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Thames Water – a private equity plaything that takes us for fools

When the water company was privatised we were promised a utopia of private sector efficiency  Will Hutton ,  Guardian, The Observer, Nov 11, 2012 Inside one of London’s Victorian sewers. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA London remains the effluent capital of Europe. The… Continue Reading →

World Medical Association strengthens opposition to capital punishment #deathpenalty

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2012 The World Medical Association has strengthened its opposition to capital punishment with a resolution at its recent conference in Bangkok that “physicians will not facilitate the importation or prescription of drugs for execution.” It also reaffirmed… Continue Reading →

d’bi.young anitafrika: We women are warriors #Mustwatch #Inktalks

d’bi.young anitafrika, affectionately know as d’bi. is an internationally celebrated Jamaican dubpoet, monodramatist and educator whose socially-conscious performance art works have made an indelible mark upon the global psyche. After moving from Kingston Jamaica in 1993, she exploded onto the… Continue Reading →

#Russia -#Censorship f’Internet blacklist law takes effect #FOS #FOE

Nov 1, 2012  BBC A law that aims to protect children from harmful internet content by allowing the government to take sites offline has taken effect in Russia. The authorities are now able to blacklist and force offline certain websites… Continue Reading →

Half of #Narendra Modi’s Twitter followers are fake, claims social media firm

 Economic Times  An internet tool, Status People, launched by a group of engineers in London, says Modi’s account has 46% fake and 41% inactive users. AHMEDABAD: Everyone likes followers. On Wednesday, when chief minister Narendra Modi‘sTwitter account touched one million followers,… Continue Reading →

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply today for Muslim Women’s Art & Voices

Want to participate in the global exhibition beginning in March 2013? Don’t miss the chance to be part of the change! Fill out the application form by Oct. 27, 2012 and get involved! Don’t fit the age or location requirements? There are still many ways… Continue Reading →

Vedanta shuts down Odisha refinery ahead of schedule #goodnews

  By IANS – BHUBANESWAR 13th October 2012 08:43 PM Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) Saturday temporarily shut down its refinery in Odisha, ahead of its Dec 5 scheduled closure, as it could not arrange for the minimum quantity of bauxite… Continue Reading →

Para-athletes insulted by Paralympic Commitee – Pl sign the petition

  I , Farmaan Basha  am writing to you from the 2012 London Paralympics Games village. I am affected with polio, but I have been Power-lifting since 2000. I was even honoured with the Arjuna Award My wife, Antonia sold… Continue Reading →

German producer of thalidomide issues apology, 50 years on #disability

  Born without arms and legs, Lynette Rowe (centre) leaves court in Sydney after winning her case over thalidomide (AFP/Gordon Legal/File) AFP, LONDON, September 2, 2012 The German firm that made thalidomide has issued its first apology in over 50 years to… Continue Reading →

Mining giant Vedanta’s AGM under siege over rights abuses

Institutional investors in Vedanta echoed concerns of environmental activists outside Peter Popham – Independent Wednesday 29 August 2012 Vedanta Resources, the controversial London-based mining giant accused of serious abuses at its sites in India, came under sustained attack at its AGM yesterday as… Continue Reading →

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