The Ban Separating Children from Their Parents
Amy Goodman and Nermeem Shaikh from Democracy Now “Meet the Attorney Suing Trump for Barrig Children from Entering U.S. to See Their Parents”
It’s Children Against Federal Lawyers in Immigration Court – The New York Times
“Since October 2004, more than half of children who did not have lawyers were deported, while only one in 10 children who had lawyers were sent back.” Source: It’s Children Against Federal Lawyers in Immigration Court – The New York Times
“Controlling Our Food” Documentary
Filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin conducted a three-year investigation in North and South America, Europe and Asia on the effects of Monsanto’s GMO crops around the World. The first in the series of ten clips addresses the pollutant PB that Monsanto dumped int the small town of Georgia. Viewer discretion is advised. This film is not appropriate for young…
The Modi Government Is About to Make Child Labour Legal Again
All our campaigns to end bonded child labour, starting from the 1980s, will go up in smoke. Schools will be emptied out and poor children in states such as Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh will be back to working in sheds and makeshift factories that will all go by the nomenclature of family enterprises. The…
A Path Appears
From the best-selling authors and creators of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide comes a compelling new book and documentary film, A Path Appears. In the book A Path Appears, coming September 23, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn provide a unique and essential narrative about making a difference in the world — and a roadmap…
The Ticking Timeline | The White House
Last week, galvanized by the Ebola epidemic, 194 Member States of the World Health Assembly quietly, but unanimously, agreed to provide support for West African, Central African and other at-risk states to achieve the capacity they need to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to infectious disease threats by 2019. Learn more. Source: The Ticking…
U.S. Marine Protected Area Photos — National Geographic
See photos of U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries and download free marine park desktop wallpapers from National Geographic. Source: U.S. Marine Protected Area Photos — National Geographic
EARTHQUAKE HITS NEPAL REGION AGAIN
A 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal, killing dozens. The earthquake occurred Tuesday centered about 47 miles east-northeast of the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu near the border of Tibet. It was followed by 10 aftershocks, the strongest of which was magnitude 6.3, occurring a half hour after the initial 7.3 magnitude. UNICEF has been in the area providing aide…
What You Should Know About GMOs
Everyone is talking about genetically modified foods, GMOs, these days and wondering if they are safe. Here is a break down of what is going on in the food industry, and how it affects what we eat. Humans have been manipulating our food for centuries. We cross-breed plants and animals to give us a better stock…
Zero to 54
Studies are showing that an increase in global temperatures will lead to an increase in extinction rates, and according to the publication in Science, results vary by region and species from 0 to 54%. Areas like New Zealand, Australia, and South America are considered most at risk to large numbers of extinction, but globally 7.9% are predicted…