July 2010
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Photo Album - 2010 RMR Jam with José Ramos-Horta →
Long time over due, these are the photographs from the 2010 Rocky Mountain Region Jam with José Ramos-Horta. More to be added soon. Enjoy! posted by Bradlee A
“Have an old cell phone lying around? #Recycle it & also plant trees &...”
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April 2010
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Imagine: Protest, Insurgency and the Workings of... →
The object of the game is to imagine the public reaction to the events or incidents, if the main actors were of color, rather than white. Whoever gains the most insight into the workings of race in America, at the end of the game, wins.
March 2010
1 post
The Humility of America's Favorite LGBT Student |... →
Constance McMillen has become a lot of things to an awful lot of people these past few weeks. Less than a month ago, she was an 18-year-old high school student at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi. Today, she’s become a de facto face of the movement for LGBT student rights, blazing a trail from the courtrooms of Mississippi to the couches of America’s most...
February 2010
1 post
More progress →
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We spent the morning talking about what each of us feels about “Ubuntu” - a Zulu word that means, “I am because you are because we are.” Our first week, Thuli taught us how to say this in sign…
December 2009
2 posts
United States' shameful land mine policy -- by... →
So why won’t the U.S. be joining so many of its allies in renouncing land mines? “We … determined that we would not be able to meet our national defense needs nor our security commitments to our friends and allies if we sign this convention,” Kelly said in the briefing.
New data reveals insurance-based discrimination is... →
According to an analysis of statewide data taken from 1998-2001, women in Oregon who made less than $50,000 a year were more than three times likely to report they were discriminated against by health providers because of their insurance status during pregnancy and delivery.
July 2009
5 posts
Hmm, wasted fruit, needy folks; think I'll jam -... →
Sara Power saw the problem in the Corvallis area and came up with Jamming for the Hungry
Walking around her neighborhood, Sara Power couldn’t help mourning all the fallen fruit wasting away in yards and along sidewalks come harvest time. At the same time, the Corvallis-area volunteer was troubled by the distinct lack of jams and jellies on local food pantry shelves.
United for Iran — A global day of action in... →
Join us on July 25, 2009 for a rally in your city in support of the Iranian people and in condemnation of the human rights abuses being committed by the Iranian government.
Water Negotiator Aaron Wolf Spreads Liquid Hope →
The database demonstrates that while violent conflicts over water are rare, peaceful interactions abound. “We are finding that water, rather than being the driver of conflict, is the one resource that unites people. It is simply too important to fight over,” Turton says.
Aung San Suu Kyi's Trial Resumes In Burma : NPR →
The Democracy leader is charged with violating the terms of her house arrest. The trial is a window into the intractability of the Burma government. Even the U.N. Secretary General could not convince the military junta to let him meet with Aung San Suu Kyi last week.
BBC NEWS: Nobel peace prize winner Mairead Maguire... →
She was arrested with 18 other campaigners by Israeli forces who boarded the Spirit of Humanity vessel, run by the Free Gaza Movement.
Israel Authorities Detain Nobel Peace Laureate... →
The Nobel Women’s Initiative is deeply concerned by the detention of Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire and other human rights activists on the Free Gaza Movement mission to deliver aid to the people of Gaza by boat.
June 2009
9 posts
Careers: Brand New Career Transitions Book for... →
While most resources and trainings focusing on “life after” the corps begin and end with career search skill building, Service Corps to Social Impact Career emphasizes integrating career development throughout the term.
Global campaign marks Suu Kyi's 64th birthday →
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi shared rice and chocolate cake with her prison guards to celebrate her 64th birthday Friday, as global condemnation of her trial galvanized rallies in capitals around the world.
“Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Shirin Ebadi speaks up for justice in Iran....”
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What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch? |... →
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has sometimes been described as a “trash island,” but that’s a misconception, says Holly Bamford, director of NOAA’s Marine Debris Program. If only things were that simple.
Many Burmese See Pagoda Collapse as an Omen for... →
It cannot have pleased Myanmar’s ruling family — the collapse of a 2,300-year-old gold-domed pagoda into a pile of timbers just three weeks after the wife of the junta’s top general had helped reconsecrate it with a diamond orb and a sacred golden umbrella.
There is no country in Asia more superstitious than Myanmar, and the collapse of the temple was widely seen as something more portentous than...
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May 2009
22 posts
Roxana Saberi On Her Imprisonment In Iran : NPR →
All Things Considered, May 28, 2009 · Journalist Roxana Saberi, who spent four months in an Iranian prison, returned to the United States on May 22. Until now, she has not spoken to the media at length about her ordeal, during which she says she faced “severe psychological and mental pressure” to confess to being a spy.
ASEAN, EU lock horns over Myanmar :: Asia Times... →
Later, during their lunch of shrimp cocktail, grilled lamb and caramel flan, a French diplomat reportedly delivered a 15-minute lecture on human rights directed at Myanmar.
Books, letter to be used in case against Suu Kyi -... →
Police Col. Win Naing Tun told the court that Suu Kyi breached the conditions of her house arrest by receiving books and documents from the outside, the newspaper said. The order also bars her from communicating with the outside world by phone or mail and from meeting diplomats and politicians.
British PM Brown sends birthday wish to Suu Kyi |... →
Human rights campaigners are encouraging well-wishers to enter 64-word messages of support for Suu Kyi before her June 19 birthday on the “64 words for Aung San Suu Kyi” web site (www.64forsuu.com).
BurmaVJ.com– Reporting from a closed country →
“This film BURMA VJ is comprised largely by material shot by undercover reporters in Burma. Some elements of the film have been reconstructed in close collaboration with the actual persons involved, just as some names, places, and other recognizable facts have been altered for security reasons and in order to protect individuals. ”
Journalists barred again from Suu Kyi trial →
“I’m going to visit Myanmar [official name the ruling military junta gives to Burma] as soon as possible,” Mr Ban told the Cable News Network of the US. “Now I am very serious in discussing with [the] government of Myanmar when I could be able to visit Myanmar.”
Aung San Suu Kyi allowed to talk to diplomats at... →
The charge d’affaires of the Philippines, Joselito Chad Jacinto, said: “She appeared very strong. She sat listening intently and alertly to what was going on. She exuded a type of aura which can be described as moving, quite awe-inspiring.”
Aung San Suu Kyi Updates for May 19th, 2009
The latest on the Aung San Suu situation is that her trial started yesterday, Monday, May 18th and continued today. News sources estimate that the trial may last 3 months. For details read http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/19/Suu-Kyi-trial-a-mockery-laureates-say/UPI-21611242732011/
An unfortunate and infuriating event occurred last Friday when a prominent Burmese lawyer was disbarred when he...
Urgent! Action in support of Aung San Suu Kyi
Dear PeaceJammers and Friends:We urgently need your help to demand the immediate release of Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi! On Thursday, April 14 Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested and taken from her home, where she has been under house arrest for 13 of the past 19 years, to the notoriously brutal Insein Prison. Ms. Suu Kyi was charged with violating the terms of her house arrest following a...
Burmese Democracy Advocate Faces Military Trial -... →
Her arrest occurred only two weeks before the statutory expiration of her most recent six-year detention, and many analysts saw it as a legal ploy to allow the junta to extend her confinement.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi to be tried →
Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken by armed escort Thursday to a prison compound where she will be tried in connection with the intrusion of an American man who sneaked into her compound, her lawyer said.
Volunteer days engage scattered alumni -... →
“I’m just trying to find some fulfillment in my life,” Murray said during a break. “This gives me a feeling of being part of something meaningful.”
Iran Releases Jailed U.S. Journalist Saberi : NPR →
American freelance journalist Roxana Saberi was released from an Iranian prison Monday and reunited with her parents after her sentence for espionage was reduced on appeal, ending a four-month ordeal for the reporter that strained relations between Tehran and Washington.
Book Review - 'Khomeini’s Ghost - The Iranian... →
Coughlin tends to define Iran in black-and-white terms, writing that Khomeini “accomplished his lifelong ambition of creating an Islamic state based on the strict interpretation of Shariah law.” He ignores the fact that, despite Khomeini’s best intentions to vest absolute power in the state’s religious leader, the Constitution provides for an elected legislature and declares that the country must...
AFP: Iran bans Nobel laureate's aide from... →
Several Iranian human rights activists have been barred from leaving the country to participate in international conferences or to collect prizes over the past two years.
Iran to hear U.S. journalist appeal Sunday – The... →
Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian human rights activist, has also voiced concern about Saberi’s case. Ebadi’s law firm agreed to represent Saberi during her appeals process but attorneys were blocked from meeting her on six occasions, Ebadi told the CPJ
Iranian Court Will Review Journalist’s Prison... →
Ms. Saberi’s father, Reza Saberi, said the family had been informed that the court would hear the appeal next Tuesday. A judiciary spokesman, Alireza Jamshidi, confirmed that the case would be reviewed.
Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together... →
Mae Jemison is an astronaut, a doctor, an art collector, a dancer … Telling stories from her own education and from her time in space, she calls on educators to teach both the arts and sciences, both intuition and logic, as one — to create bold thinker
Mattawan student says book helped him see he was a... →
… working out in preparation for trying out for the Mattawan High School football team in the fall and working with his school’s chapter of PeaceJam. …
Iran to review jail sentence of U.S.-born... →
Iran said on Saturday it would review the eight-year prison sentence handed down to Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi after she was convicted of spying for the United States.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights →
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Activist: Diplomacy key to US-Iran relations →
She criticized universities for requiring students to take American or Texan history but not world history.
April 2009
11 posts
Big hearts are stronger →
Studies demonstrate that people who volunteer in their community are notably healthier. Those folks who become foster grandparents or regularly work in their church’s food pantry or read to low-literacy kids have notably greater physical and mental well-being. They are not just healthy — but healthier.
International Outcry Grows Over Iranian-American... →
The EU also called for her release. The Czech EU Presidency said in a statement on April 20 that the bloc — an important trading partner of Iran — “considers that the judicial process with Miss Saberi did not meet the standards of a fair and transparent trial” and called for her to be freed.
Hey Americans, Appreciate Your Freedom Of Speech →
“It is perhaps difficult for the average American to understand the horror of living in a society without freedom of speech. Free speech is not just about gangsta rap and the right to rhapsodize about killing cops. Freedom of speech is as simple as the right to have a bumper sticker on your car — a bumper sticker that tells everyone behind you that you don’t like the president.”
Free Roxana Saberi →
Roxana Saberi, age 31, is an American journalist of Iranian and Japanese descent who was arrested in February 2009, and is being held in Iran on charges of espionage, which her lawyer and the U.S. Dept. of State call baseless.
Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi is still fighting for... →
Nobel Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi addressed participants of PeaceJam Northwest Youth Conference Saturday morning in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Ebadi spoke on women’s rights and gender issues throughout the weekend.
Iranian Nobel laureate to defend U.S. journalist -... →
Shirin Ebadi, who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, took up the case of Roxana Saberi at the request of Saberi’s family, her father, Reza Saberi, told CNN Wednesday. Ebadi heads the Center for Defenders of Human Rights in Iran.
Unwrapping Iran : NPR →
In Mid-February of 2009, National Public Radio produced several pieces about Iran, just prior to the 30th Aniversary of the Iranian Revolution. Many interviews, including with Shirin Ebadi and Azar Nafisi the author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran”