Posts by Metta Center

Rainforest Action Network Begins Investor Education Campaign

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Common Dreams, Progressive Newswire MARCH 29, 2007 CONTACT: The Rainforest Action Network 415 398 4404 | 415 398 2732 fax | answers@ran.org Investors Warned About Weyerhaeuser’s Environmental and Human Rights Problems Rainforest Action Network Begins Investor Education Campaign in Advance of Lumber Giant’s April Shareholder Meeting… read more

Tip of the Week – Nonviolent Communication

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TRY THIS: Practice NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION. Begin by listening with empathy and compassion to what you are being told. Make observations of what is being done by whom without assuming motives or causes. Share how you feel and what you need. Make a request for what you would like to have happen. Visit the Center for… read more

More Americans than Muslims would Accept Bombing Civilians

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The myth of Muslim support for terror February 23, 2007 edition – The Christian Science Monitor The common enemy is violence and terrorism, not Muslims any more than Christians or Jews. By Kenneth Ballen WASHINGTON Those who think that Muslim countries and pro-terrorist attitudes go hand-in-hand might be shocked by new polling research: Americans are… read more

Journalists and feminist activists begin hunger strike after three days in jail

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Reporters Without Borders Iran | 7.03.2007 Reporters Without Borders today called for the immediate release of 25 women journalists and feminist activists held in Tehran’s Evin prison, who, on the eve of International Women’s Day, began a hunger strike to protest against their continued detention.… read more

Defense Department needs a partner

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Published on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 by CommonDreams.org Defense Department Needs a Partner by Sean Gonsalves They used to call it the War Department. Now it’s the “Defense Department,” which is kinda ironic considering that our current SecDef is presiding over a pre-emptive war launched under false pretenses against a nation that had nothing to… read more

Nonviolent Resistance to CAFTA in Costa Rica

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The Central American Free Trade agreement was described by President George Bush as “a commitment of freedom-loving nations to advance peace and prosperity”. And with the help of a well-fueled (and well-funded) promotional machine, many have come to share his views. In Costa Rica, however, where many of the treaty’s effects will actually be felt,… read more

Total Security

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Total security, also called human security, is the concept that the true security of a state, person, or group is much more than simply freedom from violence. The Palestinian Hannan Ashrawi defines total security in this way, “…they [the Israeli govt.] define security as only military. We define security as human security – not just… read more