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Stand Up for the World's Poorest People!-Please Take Action!!
World  (tags: humanrights, poor, Obama, copenhagen, leaders, world, humans )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - act.oxfamamerica.org
We at Oxfam see it every day: climate change is increasing hunger and poverty around the world. And this week at the climate summit in Copenhagen, President Obama and other leaders are making decisions that will affect the world's poor for decades to
Save Copenhagen Climate Summit: Demand Real Deal Now!
Environment  (tags: CopenhagenClimateSummit, climate-change, world, humans, activists, petition, environment, government, climate, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, energy, endangered, green, greenhousegases, nature, politics, oceans, pollution, protection, research )

SirRobert
- 5 hours ago - avaaz.org
With the Copenhagen Climate Summit failing and only 2 days left to turn the tide, it has now become 'crunch-time' for the building worldwide climate change movement, so Take Action Now!!! Please note, sign and forward share this immediately -- Thank You!
Barcelona Considers Bullfighting Ban.
Animals  (tags: abuse, animalcruelty, slaughter, suffering, Bulls, bullfighting, Barcelona, Spain )

Anne
- 6 hours ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The corrida, or bullfight, has long been a part of Spanish life. But this week the Catalan parliament in Barcelona will consider a proposal to ban it, becoming the first region in of Spain to do so.
Are You in Favour of Banning Bullfighting in Catalonia - PLEASE VOTE "SI!"
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, death, slaughter, suffering, killing, society )

Pam
- 9 hours ago - antena3noticias.com
Anti-bullfighting groups are submitting a motion to the Parliament in Catalonia to ban bullfighting in the region - a historic and progressive proposal.Poll on site - PLEASE VOTE "SI."
Teacher Cuts Off Girl's Braid In Front Of Class/Police Issue Teacher $175 Ticket For Disorderly Conduct
Society & Culture  (tags: Milkaukee, teachers, disorderly conduct )

Kristi
- 1 day ago - wisn.com
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee teacher is charged with disorderly conduct after punishing a first-grader by cutting her hair.
HARPER: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - Sign Petition
Environment  (tags: climate, ClimateChange, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming, globalwarming, government, habitat, nature, endangered, humans, protection, politics, world, Sustainabililty, wildlife, science, suffering, research, pollution, green, greenhousegases, climat )

Elena
- 1 day ago - avaaz.org
Petition to Prime Minister Harper: We call on you to uphold Canada's values, stop blocking UN climate talks and immediately start working with other countries towards a new international climate agreement.
Horseback Ride for Lights and Human Rights:The Dakota 38
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Can-Do, Crow Creek, Dakota, Dakota 38 Ride, Human Rights, Human Rights Abuses, Mass Execution, Native Americans, Peter Lengkeek )

Kat
- 2 days ago - can-do.org
This is not a political stunt nor some radical move to defame anyone or organization. This is simply one way to raise awareness and expose a problem in our country that needs to be addressed in the hope that some people are listening and willing to take..
U.S. to House Guantanamo Detainees in Illinois, Officials Say
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Illinois, Guantanamo Bay detainees, President Obama )

Kristi
- 22 hours ago - latimes.com
President Obama has directed the federal government to buy a nearly empty state prison in rural Illinois to house up to 100 detainees held at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, officials said late Monday.
Aminatou Haidar: Dying for Her Rights - A Tragedy for Western Sahara
World  (tags: WesternSahara, AminatouHaidar, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, freedoms, humanrights, HumanRights )

Joanna
- 2 days ago - guardian.co.uk
As the world's diplomats duel over her destiny, Aminatou Haidar, on the 29th day of her hunger strike, could be hours from death she has been on hunger strike in Lanzarote airport since being deported there from her home in Western Sahara on 15 Nov
Indigenous Leaders at the Front Line of Climate Change, at the Front of the Historic Climate March in Copenhagen
World  (tags: indigenous people, climate-change, copenhagen summit )

Just
- 3 days ago - democracynow.org
On Saturday, over 100,000 people marched in Copenhagen calling on world leaders to agree to a just climate policy. Leading the march was a delegation of indigenous leaders from communities on the front lines of climate change.
 
 
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