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‘Racism’ of early colour photography explored in art exhibition

 Friday 25 January 2013 , Guardian Artists spent a month in South Africa taking pictures on decades-old film engineered with only white faces in mind ‘Kodak Shirley’ cards used for calibrating skin tones in photographs were named after the first… Continue Reading →

All Eyes On Govt Vs Vedanta Case

| Jan 22, 2013 | Forbes by Prince Mathews Thomas The government versus Vedanta case has the entire mining industry interested in the outcome, in the hope of getting more clarity on mining permissions Image: Getty Images Vedanta’s aluminium refinery at… Continue Reading →

Oxfam says world’s 100 richest people could end #poverty #mustshare

  UK-based charity says the world’s 100 richest people earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty four times over.   The world’s richest one percent have seen their income increase by 60 percent in the last 20 years [EPA]… Continue Reading →

Global protests against #Vedanta

January 13, 2013 By Radical Notes People across the globe have registered their protests against Vedanta once again. On January 11, parallel demonstrations took place in Orissa, London and New York where activists in hundreds raised slogans and upheld placards to denounce… Continue Reading →

Protest at Vedanta headquarters

HASAN SUROOR, The Hindu The HinduProtesters from ‘Foil Vedanta’ and several other campaign groups carried banners highlighting the tribals’ concerns over the environmental threat from Vedanta’s mining activities. Rights activists on Friday held a noisy protest outside the London headquarters… Continue Reading →

Hate speech: Owaisi seeks 4 more days to surrender before police

 Posted on Jan 07, 2013 at 11:23am IST CNN-IBN es Hyderabad: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, in a row over a hate speech, returned early on Monday morning from London to a rousing reception by his supporters at the airport…. Continue Reading →

London-Protest against sexual violence in India @7thJan 2013

7th January 2013 at 4-7pm Outside the Indian High Commission, London, WC2B 4NA WARNING: The details below of the gang rape that took place recently on 16 December might be graphic and/or upsetting for some. Please share this with your friends, colleagues, activists,… Continue Reading →

Call for action: Kick #Vedanta out of London for it’s corporate crimes, murder and destruction. @Jan 11, 2013

Declare solidarity with grassroots movements fighting Vedanta in India, Africa and elsewhere! Kick Vedanta out of London for it’s corporate crimes, murder and destruction. Noise demonstration and picket at Vedanta headquarters, 16 Berkeley Street. Mayfair, W1J 8DZ . Green Park… Continue Reading →

A doctor on why late abortion should remain legal #reproductiverights

Amid signs that ministers are keen to reopen the debate, Frances Marks writes about the terrible consequences of illegal terminations that she saw in the 60s – and why the law must not be changed   The 2004 film Vera… Continue Reading →

World Court Struggles to Finish Mass Rape Cases #Vaw

By Amy Lieberman WeNews correspondent Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Leaders of the international tribunal for Sierra Leone–known for its focus on gender-based crimes–are struggling to keep it open through the appeals trial of Liberia’s Charles Taylor.   U.N. Women’s Michelle… Continue Reading →

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