Euro-Med Summit on Gender Equality
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 17:32
At a summit entitled "Enhancing Equality between Men and Women in the EuroMed Region," government experts, women's rights leaders and experts met to formulate a plan to address lingering issues of gender equality in countries such as Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Territories, Syria and Tunisia.
Add a commentHealth Care Reform Signed Into Law
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 20:04
Today, President Obama signed his sweeping and expansive health care reform bill into law. According to Congressional estimates, the plan will cover 32 million Americans who previously had no health insurance. Watch the president's speech below and let us know what you think of the plan and what it means for social justice and equal access to health care in the US.
Add a commentFighting Racism Through Sport
Monday, 22 March 2010 17:07
Yesterday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, released an important statement, which highlighted the potential for this Summer's World Cup to "to enhance sport's tremendous potential to undermine racism, xenophobia and similar forms of intolerance in wider society."...
Add a commentClinton Stresses Importance of Women's Rights at UN Women's Meeting
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 17:41
Last Friday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a speech at the UN, closing a 2-week long international women's conference.
She stressed the importance of women's rights not only as a matter of justice but also as a "political, economic, and social imperative".
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War on Poverty - 46 Years Later
Tuesday, 16 March 2010 18:06
46 years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson gave a special message to Congress, proposing a "Nationwide War on the Sources of Poverty". Today we want to call attention to his bold message by reprinting an excerpt of that address below.
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