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Global justiceBoston May Day 2011 at the Rose Kennedy Greenway ParkSubmitted by ujpadmin2 on Sun, 04/03/2011 - 10:22am.
When: Sunday, May 1, 2011, 12:00 pm
Where: Rose Kennedy Greenway Park • Cross St. and Hanover St. • across from the Haymarket T Station corner • Boston
2011 May 1 - 12:00pm
Boston May Day 2011 at the Rose Kennedy Greenway ParkLet's commemorate International Workers Day this year with a rally at 12 noon at the Rose Kennedy Greenway Park, across from the Haymarket T Station, in the corner of Cross and Hanover streets in Boston.
Women, Peace and SecuritySubmitted by ujpadmin1 on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 9:43am.
When: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 9:30 am
to 12:30 pm
Where: UMass Boston Campus Center • 3rd Floor, room 3540 • JFK-UMass T Stop • Dorchester
2011 Oct 22 - 9:30am 2011 Oct 22 - 12:30pm Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
In Partnership with the Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights- UMASS- Boston
Are you concerned about the impact of war and militarization on women here at home? How about gun violence in our communities…domestic violence…women and economic disparity…environmental justice…elder and immigrant concerns…
Here is your opportunity to have input into the
U.S. National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security.Women’s voices will be heard. Last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a historic commitment to advance the status of women by developing a plan to implement UN Resolution 1325 in U.S. policy and practice, a plan scheduled to be completed by November 2011. WILPF has the powerful opportunity to organize five grass-roots meetings in the U.S. for collective input on what “security” really means to women, with a representative of the State Department’s Office of Global Affairs in attendance. image: 4_page1_image3.jpg "Boston 1325 Consult Invite Oct 2011(final)4_page1_image3.jpg") Mitt Romney and the Shame of GuantanamoSubmitted by Nancy Murray on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:09pm.Originally Posted at Boston.com
"Some people have said we ought to close Guantanamo. My view is we ought to double Guantanamo," he proclaimed as he hit the campaign trail. Brandishing his strong-on-national-security credentials, he declared that Guantanamo was "a symbol of American resolve." One way of telling the story of Guantanamo is through the numbers. No amount of "tough on terrorism" posturing by Romney and other politicians can disguise the profound injustice that these numbers represent.  |
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