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Source: www.moreover.com --- 93 days ago
Recently, I switched on C-SPAN just in time to catch Laura Bush's diversity-infused observance of World Refugee Day?a creation of the United Nations, naturally. ...
Source: blogs.tnr.com --- 8 days ago
I assume that the nearly 200 Christian clerical and lay leaders (plus a smattering of Jews and Zoroastrians) from the United States who dined with Mohammed Ahmdinejad the other night at the United Nations had a spiritually rewarding experience. Certainly, they now understand the depth of A'jad's grievance against the West and why he wants Israel destroyed. Maybe, since these men and woman are so alert to the pain of others, they may also grasp how their guest, the president of Iran, says again and again that the Jewish catastrophe (1939-1945) never happened. This, by the way, despite the fact that 1000 Jewish Refugee children, mostly orphans from the Nazi occupation of Poland, passed through Tehran on their way to Palestine in 1943. History calls these boys and girls "The Tehran Children." Presumably, the Iranian leader does not. Friday was Al-Quds Day in the Arab sector of the Muslim World...and also in Iran. There the Basiji militia, captained years back by A'jad himself, as was reported in a definitive article by Matthias Kunzel in TNR, held a rally at which even under-teenage children said they would never forget Jerusalem. A newly published book denying the Holocaust was also distributed. It featured a cartoon depicting hook-nosed Jews with beards "leaving and re-entering a gas chamber with a counter that reads the number 5,999,999." Very funny. A good time was had by all. What do the president's hosts make of this? Ah, yes, ... Source: tcdailyplanet.net --- 94 days ago
... VDARE.com: 07/01/08 - World Refugee Day: Mondo Multicult-Courtesy Of The UN And The Bush White House
Source: www.vdare.com --- 96 days ago
Recent Article from VDARE.com - A webzine devoted to the National Question. ... Source: www.imc-la.org --- 95 days ago
Photo: International Medical Corps International Medical Corps marches through downtown Amman with its partners, Jordan Health Aid Society and the UN High Commission for Refugees, to recognize World Refugee Day. ...
Source: ebizocp.blogspot.com --- 34 days ago
In 25 cities around the World and in a few thousand others, a global race with a difference was run today. The event was to run for 10 kilometers for charity. The race was sponsored by Nike Plus . Every mile run with Nike+ products and on race Day would decide how much is donated to each charity. The charities that benefited from this race were Lance Armstrong Foundation , UN Refugee Agency and World Wildlife Fund . Ever since I ran a half marathon earlier this year, I have been looking forward to another run for a cause. I also happened to be project leader for our organization's volunteer program for this event. It felt good to run a 'human race' for a change that raised millions of dollars today. It was quite difference from the every Day rat race! The distance was enough to break sweat but not impossible. Just over an hour from the start, I was back collecting freebies from the Nike store. While I was running, I kept thinking how the 1-1.5 hr time window also matches the OCP exams. The exams should be challenging enough to break sweat but not impossible to complete! ... Source: www.clickthecity.com --- 33 days ago
It is the not-too-distant future. Thousands of satellites scan, observe and monitor our every move. Much of the planet is a war zone; the rest, a collection of wretched way stations, teeming megalopolises, and vast wastelands punctuated by areas left radioactive from nuclear meltdowns. It is a World made for hardened warriors, one of whom, a mercenary known only as Toorop, lives by a simple survivor's code: kill or be killed. His latest assignment has him smuggling a young woman named Aurora from a convent in Kazakhstan to New York City. Toorop, his new young charge Aurora and Aurora's guardian Sister Rebeka embark on a 6,000 mile journey that takes them from Eastern Europe, through a Refugee camp in 'New Russia,' across the Bering Straight in a pilfered submarine, then through the frozen tundra of Alaska and Canada, and finally to New York. Facing obstacles at every turn, Toorop, the killer for hire, is tested like never before, in ways he could never have imagined--as he comes to understand that he is the custodian of the only hope for the future of mankind. For the first time in his life, Toorop has to make a choice: to make a difference or walk away and save himself. Too bad it came on the Day he died. ... Source: www.byzantinesacredart.com --- 25 days ago
Pictures that Fooled the World: Refugee Camp or a "Death Camp"? "Judgment" documentary, exposing Western fraud in Bosnia (32 min.) Emperor's Clothes which translated, edited and helped bring the RTS documentary "Judgment" to the Western audience, wrote : "In August 1992, millions of people were shocked to see photographs of a supposed Bosnian Serb death camp. "The photos were produced by ITN, the British TV news giant, from footage shot by an ITN film crew which spent a long Day in Bosnia. The film was shot in a Refugee center in the town of Trnopolje. (Pronounced Tern-op-ol-yay) "Most of the photographs featured a tall, emaciated man with a deformed chest, stripped to the waist, apparently imprisoned behind barbed wire. Do you remember those pictures? "They were a hoax." Documentary Judgment exposes the fraud, revealing how the World was fooled with the fake imagery, prompting the Westerners to demand punishment for the Serbs. Western mainstream media-instigated mass hysteria served as a green light for the US-led NATO leaders to openly side with Croats, Bosnian Muslims and Kosovo Albanians in the Yugoslav civil wars against the Serbs, to help expel Krajina and Slavonia Serbs from Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo-Metohija Serbs, and to repeatedly bomb Bosnian Serbs and Serbia in the 1990s. Neither the film crew which created the fraud, nor the British ITN which employed them to either find or create the imagery sufficiently exp ... Source: www.blog.newsweek.com --- 35 days ago
On July 12, a dozen or so anti-war protesters from the Chicago-based Voices for Creative Non-Violence set off on a 500-mile trek to the convention. They've been walking 12 miles a Day, meeting with local peace groups at night. Newsweek's Sarah Kliff caught up with Dan Pearson, the march's organizer, a just before their arrival in the Twin Cities: Newsweek: What are you protesting? Pearson: As we're coming into an election season, Iraq seems to be disappearing from the headlines but there's still a Refugee and humanitarian crisis. We're calling for specific things like the full reconstruction of Iraq and the highest quality healthcare for vets who return. How does walking to the RNC get that message across? Walking is a very good way to reach out to regular people. People approach us and have discussions. Also, we think it's pretty powerful to show that we're willing to modify our own lifestyle in order to create a World that we'd rather see. What's been your most interesting stop? As we were coming through the Fort McCoy military reservation [in Wisconsin], many of the soldiers who we walked past were waving at us, giving us thumbs up and peace signs. That was really encouraging. You've been walking for nearly two months. Do your feet hurt? My feet feel great, but I do have some serious holes in my shoes. But after a week or so, you kind of get into a groove. ... Source: www.worldmusicwire.com --- 20 days ago
World Music News Wire As a pregnant 19-year-old, Manze Dayila drifted in a small boat patched together with tar and burlap, accompanied by dozens of other Haitians who dreamed of a better life in the USA. Circling sharks, swelling waves, and endless ocean magnified the fear of what awaited her. Faced with these challenges, Dayila remembers, “I almost lost my sanity on that boat. To this Day it’s like a nightmare that won’t go away.” Dayila risked her life on a perilous journey in the hopes of creating a better life for her family. Over the next two decades, Dayila transformed herself from helpless Refugee to empowered artist. This transformation resounds on Dayila’s first album, Solé (As Is Entertainment), which captures the warmth and beauty of Haitian tradition, the raucous playfulness of Dayila’s guiding spirits, and the long, hard voyage that brought her to discover and nurture her talent for singing. The journey began when a very young, very pregnant Dayila boarded a ramshackle boat setting sail for America. Undaunted by the risks, Dayila knew she had to make this sacrifice. “When I look at it,” Dayila reflects, “it was a very powerful piece of history, something I have to share with the whole World. The best way to help one another is to understand each other’s situation.” Three days into the voyage, the boat reached Cuba and Dayila was very ill. The authorities impounded the vessel. “They saw the boat could not make it. They sa ... Source: bitchwhore.buzznet.com --- 33 days ago
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ON Friday 20th, Tanzania joined other international communities in celebrating the annual World Refugee Day. The country has become the main centre of hosting refugees who flock from outside since way back in 1972. The first batch of refugees came from Burundi when the country struck into a hot political turmoil forcing more than 6,000 people to seek for refuge. Other nationals came from Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa during the struggle for their country’s liberation, they had to flee to seek for safety. All the refugees are now back to their respective countries. A National Service brass band leading the procession from Mnazi Mmoja ground to Karimjee hall during the celebrations to mark the World Refugee Day in Dar es Salaam. The purpose of World Refugee Day is to draw attention to the plight of refugees, celebrate their courage and resilience, and renew commitment to solving Refugee problems. It is also an opportunity to recognize the contribution which refugees make to the countries which host them. On this sixth anniversary of the United Nations-designated World Refugee Day, thousands of organizations in hundreds of countries comes together to focus global attention not only on the plight of refugees and the causes of their exile, but also on their determination in order to survive and on the contributions they make to their host communities. This year, the events around the World focus on the need for protection. For some th ... Source: edubeacon.com --- 83 days ago
Each year World Refugee Day is celebrated on 20 June. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) website has a very useful set of resources to support the teaching of this topic. Lesson modules have been created under the headings of Art, Civic education, Geography, History, Human rights, Language and literature and within these headings lessons [...] ... Source: babs2brisbane.blogspot.com --- 87 days ago
Out in the wilds of west Wales, where we have actually been suffering a drought of our very own (no water coming out of the taps at our off-grid hilltop farm), it is sometimes hard to remember there are millions of people worldwide whose lives are acutely threatened by drought on a daily basis. ABC News reported on a Day of events that aimed to draw attention to the issues of water resources in Africa, which some argue is directly increasing the number of refugees worldwide. The former Portuguese prime minister, Antonio Guterres, is now the UN's High Commissioner for refugees. He says climate change is an ever-growing problem, fueling conflict and thus indirectly fueling the growth in Refugee numbers, as in the case of Darfur. "There is an increased competition for water resources. We need a political solution for Darfur, but that solution will not be stable, if at the same time we don't solve the underlying problems of dwindling water resources. "What climate change is doing is in many circumstances reducing resources, increasing the competition for resources and because of that, triggering or amplifying conflicts." http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/4857e8872.html UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency set up a Refugee camp in Trafalgar Square yesterday to draw attention to the scale of this humanitarian issue, which is happening now, people are suffering now because of climate change. http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/4857e8872.html For n ... Source: livingbeyondborders.blogspot.com --- 83 days ago
Cause and Effect Last night the US House of Representatives approved $162 billion for the war and occupation of Iraq*. It is the largest war funding bill since the invasion, and when passed by the Senate will guarantee war funding well into year six. We know what the results will be. The war and occupation has led to the largest Refugee flow in the Middle East since the establishment of Israel and the forced displacement of Palestinians in 1948. The trends speak for themselves. · For the second year in a row the number of refugees World-wide has increased. · The increase has been driven by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Action Step: Join us in sending a letter to your local paper drawing attention to this crisis. Below is a sample letter with tips – and links - on how to send that letter to the editor of your local paper. Is Your Newspaper Covering the Iraqi Refugee Crisis? ... Source: angelina-jolie-blognews.blogspot.com --- 96 days ago
Never one to turn to humanitarian work, Angelina Jolie has recorded a public service announcement for World Refugee Day (June 20) to help raise awareness about the plight of millions of people at risk. The 33-year "Wanted" actress was originally committed to the work of the UN refugees during a February 2001 visit to war-torn Sierra Leone in West Africa , before shooting - across borders with Clive Owen. "They survived the war, they survived displacement, they have survived rape, they have survived hunger and disease," said Angelina Jolie (who expects the twins with Brad Pitt this summer). "For those who survived and those who did not, we believe you this Day." In the PSA, Angelina Jolie , who serves as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Refugees, explains what life is like for millions around the globe and emotion scenes of refugees flash on the screen. The actress and activist on Human Rights also plan to write an article for major American newspapers to coincide with Friday's Day of action. (World Refugee Day will be marked by demonstrations around the World: London , Trafalgar Square is being converted into a replica Darfur village, the Coliseum in Rome will be lit with refugees and logo in Washington , DC , Chicago Bulls basketball player Luol Deng will receive humanitarian aid this year.) ... Source: 2dor.blogspot.com --- 76 days ago
Ce importanta are cine a iesit primar.. cine ia spaga de la cine.. ce mai face Becali.. cine cu cine s-a mai cuplat.. cine s-a calificat la Euro.. s.a.m.d daca nu ai ce manca? 20 de milioane de oameni din intreaga lume sunt refugiati. Nu au case, nu au nici macar patrie si nu fac politica. Multi nu au ce manca. Sunt haituiti, bolnavi si disperati. Singura diferenta dintre ei si noi este localizarea geografica. Doar pentru ca sunt departe, problemele lor par neimportante. Azi e ziua mondiala a refugiatului. ... Find more results for World Refugee Day on RSSMicro.com |
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Last month Screen Play readers demonstrated their strong social conscience, and many other gamers around the World are also trying to make the World a better place. Examples include the charity website FreeRice , which lets players raise money to fight World hunger, the hugely popular Child's Play charity for children's hospitals, or Habbo residents hosting a virtual global peace gathering tomorrow to try to set a new entry for Guinness World Records ahead of the United Nations' International Day of Peace on Sunday. Serious games have also been created for political agendas, such as Australia's Escape From Woomera , which highlights the plight of asylum seekers in detention, and Darfur is Dying , which simulates life in a Refugee camp. Even the United Nations is using games to help educate Westerners about famine and the difficulties of distributing food in the third-World. ....jpg)
Filed under: Charity of the Day The International Rescue Committee is one of the prominent non-profits advocating for Refugee rights in the U.S. where newcomers often feel displaced and lonely. The IRC has responded to humanitarian emergencies and has fought against human trafficking and gender-based violence. Four of IRC's workers were killed in an August 13th ambush in Afghanistan; yet the organization continues to strive for peace all over the World, in war-torn Lebanon and rescue efforts in post-earthquake Pakistan. Above all, the organization founded in 1933 at Albert Einstein's behest has aimed to reorient displaced refugees and fight for Refugee rights in multiple environments. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments ...
Nike Australia today announced over 4000 runners took to Melbourne’s streets to participate in the World’s biggest one Day running event, the Nike+ Human Race 10K. Olympic 5000 metre runner Craig Mottram and former marathon runner Steve Moneghetti joined runners on the inner-city Melbourne course, which wound past local landmarks including Federation Square, the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Yarra River. Nike’s first global running race was held over the course of one Day in 25 cities around the globe including Melbourne, LA, New York, London, Madrid, Paris, Istanbul, Shanghai, São Paulo and Vancouver. Each city’s race started on August 31, with the first race kicking off in Taipei, and Melbourne second off the start line. The last race was in LA. Each city staged an exclusive music concert at the end of the race, with the Hilltop Hoods and Faker performing in Melbourne. Top acts performing in other cities included nine-time Grammy Award winning hip-hop artist Kanye West in LA, singer Moby in London and R&B songstress Kelly Rowland in Paris. All runners supported one of three official charities: the WWF - the global conservation organisation addressing the causes and impacts of climate change; the UN Refugee agency's ninemillion.org campaign – bringing sport and education to Refugee youth; and the Lance Armstrong Foundation – uniting people in the fight against cancer. Nike Australia donated 20 per cent of the $60 online race registra ...