News :: Civil & Human Rights
Protect women's right to choose
09 Mar 2005
(Updated)
by
NARAL
Conservative lawmakers are trying to pass more laws to mandate pregnancy —even in cases of rape, incest, severe fetal deformities and health threats to women caused by pregnancy.
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Labor & Economics
Trabajadores Agricolas Derrotan a Taco Bell
09 Mar 2005
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atx indymedia
“El boycott por consumidores es la unica puerta abierta en el pasillo obscuro y vacio por donde los trabajadores agrÃcolas han caminado por muchos años. Es una puerta de esperanza atravez de donde esperan encontrar la luz de una vida mejor para ellos y sus familiasâ€? (Cesar Chavez)
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News :: Civil & Human Rights
Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Taco Bell Reach Groundbreaking Agreement
09 Mar 2005
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers
CIW to end Taco Bell boycott; Taco Bell to pay penny-per-pound surcharge demanded by workers, will work with CIW to raise farm labor standards in supply chain, across industry as a whole
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Education & Youth : Environment & Food
Long Live the Green Bridge!
We have the advantage of a large national exposure, the healthy momentum of a broad and thorough campaign, solid community support and the deep understanding that we are acting on behalf of the majority public opinion and the health of one of Earth's most vital remaining wild areas. There are two court cases pending in Federal Court, either of which hold the possibility of shutting this logging down.
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Education & Youth : Environment & Food
Biscuit Logging Call to Action Video
08 Mar 2005
(Updated)
by
Justin
Old Growth Reserve Logging has begun on Fiddler timber sale unit 11 about 1 3/4 miles above the National Wild & Scenic Illinois River on the road to Babyfoot Lake (also known as the T.J. Howell Memorial Botanical Drive).
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