In Niger, going to jail is often a death sentence, especially if you’re an activist or a journalist.
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US undersecretary of state Victoria Nuland says to remain calm.
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This Women’s History Month, out of touch lawmakers are rolling out economic plans that would set women back generations. Not this time!
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The world’s population had been doubling every 47 years to reach 8 billion today. But it is expected to peak at 10.5 billion before declining by century’s end.
Biden Administration officials are pleased as punch with their targeting of China's supposed Achilles heel: dependence on US designed chips.
What to become? Dissident or emigrant? Move abroad?
Tom Hardy explores the role of the judiciary in combatting the climate emergency as activists are prohibited from mentioning the issue in their defence in court
The UK is a signatory of the 1951 Refugee Convention, along with a number of other international instruments providing for humanitarian protection. The Convention provides that someone who is a refugee – a status that they have on the basis of their objective circumstances, having a well-founded fear of persecution on specific grounds and being […]
The Minimum Service Levels Bill is 'almost certainly' against international law – meaning any fines or sackings would be thrown out, according to a leading labour lawyer
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Under det dryga decennium som jag har kritiserat vinstintresset i skolan har Thorengruppens härjningar varit en följetong. Redan 2011 kom Skolinspektionen med sin första dräpande rapport om allvarliga missförhållanden. En lärare vittnade senare för mig om hur gruppen startade yrkesgymnasier utan så mycket som en svets eller hammare i lokalerna. Alla har vetat hur illa det har varit. Ändå […]
LNG exports to Europe up 150%, exports to Asia and Latin America plunge. Germany buries its head in the sand.
How climate change reveals a crisis of international governance.
This post introduces readers to the second Special Issue we have co-edited on the umbrella theme of ‘Politicizing Artistic Pedagogies’. The first Special Issue, entitled ‘Politicizing Artistic Pedagogies: Publics, Spaces, Teachings’, was published in late 2021 in the journal Art & the Public Sphere. There was a subsequent Progress in Political Economy Forum containing several blog posts which drew on articles in that issue. The second Special Issue is now out and is entitled ‘Politicizing Artistic Pedagogies: Disciplines, Practices, Struggles’. Our editorial roles switched for the issue, with Mel taking the lead this time. This reflects the distinctive outlook and coverage of the two issues: the first has a broader, more societal scope, while the second has more of an art-discipline/practice focus. Nevertheless, as noted in our essay introducing the first issue, we still believe that ‘the two issues should be understood as complementary and thus together comprising a greater “whole”…[and] we have ensured that there are still plenty of overlaps between them’ [...]. SIX amazing women have been selected as finalists for this year’s Coffs Coast Woman of the Year, to be announced at the International Women’s Day Breakfast on March 8. Three major Coffs Coast women’s groups, Zonta Coffs Harbour Inc, BPW Coffs Coast (Business and Professional Women) and the Coffs Coast Business Women’s Network (BWN), collaborate... The post Six finalists for the 2023 Coffs Coast Woman of the Year appeared first on News Of The Area. MAXINE Rowley from the Sandy Beach Action Group Inc (SANDBAG) presented the main outcomes of a study conducted throughout 2021 which was undertaken by members of the local Sandy Beach community who have ongoing concerns about the health of Hearnes Lake catchment. The study explored the type and extent of agricultural chemical contamination in tributaries... The post Community discusses pesticide risk in Hearnes Lake catchment appeared first on News Of The Area. LONG-TIME Coffs Harbour resident and community volunteer Mick Maley has responded to Mayor Paul Amos’ call for opinions on what the community would like to see happen to the Coffs Jetty Precinct. Cr Amos shared a ‘Community Plan’ for the Jetty Foreshores in the November 11, 2022 edition of News Of The Area to generate... The post Mick Maley produces ‘plan for discussion’ on Jetty Foreshores development appeared first on News Of The Area. THE National Cartoon Gallery @ The Bunker, Australia’s only cartoon gallery, has put out a call to Coffs Harbour for a major sponsor. “We are looking for one titanium sponsor, someone or a company whose name can literally be synonymous with cartooning,” Louise Langley, General Manager, National Cartoon Gallery told News Of The Area. Advertise... The post Naming rights offered as next National Cartoon Gallery sponsor appeared first on News Of The Area. FREE ‘Fix It’ workshops are running on Saturday afternoons on 25 March and 1 April between 12.30 – 3.30pm at The Bowerhouse Community Reuse Centre, 146 Short Cut Rd, Raleigh. Space is limited meaning bookings are essential. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –... The post Free ‘Fix It’ workshops on offer at Bowerhouse Community Reuse Centre appeared first on News Of The Area. THE Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School has received $250,000 through the NSW Government’s Community and Place Grants program to provide infrastructure, including water play equipment, bubblers and water stations, an electronic school bell, library shelving and a sports equipment shed. The project also includes the purchase of a 22-seat bus. Advertise with News of The Area... The post Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation receives $350,000 grant for education and tourism appeared first on News Of The Area. BENJAMIN Bryant, the owner of Bryant McKinnon Lawyers in Coffs Harbour, is a participant in Stars of Coffs Coast 2023, raising key funds for the Cancer Council. He’s hoping to appeal to a broad audience of supporters as a Coffs Coast local growing up in Bellingen, now with his business in Coffs Harbour, and living... The post Benjamin shakes his tail feather in Stars of Coffs Coast appeared first on News Of The Area. The criminal investigation undertaken by the federal government against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol is polarizing the country and shredding civil liberties. The post Chris Hedges: Lynching the Deplorables appeared first on scheerpost.com. |