February 26, 2010
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ICH 25 February, 2010: John Pilger: Listen to the Heroes of Israel
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Our Hands and Help For Haiti By Elaine Brower
Last week my daughter, Tanya, and I went to Haiti. We packed, with the help of some very good friends, 5 large duffle bags of food and medical supplies to carry to the people who were terribly stricken by the January 12th earthquake, and the ensuing aftermath. Continue reading
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Collapsed House, No Number By Beverly Bell
“Collapsed house, no number” is an old expression that Haitians use to indicate that their flimsy homes of sticks and mud or shoddy concrete blocks have finally fallen apart. Today that expression could serve as the motto for the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Continue reading
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Community and Popular Radio in Haiti Today By Beverly Bell
I ask Sony to tell me about the importance of community radio in Haiti, the first priorities for rebuilding it, and the role it can play in reconstructing a just Haiti. First, he clarifies my terminology. SAKS works with community radio, but views itself as part of the network of popular radio, which he defines… Continue reading
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Mass protests greet Sarkozy visit to Haiti By Alex Lantier
Sarkozy, the first French head of state ever to visit Haiti, was greeted with street protests by thousands of Haitians demanding the return of elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Ousted by a US- and French-backed coup in 2004, Aristide was flownto the Central African Republic, a former French colony. Aristide now lives in exile in South… Continue reading
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NO2ID Supporters’ Newsletter No. 143 – 25th February 2010: Dangers of data retention
The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 were still passed, requiring internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms providers to retain communications data on all fixed and mobile phone, e-mail and internet usage for 12 months. Because this is linked to the details of the person subscribed to the service, the retained data, wherever it is… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 25 February, 2010: Knesset criminalises the commemoration of the “Nakba”
One of the best aggregations of news and analysis on the situation in Palestine. Frequency: almost daily. More material available from Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel Continue reading
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