Friday, January 29, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sign the USLAW Petition for Labour Rights in Iraq http://ping.fm/42Fz2
Manifesto of Liberation of Women in Iran http://ping.fm/H81lY
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Help Haiti - Drop the Debt - The Petition Site http://ping.fm/neChz
Saturday, January 23, 2010
NLL.com - TORONTO HANDS ROCHESTER FIRST LOSS, 17-3 http://ping.fm/qSriR
Friday, January 22, 2010
Defend Falah Alwan and Labor Rights in Iraq http://ping.fm/FY5oZ
Anger over Health Care Bill Creates Uncertain Future | Labor Notes http://ping.fm/1BqSL
NDP propose restrictions on Harper's powers | NDP http://ping.fm/ueKAD
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Resolution on Haiti Adopted by the National Executive Committee of the CUT Trade Union Confederation of Brazil (January 19, 2010)
Reposted from the ILC:
The National Executive Committee of the CUT, meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 19, 2010, reaffirms its solidarity, manifested since January 13, with the earthquake victims in Haiti. The CUT has decided to launch a campaign to help the reconstruction of Haiti, emphasizing its support to the Haitian trade union movement, through the collection of funds among the Brazilian trade unions and members. These funds will be sent to the organizations in Haiti with which the CUT has relations.
The CUT has been in touch with Haitian trade union leaders who were part of the international delegation that attended the 10th CONCUT [CUT National Convention] in August 2009. The CUT was informed of the full scope of the catastrophe that has befallen the people of Haiti. Many trade unionists were killed, many others had their homes destroyed. The commitment of the CUT is to help rebuild the workers' organizations and to assist the families of the trade unionists and workers in Haiti.
The current disastrous situation in Haiti was not inevitable. It is the result of the historical exploitation and pillage by the Big Powers, such as France and the United States, of a country that became the first independent Black nation in the world in 1804.
The CUT underscores the fact that the huge number of victims (some sources speak of up to 200,000 deaths and millions left homeless in a country of 8 million inhabitants) and the extent of the damage suffered in the region of Port au Prince, the capital city, were not inevitable. These are the direct result of deprivation and poor conditions of infrastructure and housing in a situation where over 60% of the work force is unemployed and salaries are appallingly low, while the government of Haiti continues to pay millions of dollars monthly to the foreign banks on its foreign debt.
The earthquake was an act of nature, but the fact there are no hospitals, no means of transportation, and no organized public services to attend to the victims is not a "natural" phenomenon. It is the result of a policy applied for years under the discipline of the International Monetary Fund in the interest of the Big Powers that supported the dictatorship of the Duvaliers until 1981 and then fomented the coup that ousted President Aristide in 2004.
The CUT, which supports the sovereignty of the Haitian people, notes with concern that this tragedy has been answered by the U.S. government with a veritable military occupation. The more than 13,000 troops sent by Washington, all fully prepared for war, now practically control the entire country. And what they are doing is dumping supplies from low-flying aircraft to a starving population, leaving without any food the children, the elderly and the injured -- all of whom are unable to scramble and secure a "humanitarian package" for themselves.
What Haiti needs is doctors, nurses, engineers -- and not occupation forces, whether from the United States or the United Nations.
The CUT calls for the immediate cancellation of Haiti's foreign debt by the creditor countries and the return of all reparation funds paid to France by Haiti at the time of its emancipation. The CUT calls for the opening of all borders in the countries to which the Haitians may wish to travel. It calls for solidarity and material aid, respecting the dignity of the sister people of Haiti, as well as the repeal of all restrictions to foreign aid. And it reaffirms that it is necessary to aim to restore to the Haitian people their sovereignty, with the end of foreign military occupation.
We call upon affiliated unions and branches and state CUTs to deposit their contributions at the Bank of Brazil, Agência 3324-3 current account 956251-6 (SOS Haiti Union), mandating the CUT to deliver this assistance to the national trade unions in Haiti with which it has relations.
We also propose the organization of brigades of workers, organized by the CUT, to help in the reconstruction of Haiti, particularly of the Haitian trade union movement. In addition to assuming its own responsibility in providing aid to the Haitian trade union movement, the CUT is willing to participate in united relief efforts with other trade unions and popular movements with the aim of strengthening the solidarity with the workers and people of Haiti in this difficult time.
signed/
National Executive Committee of the CUT
The National Executive Committee of the CUT, meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 19, 2010, reaffirms its solidarity, manifested since January 13, with the earthquake victims in Haiti. The CUT has decided to launch a campaign to help the reconstruction of Haiti, emphasizing its support to the Haitian trade union movement, through the collection of funds among the Brazilian trade unions and members. These funds will be sent to the organizations in Haiti with which the CUT has relations.
The CUT has been in touch with Haitian trade union leaders who were part of the international delegation that attended the 10th CONCUT [CUT National Convention] in August 2009. The CUT was informed of the full scope of the catastrophe that has befallen the people of Haiti. Many trade unionists were killed, many others had their homes destroyed. The commitment of the CUT is to help rebuild the workers' organizations and to assist the families of the trade unionists and workers in Haiti.
The current disastrous situation in Haiti was not inevitable. It is the result of the historical exploitation and pillage by the Big Powers, such as France and the United States, of a country that became the first independent Black nation in the world in 1804.
The CUT underscores the fact that the huge number of victims (some sources speak of up to 200,000 deaths and millions left homeless in a country of 8 million inhabitants) and the extent of the damage suffered in the region of Port au Prince, the capital city, were not inevitable. These are the direct result of deprivation and poor conditions of infrastructure and housing in a situation where over 60% of the work force is unemployed and salaries are appallingly low, while the government of Haiti continues to pay millions of dollars monthly to the foreign banks on its foreign debt.
The earthquake was an act of nature, but the fact there are no hospitals, no means of transportation, and no organized public services to attend to the victims is not a "natural" phenomenon. It is the result of a policy applied for years under the discipline of the International Monetary Fund in the interest of the Big Powers that supported the dictatorship of the Duvaliers until 1981 and then fomented the coup that ousted President Aristide in 2004.
The CUT, which supports the sovereignty of the Haitian people, notes with concern that this tragedy has been answered by the U.S. government with a veritable military occupation. The more than 13,000 troops sent by Washington, all fully prepared for war, now practically control the entire country. And what they are doing is dumping supplies from low-flying aircraft to a starving population, leaving without any food the children, the elderly and the injured -- all of whom are unable to scramble and secure a "humanitarian package" for themselves.
What Haiti needs is doctors, nurses, engineers -- and not occupation forces, whether from the United States or the United Nations.
The CUT calls for the immediate cancellation of Haiti's foreign debt by the creditor countries and the return of all reparation funds paid to France by Haiti at the time of its emancipation. The CUT calls for the opening of all borders in the countries to which the Haitians may wish to travel. It calls for solidarity and material aid, respecting the dignity of the sister people of Haiti, as well as the repeal of all restrictions to foreign aid. And it reaffirms that it is necessary to aim to restore to the Haitian people their sovereignty, with the end of foreign military occupation.
We call upon affiliated unions and branches and state CUTs to deposit their contributions at the Bank of Brazil, Agência 3324-3 current account 956251-6 (SOS Haiti Union), mandating the CUT to deliver this assistance to the national trade unions in Haiti with which it has relations.
We also propose the organization of brigades of workers, organized by the CUT, to help in the reconstruction of Haiti, particularly of the Haitian trade union movement. In addition to assuming its own responsibility in providing aid to the Haitian trade union movement, the CUT is willing to participate in united relief efforts with other trade unions and popular movements with the aim of strengthening the solidarity with the workers and people of Haiti in this difficult time.
signed/
National Executive Committee of the CUT
Resolution on Haiti Adopted by the National Executive Committee of the CUT Trade Union Confederation of Brazil (January 19, 2010)
Forwarded by the ILC:
The National Executive Committee of the CUT, meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 19, 2010, reaffirms its solidarity, manifested since January 13, with the earthquake victims in Haiti. The CUT has decided to launch a campaign to help the reconstruction of Haiti, emphasizing its support to the Haitian trade union movement, through the collection of funds among the Brazilian trade unions and members. These funds will be sent to the organizations in Haiti with which the CUT has relations.
The CUT has been in touch with Haitian trade union leaders who were part of the international delegation that attended the 10th CONCUT [CUT National Convention] in August 2009. The CUT was informed of the full scope of the catastrophe that has befallen the people of Haiti. Many trade unionists were killed, many others had their homes destroyed. The commitment of the CUT is to help rebuild the workers' organizations and to assist the families of the trade unionists and workers in Haiti.
The current disastrous situation in Haiti was not inevitable. It is the result of the historical exploitation and pillage by the Big Powers, such as France and the United States, of a country that became the first independent Black nation in the world in 1804.
The CUT underscores the fact that the huge number of victims (some sources speak of up to 200,000 deaths and millions left homeless in a country of 8 million inhabitants) and the extent of the damage suffered in the region of Port au Prince, the capital city, were not inevitable. These are the direct result of deprivation and poor conditions of infrastructure and housing in a situation where over 60% of the work force is unemployed and salaries are appallingly low, while the government of Haiti continues to pay millions of dollars monthly to the foreign banks on its foreign debt.
The earthquake was an act of nature, but the fact there are no hospitals, no means of transportation, and no organized public services to attend to the victims is not a "natural" phenomenon. It is the result of a policy applied for years under the discipline of the International Monetary Fund in the interest of the Big Powers that supported the dictatorship of the Duvaliers until 1981 and then fomented the coup that ousted President Aristide in 2004.
The CUT, which supports the sovereignty of the Haitian people, notes with concern that this tragedy has been answered by the U.S. government with a veritable military occupation. The more than 13,000 troops sent by Washington, all fully prepared for war, now practically control the entire country. And what they are doing is dumping supplies from low-flying aircraft to a starving population, leaving without any food the children, the elderly and the injured -- all of whom are unable to scramble and secure a "humanitarian package" for themselves.
What Haiti needs is doctors, nurses, engineers -- and not occupation forces, whether from the United States or the United Nations.
The CUT calls for the immediate cancellation of Haiti's foreign debt by the creditor countries and the return of all reparation funds paid to France by Haiti at the time of its emancipation. The CUT calls for the opening of all borders in the countries to which the Haitians may wish to travel. It calls for solidarity and material aid, respecting the dignity of the sister people of Haiti, as well as the repeal of all restrictions to foreign aid. And it reaffirms that it is necessary to aim to restore to the Haitian people their sovereignty, with the end of foreign military occupation.
We call upon affiliated unions and branches and state CUTs to deposit their contributions at the Bank of Brazil, Agência 3324-3 current account 956251-6 (SOS Haiti Union), mandating the CUT to deliver this assistance to the national trade unions in Haiti with which it has relations.
We also propose the organization of brigades of workers, organized by the CUT, to help in the reconstruction of Haiti, particularly of the Haitian trade union movement. In addition to assuming its own responsibility in providing aid to the Haitian trade union movement, the CUT is willing to participate in united relief efforts with other trade unions and popular movements with the aim of strengthening the solidarity with the workers and people of Haiti in this difficult time.
signed/
National Executive Committee of the CUT
The National Executive Committee of the CUT, meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 19, 2010, reaffirms its solidarity, manifested since January 13, with the earthquake victims in Haiti. The CUT has decided to launch a campaign to help the reconstruction of Haiti, emphasizing its support to the Haitian trade union movement, through the collection of funds among the Brazilian trade unions and members. These funds will be sent to the organizations in Haiti with which the CUT has relations.
The CUT has been in touch with Haitian trade union leaders who were part of the international delegation that attended the 10th CONCUT [CUT National Convention] in August 2009. The CUT was informed of the full scope of the catastrophe that has befallen the people of Haiti. Many trade unionists were killed, many others had their homes destroyed. The commitment of the CUT is to help rebuild the workers' organizations and to assist the families of the trade unionists and workers in Haiti.
The current disastrous situation in Haiti was not inevitable. It is the result of the historical exploitation and pillage by the Big Powers, such as France and the United States, of a country that became the first independent Black nation in the world in 1804.
The CUT underscores the fact that the huge number of victims (some sources speak of up to 200,000 deaths and millions left homeless in a country of 8 million inhabitants) and the extent of the damage suffered in the region of Port au Prince, the capital city, were not inevitable. These are the direct result of deprivation and poor conditions of infrastructure and housing in a situation where over 60% of the work force is unemployed and salaries are appallingly low, while the government of Haiti continues to pay millions of dollars monthly to the foreign banks on its foreign debt.
The earthquake was an act of nature, but the fact there are no hospitals, no means of transportation, and no organized public services to attend to the victims is not a "natural" phenomenon. It is the result of a policy applied for years under the discipline of the International Monetary Fund in the interest of the Big Powers that supported the dictatorship of the Duvaliers until 1981 and then fomented the coup that ousted President Aristide in 2004.
The CUT, which supports the sovereignty of the Haitian people, notes with concern that this tragedy has been answered by the U.S. government with a veritable military occupation. The more than 13,000 troops sent by Washington, all fully prepared for war, now practically control the entire country. And what they are doing is dumping supplies from low-flying aircraft to a starving population, leaving without any food the children, the elderly and the injured -- all of whom are unable to scramble and secure a "humanitarian package" for themselves.
What Haiti needs is doctors, nurses, engineers -- and not occupation forces, whether from the United States or the United Nations.
The CUT calls for the immediate cancellation of Haiti's foreign debt by the creditor countries and the return of all reparation funds paid to France by Haiti at the time of its emancipation. The CUT calls for the opening of all borders in the countries to which the Haitians may wish to travel. It calls for solidarity and material aid, respecting the dignity of the sister people of Haiti, as well as the repeal of all restrictions to foreign aid. And it reaffirms that it is necessary to aim to restore to the Haitian people their sovereignty, with the end of foreign military occupation.
We call upon affiliated unions and branches and state CUTs to deposit their contributions at the Bank of Brazil, Agência 3324-3 current account 956251-6 (SOS Haiti Union), mandating the CUT to deliver this assistance to the national trade unions in Haiti with which it has relations.
We also propose the organization of brigades of workers, organized by the CUT, to help in the reconstruction of Haiti, particularly of the Haitian trade union movement. In addition to assuming its own responsibility in providing aid to the Haitian trade union movement, the CUT is willing to participate in united relief efforts with other trade unions and popular movements with the aim of strengthening the solidarity with the workers and people of Haiti in this difficult time.
signed/
National Executive Committee of the CUT
Greg Palast - Manchurian Candidates:Supreme Court allows China and others unlimited spending in US elections http://ping.fm/VneSN
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
No More Moore! Oh ... and No More $107,000! | Sunshine on 221 http://ping.fm/H3tr1
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Venezuela's CITGO renews cheap heating oil program in the United States http://ping.fm/unK4N
Saturday, January 16, 2010
US rescue efforts in Haiti: Who's in charge?
Okay, here we are: compelling evidence that the CIA tops gave "permission" to destroy concrete evidence of torture. http://ping.fm/VcI1F
Torture is still a crime against humanity. Deliberately destroying evidence of criminal acts amounts to conspiracy to commit those acts, does it not?
HANG THEM. HANG THEM HIGH.
Torture is still a crime against humanity. Deliberately destroying evidence of criminal acts amounts to conspiracy to commit those acts, does it not?
HANG THEM. HANG THEM HIGH.
Friday, January 15, 2010
OpEdNews - Article: Cuba is Missing...From US Reports on the International Response to Haiti's Earthquake http://ping.fm/6hCzv
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Irish atheists challenge new blasphemy laws | World news | guardian.co.uk http://ping.fm/8Xnx0
OpEdNews - Article: For Ayiti (Haiti) http://ping.fm/aTviO
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Statement by New Democrat Leader Jack Layton and Foreign Affairs critic Paul Dewar on the earthquake in Haiti | NDP http://ping.fm/bP0gJ
Layton calls for an end to Harper prorogation | NDP http://ping.fm/ghabu
Massive earthquake (7.0) rocks Haiti: Aftershocks reverberating, US sending in rescue troops http://ping.fm/H8c3h
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Public education in danger in California
And yes, I do have a dog in that hunt, my son's lady is a student at a community college in California. See Call for International Days of Action on March 4, 2010, in Defense of Public education and Against Privatization on my Unionbook page.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Nice Work Creating New Terrorists, You Morons http://ping.fm/KQ8Ae
The real issue - Andrew Coyne's Blog - Macleans.ca http://ping.fm/KVIUl
Friday, January 08, 2010
SingOut! the magazine of the folk music scene for nearly 60 years, is in dire need of donations to survive. Here's a link to an appeal from Pete Seeger: http://ping.fm/dnseI
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Lethal clashes at Gaza-Egypt border http://ping.fm/tptp9
Egypt Police Clashes with Gaza Aid Convoy http://ping.fm/qqO5U
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Tactics of desperation: using false accusations of “anti-Semitism” as a weapon to silence criticism of Israel’s behaviour
http://ping.fm/PGyj9
http://ping.fm/PGyj9
Friday, January 01, 2010
C'mon, folks, sing with me
Jean Ritchie's Peace Round. It's dead easy. To the tune of "Heigh, ho, nobody's home", the English canon:
What a good-ly thing
If the chil-dren of the earth
Could live to-ge-ther
in peace.
For Jean, not for me.
Happy New Year.
What a good-ly thing
If the chil-dren of the earth
Could live to-ge-ther
in peace.
For Jean, not for me.
Happy New Year.
Labels: Jean Ritchie, New Year, Peace Round
