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'06 Get Involved

March 2006

Congolese refugees in Rwanda
03/28/2006 In attempts to insulate society from terrorism, many deserving refugees seeking protection in the United States are being turned away, says a leading advocacy group, asking citizens to urge Congress to change course.
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From: Refugees International
Related: [United States]
Image: Congolese refugees in Rwanda © Refugees International
Bridgestone Firestone, a Japanese American company, has had a rubber plantation in Liberia since 1926.
03/24/2006 Liberia was founded by freed slaves, yet the Bridgestone-Firestone company is using slave labor in the country today and encouraging workers to put their children on the job too. Join the campaign to hold the tire company to account.
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From: Institute for Policy Studies
Related: [Liberia]
Image: Bridgestone Firestone, a Japanese American company, has had a rubber plantation in Liberia since 1926. © Institute for Policy Studies
03/22/2006 The third annual April Fuels Day is just around the corner. Find out what you can do to help encourage the use of pollution-free alternatives by joining the Jumpstart Ford Campaign today!
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From: Global Exchange
Related: [United States] [Corporations] [Environmental Activism] [Atmosphere] [Pollution] [Renewable Energy] [Activism] [Civil Society]
Getting water in Afghanistan.
03/22/2006 The 1.1 billion people without access to safe water are getting a boost from friends and compatriots around the world Wednesday. School children are collecting coins in buckets, professionals are donating an hour of their salary, others are urging governments to do more.
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From: WaterAid
Related: [United Kingdom]
Image: Getting water in Afghanistan. © Beth Bolitho
Fair trade chocolate.
03/21/2006 Low cocoa prices have meant severe poverty and even child slavery for many families in West Africa, says a faith-based social justice group offering fair trade alternatives in their Webstore.
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From: Lutheran World Relief
Related: [West Africa] [Cote d'Ivoire]
Image: Fair trade chocolate. © Lutheran World Relief
Find out what events are taking place in your hometown today!
03/15/2006 A week of nationwide events have already begun to mark the third anniversary of the Iraq war on March 19th. United for Peace & Justice, Global Exchange, and many others want you to take part in your community and join the call for peace!
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From: Global Exchange, CODEPINK: Women for Peace
Related: [Iraq] [United States] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Conflict] [Peace]
Image: Find out what events are taking place in your hometown today! © CODEPINK: Women for Peace
Where do your tax dollars go?
03/10/2006 Over half of the U.S. discretionary budget goes towards Pentagon funding, and President Bush wants to increase it further. The "Common Sense Budget" bill would redirect money to health care, schools, renewable energy, and more--is your Congressperson on board?
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From: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Related: [United States] [Politics] [Activism] [Governance] [Arms & Military]
Image: Where do your tax dollars go? © Moving Ideas Network
Bolivian microcredit recipients
03/08/2006 On International Women's Day, Americans are encouraging their elected representatives to be leaders in empowering women worldwide--it's the most effective way to defeat poverty, they say. You can send a message too!
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From: Women Thrive Worldwide
Related: [United States] [Aid] [Credit and Investment] [Gender] [Politics] [Activism]
Image: Bolivian microcredit recipients © Rohanna Mertens / ACCION International
Radio Morena broadcasts out of Mixco, Guatemala.
03/08/2006 Community radio is so important to Guatemala's rural and indigenous populations that it was specifically protected under the 1996 Peace Accords, but government raids over the past week are threatening the survival of all six of the country's community radio associations.
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From: Cultural Survival, Inc.
Related: [Guatemala] [Indigenous Rights] [Communication] [Culture] [Media] [Civil Society]
Image: Radio Morena broadcasts out of Mixco, Guatemala. © Mark Camp / Cultural Survival, Inc.
A Nuclear Weapons Test in 1951
03/02/2006 Sixty years ago, the United States began 12 years of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands that released radiation dwarfing what the citizens of Hiroshima saw. It's time for the U.S. to properly address the legacy of illness, forced relocation, and social and cultural ills imposed on the indigenous communities there, say activists.
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From: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Related: [United States] [Marshall Islands] [Indigenous Rights] [Nuclear Arms]
Image: A Nuclear Weapons Test in 1951 © Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Death Penalty Abolition Day is Today!
03/01/2006 Amnesty International is working to end the death penalty around the world and in the U.S.-- starting with executions of the mentally ill. Get the lowdown and find out how you can make a difference.
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From: Amnesty International USA
Related: [Human Rights] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Justice and Crime] [Law]
Image: Death Penalty Abolition Day is Today! © Human Rights Education Associates

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