Posts by Metta Center

The International Herald Tribune The Associated Press Monday, April 30, 2007 NEW YORK — Wal-Mart’s exploitation of weak U.S. labor laws interferes with workers’ rights to organize and violates the human rights of its employees, according to a report by a leading human rights group.… read more

Mario Osava Inter Press News Service Agency RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 25 (IPS) – The Homeless Workers Movement (MTST) blocked three access roads into Sao Paulo on Wednesday, continuing a month-long struggle during which they have invaded a large number of buildings and unoccupied urban sites in several state capitals. In greater Sao Paulo, the… read more

Ismaeel Dawood and Martina Pignatti Morano of Centro Gandhi of Pisa Un ponte per… Baghdad 27th April 2007 From April 29 to May 6 in Iraq not only the rumble of bombs will be heard. A network of associations of the Iraqi civil society, belonging to different political and religious affiliations, will carry on peace… read more

West Papua, a small province in the island of New Guinea, has been under Indonesian administration since its official annexation in 1969. The Indonesian rule has been characterized by violent repression including torture, assassinations, and aerial bombardments. Resistance has been active, but divided between armed and nonviolent groups. In January of 2007, Australian and West… read more

When someone you care for goes down the wrong path, the most loving thing to do is to bring them back, kindly but firmly. The concept of “tough love” is one that most people (and all parents) can easily appreciate on a personal level. The activists of the group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) are… read more

Columbia News Service By Deena Guzder Ed Hedemann has not paid any federal income tax since 1970 and has no intention of starting this April. The avuncular peace activist says he owes the government $70,000–a sum worth several cluster bombs at $14,000 each and dozens of $9 hand grenades. Instead, he donated the money to… read more

Preah Maha Ghosananda Mar 22nd 2007 From The Economist ASIA’S great spiritual leaders tend to build shrines round themselves. There they sit, disciples at their feet, handing down instructions for achieving the perfect life. When Preah Maha Ghosananda, in later years, became associated with Buddhist temples in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, his admirers would expect… read more

FREETOWN, 4 April 2007 (PlusNews) – Thousands of women recently marched against sexual violence in the main streets of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, as part of a new initiative to end all violence against women; girls as young as 10 years took part in the demonstration that blocked traffic in many parts of the city.… read more

Nik Gorecki Peace News Magazine Campaigners in more than 50 cities across Europe have taken part in a month-long action protesting against the nuclear capacity of NATO member states. Concerned citizens have been filing official complaints with relevant authorities on the grounds that NATO’s nuclear capacity is contrary to international humanitarian law, as the weapons’… read more

On February 14, 2007, at the 40th anniversary of the creation of the first nuclear free zone, Atomic Mirror launched “Valentines to Tlatelolco: The Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Path to a Nuclear Free World,” a campaign to promote awareness about the importance of nuclear free zones on a journey towards a nonviolent, non-nuclear world. Read… read more