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Steep Rise in Number of Anti-Semitic Attacks Across Holland
Society & Culture  (tags: world, anti-Semitism, terrorism, violence, humanrights, safety, rights )

Cal
- 312 days ago - haaretz.com
Since Israel began Operation Cast Lead on December 27, the Dutch Jewish community has recorded six violent incidents against Jewish institutions and buildings.
The Most Inspirational Video You'Ll Ever See?
Society & Culture  (tags: inspirational )

Steve
- 320 days ago - lionsledbysheep.com
Plato, Descartes, Newton, Nietzsche, Hawkin... the greatest minds to ever live could talk for 1000 years and not say as much about humanity as this 1 min video.
The Holocaust Did Not Begin in the Gas Chambers - It Began With Words
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, law, government, crime, murder, religion, death, culture, corruption, ethics, humans )

David
- 321 days ago - jpost.com
The Holocaust is uniquely evil in its genocidal singularity, where biology was inescapably destiny, a war against the Jews in which, as Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel put it, "not all victims were Jews, but all Jews were victims."
Ga. Judge Jails Muslim Woman Over Head Scarf
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, freedoms, religion, rights, society, women )

Lawrence
- 360 days ago - islandpacket.com
ATLANTA -- A Muslim woman arrested for refusing to take off her head scarf at a courthouse security checkpoint said Wednesday that she felt her human and civil rights were violated. A judge ordered Lisa Valentine, 40, to serve 10 days in jail..
Do Gays Have Human Rights?
Society & Culture  (tags: Human Rights, gayrights, United Nations )

Marc
- 361 days ago - care2.com
An unprecedented gay rights declaration has been submitted to the UN General Assembly, which represents a third of the world body's 192 countries. Homosexuality is still banned in 77 countries and is punishable by death in seven.
Gays, Lesbians Must Be Treated as Equal Members of Human Family
Society & Culture  (tags: gayrights, GLBT rights, Human Rights, family, humans )

Horselove
- 362 days ago - un.org
The top United Nations human rights official lamented today that there are still too many countries that criminalize sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex and that some 10 States still have laws making homosexual activity punishable
Children of Hurricane Katrina: Extraordinarily High Rates of Illness & Mental Health Woes - Video & Text
Society & Culture  (tags: Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina, children, anemia, nutrition, academic underachievement, learning disabilities, mental health, stability, depression, anxiety, toxic trailers, respiratory, allergy, Children's Health Fund, Columbia U, researchers )

Alba
- 376 days ago - nytimes.com
Not only has kids health not improved since storm, over time it has declined to alarming level. >half 6-11yr-olds have behavior/learning problem, yet BatonRouge kids wait 2 yrs for learning disability testing. Parents, often depressed, struggle to provide
Short Circuit - Strengthening Local Economies for Security in An Unstable World
Society & Culture  (tags: Short circuit, community, money, sustainability, lokal trade )

Marc
- 376 days ago - feasta.org
This e-book is one of those rare volumes that will change the spirit of our age. Its inspiration comes from real~life success stories - accounts of communities that have taken their future into their own hands and brought back not only jobs, but real poli
Moral Combat: Chris Hedges On War, Faith, And Fundamentalism
Society & Culture  (tags: )

Sir Walk
- 381 days ago - thesunmagazine.org
"Jesus did not come to make us rich and powerful. Jesus did not bless our nation above other nations and exhort us to use military force to impose our vision of the world on others who are less powerful."
Tribes Applaud White House Presence
Society & Culture  (tags: indians, nativeamericans, rights, society, government, americans, culture, freedoms, ethics, government, interesting, goodnews, humans, news )

Kat
- 386 days ago - mydesert.com
SACRAMENTO -- When Barack Obama becomes president, Native Americans will have their own adviser in the White House, the president-elect's office confirmed Friday.
 
 
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