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Mass unemployment the “spectre at the G20 finance ministers feast”
Trade unions on the move for Rio+20 ACT NOW! Domestic workers – 12 by 12 START NOW! News Mass unemployment the “spectre at the G20 finance ministers feast” The international union movement said G20 Finance Ministers will fail their populations if they don’t take action to raise job creation and …
Philippines to Host 4th Annual Global CSR Summit 2012
Philippines to Host 4th Annual Global CSR Summit 2012 As Asia begins to lead the world as the main economic engine, issues that have become important include corporate ethics among executives, innovative and sustainable growth, integration and fair distribution of wealth among societies, and accelerating the rate of innovation in …
Towards a New Participatory Citizen Science Contract for Science Data Mining and Biobanking
Towards a New Participatory Citizen Science Contract for Science Data Mining and Biobanking Mainstream research should invite forms of participation that treat donors as citizens committed to achieving a public good, not as repositories of informatic gold, ripe for mining. Thanks to continually evolving network technology, participants could easily remain …
Wall Street’s Third Party
We at Ethical Markets share the American Prospect’s warning about this group, Americans Elect, which is parading as a democratic new form of digital democracy, but in reality is backed by secretive high-rollers in finance who have raise over $22 million to push their “faux progressive” platform. Hazel Henderson, Editor …
Money and Democracy Update
Issue #97 ? February 17, 2012 ?Money and Democracy Update? is Public Citizen?s weekly e-newsletter about the intersection of money and politics. It is part of our ongoing campaign to track the results of ? and ultimately overturn ? the U.S. Supreme Court?s reckless decision in Citizens United v. Federal …
Kosmos Gains Consultative Status at UN
Dear Kosmos Readers, Warm greetings to all who are serving the greater good…and there are so many of us now! We hope you will find this newsletter full of ideas on how you may be part of an ignited humanity – one already on the streets of cities worldwide, saying, …
Free online workshop on growing a Commons-inspired Occupy theory of a collective action
SPECIAL NOTICE In collaboration with the OWS Forum on the Commons in New York (Feb 16-18) http://makingworlds.wikispaces.com/home Free online workshop on growing a Commons-inspired Occupy theory of a collective action we’ve just opened a free online workshop on growing a Commons-inspired Occupy theory of a collective action, here: http://thefutureofoccupy.org/strategy-and-commons-workshop/ Occupy …
Come see Don Kraus Speak About Global Issues in Your State!
February 13, 2012 Come see Don Kraus Speak About Global Issues in Your State! CEO Don Kraus will speaking at three different campuses in Florida this week and speaking at each one. Topics range from gender based violence to the responsibility to protect and U.N. engagement with the world. Take …
How (r)evolution carries itself forward by the Working Groups of Occupy
Hello from the crew at FoO! Over the last month we’ve been reading, analyzing, and honing in on the most vibrant conversations taking place in the Working Groups. Our February issue, the ‘Focus on Working Groups’ presents you with a number of blogs and essays highlighting exciting strategic ideas, specific …