WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2011. Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statements on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia approval of the historic Pigford II settlement: “This settlement allows the Department of Agriculture and African-American farmers to focus on the future, and brings[Read More…]
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Veterans for Peace: Exclusive Interview with Mike Ferner about Scott Olsen’s Latest Condition
St. Louis, MO–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. Photos from vigil held for Scott Olsen yesterday Source: www.veteransforpeace.org
Victory in Oakland, Oct. 28, 2011
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. The sixth week of the international occupation movement closed with a decisive victory for economic justice in Oakland, California. After enduring several days of brutal police assaults that left the 24-year-old Scott Olsen — a former member of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and a veteran of[Read More…]
Gandhi Meets Monty Python: The Comedic Turn in Nonviolent Tactics
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011, 10:58 am On October 3rd, protesters at Occupy Wall Street failed to march. Instead they clumsily lurched. With white painted faces, glazed looks and dollar bills hanging out of some mouths, protesters chanted “I smell money, I smell money…” It was Corporate Zombie Day. Scenes like[Read More…]
We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Announces Two Steps to Help Businesses Create Jobs, Strengthen Competitiveness
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 28,k 2011. Today, the Obama Administration announced it is taking two important steps to help U.S businesses create jobs and strengthen their competitiveness in a global economy. Through two Presidential Memoranda issued today, the Obama Administration will take steps to speed up the transfer of federal research[Read More…]
Occupy Dallas to March Today to Show Solidarity with OccupyOakland
Dallas, TX—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2011. At 2 p.m. today, October 28, Occupy Dallas will march to JFK in solidarity with Occupy Oakland, California in light of the injury of Scott Olsen, the Iraq war veteran that sustained a head trauma injury when hit with a flashbang grenade by the Oakland Police.[Read More…]
Women Must Play Greater Role in Conflict Prevention, UN Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 October 2011. The Security Council began a day-long debate today on the role of women in achieving peace and security, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for much greater involvement by women in conflict prevention and mediation as essential building blocks in reinforcing democracy. “Women’s participation remains low, both in[Read More…]
As Flood Disaster Worsens in Thailand, UN Steps Up Relief Efforts
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 October 2011. A villager manoeuvres through floodwater in Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand The United Nations will provide 20,000 insecticide-treated mosquito nets in temporary shelters and other areas in flood-hit Thailand in a bid to protect people from dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases, as weather forecasts[Read More…]
Reform Conference Will Spotlight Devastating Impact of Drug War on Mexico, Latin America and U.S. Latino Communities
Panel Discussions and Rally to Feature Leading Experts and Advocates from Mexico, Colombia and throughout the Americas – including Mexican Poet & Movement Leader Javier Sicilia LOS ANGELES –(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. Over a thousand activists, experts, health professionals, elected officials, students and law enforcement will gather in Los Angeles November[Read More…]
Hundreds to Gather to Demand End to 40 Years of Failed Policy and Celebrate Movement for Humane, Effective Drug Policies
LOS ANGELES—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2011. On Thursday, November 3, the international movement against the war on drugs will convene at Levitt Pavilion in historic MacArthur Park for the largest ever “No More Drug War” mass protest. Hundreds of people will gather to acknowledge this year’s 40th anniversary of the war on[Read More…]
