Free speech is not free
Day: April 23, 2018
Americas’ poisoned water
The national and international recognition for the “heroes” of the Flint Water Crisis continued Monday as LeeAnne Walters was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize. Each year, the prize recognizes the efforts of grassroots activists from around the globe. The selection committee hailed Walters for her dogged determination in testing the lead-contaminated water that was poisoning…
via The Goldman Prize missed the black heroes of Flint — just like the media did — Grist
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Developments in Near East Asia
Ethiopia and Egypts’ water dispute
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The ability to define is the ability to control
The Centre for Imperial & Global History is delighted to announce that Dr Olivette Otele (Reader in History, Bath Spa University) will deliver the 2018 CIGH Annual Lecture on Friday, May 4. She will be speaking on Afro-European Experiences: From the Third Century to the Third Millennium This public lecture will look into Afro-European identities by studying their […]
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Where are the voices that yell stop
Snipers Ordered to Shoot Children, Israeli General Confirms Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 22 April 2018 Israeli Brigadier-General (Reserve) Zvika Fogel (Wikipedia) An Israeli general has confirmed that when snipers stationed along Israel’s boundary with Gaza shoot at children, they are doing so deliberately, under clear and specific orders. In a radio interview, Brigadier-General (Reserve) […]
