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Ghana: Presidential candidates quizzed about sanitation on prime time radio

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:13:13 -0500

Candidates for the Ghanaian presidential election scheduled for December 2008 answered questions on prime time radio about their sanitation plans if they are elected.

The candidates took turns to answer questions on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show over three days from 23 to 26 September 2008. The media platform dubbed Flag bearers on Environmental Sanitation was by a coalition of water and sanitation NGOs in the country.

Everyday one of the candidates was taken through a series of questions to assess their level of understanding of the current state of sanitation...

Nicaraguan President Ortega Not Welcome at Salvador Summit, Women Activists Say

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:21:36 -0400

Advocates for women's rights in El Salvador are calling on their government to bar the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, from attending an upcoming presidential summit because of his attempts to repress and intimidate women in his country.

In an Oct. 5 press conference, advocates from CEMUJER, a leading Salvadoran women's group, joined other human rights groups in expressing solidarity with Nicaraguan women. They urged Salvadoran President Antonio Saca to tell Mr Ortega he is unwelcome at the XVII Presidential Summit, a meeting of Central American leaders tha...

Disabled Refugees Face Inaccessible Services and Food Shortages in Ugandan Camps

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:35:26 -0400

September 23, 2008, Gulu District, Uganda: Refugees who have been disabled by the war in Northern Uganda are confronting food shortages and inaccessible public services in government-run camps. At the same time they are under growing pressure to return home, even though they lack the resources to resume a normal life.

This warning was issued recently by the Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU), an advocacy group. It comes at a time when the Ugandan government is stepping up efforts to empty the camps, which still house more than half a million internally displaced pers...

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Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:56:39 -0400

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Retail Activism

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:26:58 -0400

Last night I was pleased to see the “Retail Activist” tote bag in the window of my local Housing Works Thrift Shop. I am on the board of directors of the shops, a not for profit agency which provides a variety of services for the homeless /AIDS population in New York City and beyond. We raise money by operating over half a dozen thrift stores in New York. Primarily the money comes from the sale of donated goods.Mexico City welcomes over 20,000 visitors and 3,000 members of the media today to convene AIDS 2008, the world’s largest HIV forum. Over the next five days we’ll hear new scientific research and intense dialogue on the major challenges facing the global response to AIDS. “Universal Action Now” is the theme, but what does that really mean?

“Universal” connotes individua...

Women Advocates Place Gender and Guns on UN Agenda

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:10:21 -0400

violence against women included in a major United Nations initiative to regulate the global small arms trade.

The UN Programme of Action on small arms (PoA) was launched in 2001, and reviewed last week at the Third Biennial Meeting of States (BMS), held at UN headquarters in New York. After intense lobbying by advocates, gender was mentioned by several governments at the meeting. In addition, the final outcome document refers to both gender and civilian possession of weapons.

Advocates hope that this will open the door to the inclusion of other concerns,...

Easy Ways You Can Help Conserve Rainforests

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:54:33 -0400

1Choose foods grown on farms certified by the Rainforest Alliance

Buy coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, bananas, orange juice, g...

Ally Request - Alternative Channel TV

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:38:59 -0400

Volunteer Greeters Needed

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:17:01 -0500

Help out a unique Bay Area HIV/AIDS center in the East Bay!

VITAL LIFE SERVICES has provided much needed services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and other life threatening illnesses for over 20 years. We offer two hot & nutritious meals a day, acupuncture & vitamin supplements, mental health services, case management, mas...

Focus the Nation hiring Organizers for FTN 2009

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:33:13 -0500

National Organizer, Focus the Nation 2009

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In January 2008, Focus the Nation events reached close to one million people in a day of education and civic engagement on global warming solutions taking place at 1,900 locations in all 50 states. 64 members of Congress and 15 Governors’ offices participated in the events along with hundre...

Clif Mojo Project Slingshot: 3 $10k grants for Global Warming Solutions

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:47:03 -0500

Are you an outdoor fanatic? An artist? An innovator?

How will you protect the places you love and play, inspire your community, or challenge our expectations?

Clif Mojo and AIDS through barefoot, charity soccer tournaments. Proceeds from LTS events benefit Grassroot Soccerâ€™s HIV prevention work in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2007, the campaign reached 2,000 students at 14 college and 13 high school campuses, raising over $35,000. LTS tournaments unite athletes and activists, blending fun, service, and AIDS awareness. We’re currently looking for cam...

Support Darfur, Earn Money & Help a Student at the Same Time

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:51:33 -0500

OneBigU (http://www.onebigu.com) allows users to help a struggling student, earn some money, and support a Darfur Charity at the same time.

OneBigU (for One Big University) helps Darfur in the following way:

- Person answers a question asked by any student around the world

- Person gets a little amount of money for every accepted answer

- Person sends the money to a partner Darfur charity, unless he/she wants to withdraw the money

OneBigU is partnered with Help Darfur Now (HDN), a US-based student charity in support of Darfur. All d...

Be a Solution Pioneer - the Sustainability Symbol Anniversary February 1, 2008

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:49:16 -0500

Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environmental Protection Association. http://www.dragonpreneur.com/images/3fingerPhotos/EPA_0228.jpg http://www.dragonpreneur.com/images/3fingerPhotos/EPAgrp_0256.jpg

Since that time, the Peace Plus One Sustainability Symbol, representing a balanced THINKING considering SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT and ECONOMY has been shared by hundreds (maybe thousands) of people around the world.

DragonTHINK – h...

Alliance Accepted! - Journalists for Human Rights

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:21:40 -0500

Hunting witches in Sierra Leone

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:57:25 -0500

A number of children have been killed by witchcraft in a small village in Sierra Leone. Witch hunters have been hired to find and exorcise the witch responsible.

Greg Crompton and Abu Bakaar Jalloh Report

African Women Grab the Mic

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:53:50 -0500

Women in Sierra Leone are making their voices heard overtop dancehall, reggae, and hip-hop beats. These women are freestyling for change in the second least developed nation in the world. Sierra Leoneans are listening. The government better open their ears.

Greg Crompton and Abu Bakar Jalloh Report

The AIDS Conspiracy in Africa

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:48:48 -0500

Do you think HIV/AIDS is real? Could it all be a conspiracy theory by the developed nations to curb the population of Africa? Greg Crompton investigates why many Sierra Leoneans are questioning the validity of HIV/AIDS and how this has allowed the virus to spread at an alarming rate.

Greg Crompton and Abu Bakar Jalloh Report from Freetown

Will Ferrellâ€™s Green Team Will Save The World, Kick Your Ass

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:39:03 -0500

Leave it to Will Ferrell to take going green to a whole new level through his â€œFunny Or Dieâ€ video website. Enter The Green Team. A trio of aspiring eco-activists played by Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, and Adam Mckay.

Google expands into alternative energy

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:29:44 -0500

‘We are going to be in the (electricity) business in a very big way’

SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company’s voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers.

As part of a project announced Tuesday, the Internet search leader and its philanthropic arm will pour hundreds of millions of dollars into a quest to lower the cost of producing electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind...

McDonald's - open for discussion

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:48:13 -0500

At the end of a video posted on rethos.com on McDonald’s CSR there is a URL that flashes on the screen directing viewers to McDonald’s CSR blog

Here it is: http://csr.blogs.mcdonalds.com/default.asp

It is amazing that of the billions served by Micky D’s – including myself a couple of times a month – there are so few people engaging in the discussion on how McDonald’s can be a vehicle to feed billions in the best way possible for the planet and all species ...

The power of a brand.

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:02:06 -0500

It has been awhile since my lasting posting on rethos.com, things have been moving quickly as we take feedback on the beta site and gear up for our roll out.

What is it about human nature that makes a â€˜brandâ€™ so powerful â€“ whether the brand of a product (McDonaldâ€™s), a non-profit organization (Habitat For Humanity) , a war (Darfur), or a person (Al Gore). This names many of which we have heard many times but have yet to experience in reality â€“ with the exception of â€˜ol Micky Dâ€™s ;) â€“ bring of very vivid imagery and emotions. How has human evolution resulted in a...

Global Climate Change - A Lottery Ticket? Terrifying Video

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:26:23 -0400

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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:35:25 -0400

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GW sued for negligence, malpractice

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:01:44 -0400

A Howard student is suing the University for negligence and medical malpractice because she said she was raped and denied proper care at GW Hospital because she allegedly appeared intoxicated, according to documents filed in D.C. Superior Court.

Alliance Accepted! - Kyle Reid

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:37:45 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Alex

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:43:20 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Nia

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:23:18 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Nour

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Alliance Accepted! - Josh Cohen

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:48:15 -0400

Conserve the Rainforest

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:32:14 -0400

Support an organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.

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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:55:33 -0400

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