice of our government in its treatment of its own citizens as well as those of other nations.
For over 5 years ICH readers have provided the financial support needed for the continuation of this non commercial news source. The last several months have seen a decline in the number of contributions from our supporters and as a result I need to ask for your help in making sure that we can continue to provide this service to the over 59,000 daily newsletter subscribers and the over one million people who visit our website each month.
Due to the tremendous support of a small group of regular financial supporters ( About 150 people ) we have never had to send out a letter asking for funds and have relied on readers to respond to our requests for support by including our appeal in our daily newsletter for two days each month. Unfortunately I have to break with that tradition as I write to ask for your help in ensuring that we have sufficient funding for the next two months, which are traditionally the slowest for financial assistance.
If at any time in the past you considered providing financial help to ICH, now would be a great time for your contribution to have maximum impact. Please act now to help us be able to inform others, because as John Adam's said "Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among people' and I can think of nothing more important than acting in some small way to help in the preservation and continuation of "Liberty"
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Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Why Activism?
'If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.' Paul Wellstone
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt. (1790): John Philpot Curran
So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men: Voltaire
Patriotism does not oblige us to acquiesce in the destruction of liberty. Patriotism obliges us to question it, at least: Wendy Kaminer
Human history begins with man's act of disobedience which is at the very same time the beginning of his freedom and development of his reason: Erich Fromm
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom: Marilyn Ferguson
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SONGS FOR CHANGE

http://www.songsforchange.com/
Songs For Change is a call to songwriters old and new to put into words and music their observations of what's going on in the world today; to write songs that reflect our times; indeed songs which have the power to change our world. This website is a forum for writers to submit their songs, listen to what others have created and to discuss music, politics etc on the forums. It's a virtual community for songwriters! So get writing, submit your song to the website (for details go to Send Your Song on the website) and listen to what others have sent in.
The Songs
On this website there are over 100 topical songs from all over the world. You can download these songs and lyrics by clicking on The Songs.
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Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Dr Aung San Suu Kyi given the Freedom of Glasgow
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/News/DrSuuKyiFreedomOfCity.htm
The City of Glasgow will give its highest honour - the Freedom of the City - to Dr Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, after Lord Provost Bob Winter proposed the distinction at the Council meeting of 1 November.
Dr Suu Kyi has been involved in the struggle for democracy in Burma for decades, and since her return to the country in 1988, she has been under house arrest for many years.
Dr Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 and the European Union’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990. She led the National Democracy League to a landslide election victory in 1990.
Other notable figures to have received this honour include Sir William Burrell, Andrew Carnegie, Marie Curie, Kenny Dalgleish, the Duke of Edinburgh, Sir Alex Ferguson, Lloyd George, David Livingstone, Lord Macfarlane, Nelson Mandela and Jim Watt.
Lord Provost Bob Winter said: "For any who might contend that today’s motion is a mere political gesture, I refer them to the widepread acknowledgement that the Freedom of the City of Glasgow helped Nelson Mandela on his 'Long Walk To Freedom'. And just as Dr Aung San Suu Kyi deserves the Freedom as much as he did, so I hope that in granting her the Freedom of the City, our support may assist in securing her release and the achievement of a free, peaceful and democratic Burma."
The Freedom of the City of Glasgow is something Glasgow City Council is statutorily entitled to award to "persons of distinction or persons who have rendered eminent service to the City".
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Monday, 5 November 2007
RSU (Rappresentenza Sindacale Unitaria) IBM Workers Victory!
From Dalinian Bing
One month after a virtual protest staged in Second Life with almost 2,000 avatars demonstrating on IBM islands, a new contract with IBM Italy has been signed which will reinstate the performance bonus that was cut unilaterally by IBM Italy bosses. And in mid-October, IBM Corp. demanded the resignation of IBM Italy CEO Andrea Pontremoli, who instigated the pay cuts. So the future for demons of international workers' solidarity ISL looks bright.
More information : http://www.uniglobalunion.org/secondlife
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Sunday, 4 November 2007
MORE RAVE-LUTION Photos!!!
What a party! Thanks to all who helped set up the fantastic Montevideo island for the SLLU do - and thanks to Mike Mission for a blinding set and Wildo Hoffman for a beautiful chillout session. And thanks to everyone who came along to help us celebrate 1 whole year of Second Life Left Unity!
This was a party to remember! It really was. If you were not there, you will, for years, be wishing you had been.
More SLLU Rave-lutions to come - and there is rumour of a SLLU sports event soon... watch this space.
Thanks to all of the Linden Dollar contributions - our fund stands at L$51,301.




There are still freebies to be had at the site of the party - and the fairground will be there for a while longer... come grab 'em while you can! and look out for the exclusive SLLU party gift bags too :-)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isla%20Montevideo/185/132/25
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Saturday, 3 November 2007
RAVE-LUTION PHOTOS!
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