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Chevron's Amazon Abu Ghraib

amazonwatch — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:32:28 -0700

The largest oil-related environmental disaster in the world - Chevron dumped over 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Now they are trying to hide their disaster and launching public relations campaigns about "human energy". The truth is Chevron's actions cause death, cancer, birth defects, miscarriages and the worst oil related destruction of the Amazon. They damage is estimate at up to $16 billion. Chevron can't hide its actions any longer and should pay up. Visit www.chevrontoxico.com for more information and to take action.

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Justicia Now

Mofilms — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:55:35 -0700

Justicia Now! is a documentary about Chevron
Texaco's toxic legacy in the Northern Ecuadorian region of the Amazon rainforest - and a courageous group of people called Los Afectados (The Affected Ones) who are seeking justice for the ensuing cancer, sickness and death in the largest environmental class action lawsuit in history. Appearances by Daryl Hannah and Stuart Townsend.

hail of words - "Ráfaga de palabras"

maria posse — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:25:33 -0700

The members of a real gang in Cartagena, Colombia use the power of lyrics and words in rap and music as a way to express themselves. Behind violence relies the spirit of music and art.

Pobreza en Latino América y el Caribe

IPPF-WHR — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:37:40 -0700

El 43% de la población de América Latina y el Caribe vive en condiciones de pobreza. Con frecuencia, la región de América Latina y el Caribe es caracterizada en el mundo por sus altos niveles de inequidad social. La gente pobre, indígena y del medio rural carece de acceso a la satisfacción de sus necesidades más básicas, especialmente de acceso a los servicios de salud reproductiva. Al proporcionar servicios de salud a las poblaciones más vulnerables, incluidas las mujeres, ayudamos a mejorar el bienestar comunitario y contribuimos a la reducción de la pobreza en la región.

43% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean live in poverty

IPPF-WHR — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:35:30 -0700

As a service provider committed to guaranteeing sexual and reproductive rights, a significant component of IPPF’s work focuses on ensuring that all people have access to health services and information of the highest quality. Latin America and the Caribbean is frequently characterized by the highest levels of social inequality in the world. Poor, rural, and indigenous people lack access to the most basic needs, in particular reproductive health services.

Mulheres da Via Campesina são fortemente reprimidas no Sul do Brasil (Parte 2 de 2)

mateus.flores — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:04:18 -0800

Mulheres da Via Campesina são fortemente reprimidas no Sul do Brasil (Parte 1 de 2)

mateus.flores — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:01:16 -0800

Firmas por Jorge julio Lopez

apoyojuicios — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:31:51 -0800

Hace ya muchos MESES que secuestraron a Jorge Julio López, un testigo clave en el juicio contra el comisario genocida argentino Miguel Etchetcolatz. Asociaciones, organizaciones, y ciudadanas/os de toda la comunidad internacional, que hemos vivido tan cercanamente el desgarro por los 30.000 desaparecidos, como también con los avances de la justicia que después de tantos años comienzan a alcanzarse por la lucha inclaudicable de los organismos de derechos humanos.

Police Brutality in Porto Alegre/Brasil

mateus.flores — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:47:52 -0800

Police brutality in Porto Alegre

Amazon Watch

amazonwatch — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:45:39 -0800

Amazon Watch works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights in the face of large-scale industrial development-oil and gas pipelines, power lines, roads, and other mega-projects.

Some of Amazon Watch's programs include: