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Playing for Peace-Athletes From the Democratic Republic of Congo.
World  (tags: Kony, human rights, Congo, Sudan, petition, family, athletes, Olympics, London )

Nancy
- 288 days ago - pinterest.com
"Because of the [girls' soccer] matches we play, I have met many new friends from areas outside my village. I say to my family that I am the example of gender equality because I go to play matches all over Bunyakiri."
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Hurray on No Olympic Tax Break for Targeted Sponsors!
World  (tags: Olympics, sponsors, Coca Cola, tax havens, money, economy, corporate, finance, ethics )

Nancy
- 294 days ago - blog.38degrees.org.uk
Asda, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Adidas, VISA... In the last couple of weeks we've taken on some of the most powerful companies in the world - and won! Our petition to Asda helped pressure them to increase the price they pay farmers for their milk. And...
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GREATEST OLYMPIC MOMENTS: Six Minutes in Berlin
World  (tags: Olympics, 1936 Olympics, greatest moments, sports, world, politics, GoodNews, interesting, news )

Cal
- 295 days ago - slate.com
In 1936, nine American rowers took on the Nazis in front of Hitler and 75,000 screaming Germans. The story of the greatest Olympic race you've never heard of.
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Keep Syrian Weapons Dealer Vladimir Lisin Out of the Olympics. ACTION
World  (tags: genocide, Syria, weapons, Lisin, violence, Olympics, death, crime, human rights, ethics )

Nancy
- 298 days ago - secure3.convio.net
We need your help to send a strong message to Lord Lord Sebastian Coe, head of the London Olympics Committee: keep enablers of genocide and mass atrocities out of the Olympics Games.
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Surface to Air Missiles Being Installed on Residents Roof to Protect Olympics
World  (tags: London, Olympics, surface to air missiles, Fred Wigg Tower, terrorist, peacetime )

Dandelion
- 310 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Residents, many of whom have young children, are upset that they were not consulted on the decision to install the missiles, which was made in secret by the government, the landowner and local counsil. They only knew of the plans when they got leaflets.
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Vietnam: Dow Chemical Shouldn't Sponsor the Olympics
World  (tags: world, politics, Olympics, Dow Chemical, legacy of the Vietnam War, protests, activism, vietnam, IOC, society, news, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

Cal
- 359 days ago - globalpost.com
Vietnam joins the protest against Olympic sponsor Dow Chemical, accused of "green-washing" its Agent Orange sins.
12 comments
OUTRAGEOUS! IOC Defends Stance Against Moment of Silence for Israel's 'Munich 11'
World  (tags: Olympics, ethics, crime, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', politics, news, world, media, freedoms, death )

Cal
- 360 days ago - cnn.com
The International Olympic Committee on Monday defended its stance against a moment of silence at the London Games for Israel's 11 athletes and coaches killed by terrorists in 1972, a response that follows an Israeli official's vow to pressure the organizi
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Global:Tell the IOC to Get Rio Tinto Off the Podium! ACTION
World  (tags: Olympics, Rio Tinto, world, ethics, London, United Steel Workers )

Nancy
- 398 days ago - labourstart.org
Mining giant Rio Tinto is providing 99% of the fine metals that go into the Olympic Summer Games medals, and yet the company does not live up to the Olympic spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play when it comes to its treatment of its workers, the
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Police Given Powers to Enter Homes and Tear Down Anti-Olympics Posters During Games | Mail Online
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', Olympics, Great Britain )

Barbara
- 1395 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Police have been handed 'Chinese-style' powers to enter private homes and seize political posters during the London 2012 Olympics.
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Can China Avoid a Post-Olympic Economic Downturn?
World  (tags: China, Economy, Olympics, Business, Recession )

Jollygirl
- 1588 days ago - currencytrading.net
Economic analysis indicates that countries that host the Olympic Games typically suffer from economic decline and currency depreciation in the months following its conclusion.
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China's Totalitarian Games--WHAT THE OLYMPICS COST THE "PEOPLE"
World  (tags: CHINA, OLYMPICS, government, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', china, children, terrorism, violence, freedoms )

Brenda
- 1727 days ago - boston.com
Well, the Games have certainly had a lasting effect on one part of Chinese society - the 1.5 million men, women, and children expelled from their homes in Beijing to make room for the construction of Olympic facilities and urban beautification projects.
8 comments
China Today: Nepal Arrests Anti-China Tibetans & Olympic Clean Up in Beijing
World  (tags: Beijing, Nepal, Tibet, Olympics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', china, HumanRights, humanrights, tibet, violence )

Joanna
- 1745 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Hundreds of Tibetans have been arrested during a protest against Chinese policy on the eve of the opening of the Olympics in Beijing. What covers a 10-foot-tall brick wall in Beijing?
30 comments
Crimes Against the People Continue in the Wake of August 8
World  (tags: Olympics, 2008 Olympics, China, Chinese government, human rights, jail, innocent people, supression )

RC
- 1751 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The Chinese government continues its sweeping efforts to sequester dissidents before the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics. Thousands, including innocents who have gone to Beijing seeking seeking justice from the government - jailed!
27 comments
Despite Reduced Driving Directive, Beijing Air Pollution Increases
World  (tags: Beiijing, China, pollution, air pollution, Olympics )

RC
- 1759 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The International Olympics Committee says that endurance events for the 2008 Olympics may have to be postponed due to smog. Although the Chinese government has imposed an every-other-day driving regulation, Beijing's pollution index has risen all week.
66 comments
U.S. Team to Provide All Olympic Athletes With Masks
World  (tags: pollution, olympics, world, government, China )

Elena
- 1762 days ago - olympics.thestar.com
Along with their array of world champions and specially imported food, the U.S. Olympic team will be bringing a "top secret" weapon to China - custom-designed masks.
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