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Choices and Options
:: Sudhama Ranganathan /
16.12.10
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Few of the people in my country, America, dispute the fact we live in a nation which savors freedoms and liberties. Often taken for granted, we have so many choices. We can converse with who we choose and when. We communicate online with whomever we wish barring few exceptions. We can send mail to almost anyone. We can hear from any and all political parties during presidential elections - that is given they're Democrat or Republican.
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The Last Remaining Rivet
:: Sudhama Ranganathan /
13.11.10
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When I was a student at the University of Connecticut (here in America) I became the target of group harassment. The harassment was based on racial profiling because of my race, and my participation in an act of student protest from 1990. The harassment at UConn (the University of Connecticut) happened between 2003 and 2006 while I was matriculated as a student in landscape architecture. As in many cases of harassment, no matter what the reason, most of the people participating were ignorant as to all the facts of why it was being done, and some just were enthusiastic about participating in the behavior itself.
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What Happens At College, Doesn’t Always Stay
:: Sudhama Ranganathan /
28.10.10
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Between the years 2003 and 2006, while at the University of Connecticut (here in America), I experienced a series of circumstances which can only be described as bizarre, and which became more bizarre as time went on. This continued until my graduation in June of 2006. It involved harassment, racism, prejudice and more, but it didn’t stop there. There were parameters which would open my mind up to a completely hidden side of college’s underbelly exposed to only a few.
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A Pound of Flesh: post 9/11 racism at an American university
:: Sudhama Ranganathan /
25.09.10
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In 1989 racial atrocities in South Africa were front and center issues. Hip Hop groups like Public Enemy, The X-Clan and B.D.P were giving voice to the racial tensions young minorities, like me, were becoming aware of at home. The hypocrisy of the we're all Americans and are treated equally message being pimped to us on TV and the conditions I saw my African American friends living in and the racism I saw them dealing with here in the U.S. ripped me apart like angry dog's teeth.
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The Emperor's New Clothes (pt. 3)
:: Sudhama Ranganathan /
12.09.10
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Around the world the reputation of the US as a place of freedom and liberty where anyone can find their dream if they’re willing to work is unmatched. From all over people with dreams come to find fulfillment. That image is very well maintained. It has inspired people to not only want to come here, but to make the nations they’re from more like ours.
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The Emperor's New Clothes (pt. 1)
:: Sudhama Ranganathan /
16.08.10
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What exactly is it that causes sane people to commit acts they know could lead to disaster? Does something internal cause them to make poor judgment calls? Do they listen to the advice of those without good advice to give? Do emotions cause them to make regretful decisions?
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NORACISM CUP (free camping)
:: mundialito antirazzista /
14.07.10
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NORACISM CUP is a five-a-side world soccer tournament, which will see players and public interact with each other by overcoming all socio-cultural barriers; in other words, it is a tournament against racism and all forms of discrimination.
The tournament will take place from August 9 to August 14 2010. Matches will be played from 6pm to 12am so that players will have the chance to enjoy the sea and the beauty of the area. Being a non-competitive tournament, matches will follow the rules of fair play in total respect of the adversary. Participants (the public and the teams) will constantly be provided with the necessary know-how so that they understand the message of the initiative as best as they can. Besides the matches, there will be exhibitions, projections and info stalls where participants will be able to share their knowledge by elaborating in a creative way the message that the organisers intend to transmit.
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NORACISM CUP (free camping)
:: mundialito antirazzista /
14.07.10
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NORACISM CUP is a five-a-side world soccer tournament, which will see players and public interact with each other by overcoming all socio-cultural barriers; in other words, it is a tournament against racism and all forms of discrimination.
The tournament will take place from August 9 to August 14 2010. Matches will be played from 6pm to 12am so that players will have the chance to enjoy the sea and the beauty of the area. Being a non-competitive tournament, matches will follow the rules of fair play in total respect of the adversary. Participants (the public and the teams) will constantly be provided with the necessary know-how so that they understand the message of the initiative as best as they can. Besides the matches, there will be exhibitions, projections and info stalls where participants will be able to share their knowledge by elaborating in a creative way the message that the organisers intend to transmit.
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Column E
:: Sudhama Ranganathan /
10.07.10
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Trying to be all things to all people is a fruitless pursuit for so many reasons. There are so many ways to lose oneself, and so few paths lead to what’s right. There are only a few ways to feel sincere about who we are as after spreading ourselves thin for too long it’s easy to feel our sense of self ebb. Fitting into every one of life’s little columns is impossible.
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Italy: Judicial harassment of human rights defenders
:: Alfred Breitman /
10.07.10
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Human rights defenders Mr Roberto Malini, Mr Matteo Pegoraro and Mr Dario Picciau are facing criminal charges as a result of their work on behalf of the Roma community in Italy.
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By Yourself for the Sake of Others
:: Sudhama Ranganathan /
24.05.10
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When we think of people working towards social change often the first images we get are those of movements. The movement of abolitionists bringing those under slavery in this country to freedom comes to mind. The American suffrage movement finally granting women the right to vote in 1920 is another. Movements to find important cures for diseases like AIDS are examples as well.
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Three Years of Service
:: Sudhama Ranganathan /
30.03.10
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We live in a world saturated with indulgences, yet for every American there are probably things about our country we would each like to see changed. Some feel strongly the environment. Others see governmental corruption and similar issues as important. Some believe cultural values are at stake and want to help society move forward according to beliefs on the country’s future.
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How To Detect Infiltrators and Observe Covert Police Misconduct
:: Patrick Henry /
03.03.10
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I-HOW TO SPOT THEIR PEOPLE:
It is significantly more difficult to detect police spies in the flesh, than in a vehicle laden with tradecraft, but it can however be done. There are four ways I know of to accomplish this. They are verbally, emotionally, behaviorally and visually.
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To defend the right of social protest!
:: El Libertario, Venezuela /
06.12.09
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* From Venezuela, a group of social organizations and human rights, students and academic groups as well as different individuals, launch this call for a campaign to defend the right to protest, which today is being systematically violated by the government of Hugo Chávez. This document was originally published in Spanish in El Libertario newspaper, # 57 (www.nodo50.org/ellibertario).
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Who or better what controls the European media?
:: Hans Ceustermans /
29.11.09
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The origin of Silvio Berlusconi's fortune has never been clarified.
This man owns a substantial part of the European media(Telecinco,Endemol...)
In the meanwhile this man and his party are the biggest fraction in the European parliament(thanks to the EPP and Wilfried Martens) and decide about the European media policy...
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