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Obama v. Cognitive Bias

06-02-2009 12:11 | Anti-racism | Education | Social Struggles | World

A study was recently published "showing that a performance gap between African-Americans and whites on a 20-question test administered before Mr. Obama’s nomination all but disappeared when the exam was administered after his acceptance speech and again after the presidential election." Earlier researchers had "assembled university students with identical SAT scores and administered tests to them, discovering that blacks performed significantly poorer when asked at the start to fill out a form identifying themselves by race. The researchers attributed those results to anxiety that caused them to tighten up during exams in which they risked confirming a racial stereotype."

Around the Campaigns Friday 6th February 2009

Leila, Soorena and Danoushm, on plane, off plane, back in Yarl's Wood
I can't believe what I'm writing here, but at 25 to six, twenty minutes after the plane should have gone, I had a phone call from Sourena on his phone. I couldn't hear a word he was saying, so asked if I could speak to someone with him. An officer said they were being removed from the plane and taken back to Yarl's Wood, and that's where they are today.

Having just spoken to Leila’s legal representative this morning he says the Home Office are ‘livid’ at what happened and want the flight rescheduling asap. It’s all still hanging on a thread…. He has spoken to Sourena. Evidently, all three of them were separated either in transit, for the flight or both, we are not sure – including 18 month old Sourena being separated from his mother! That is absolutely outrageous! Danoushm is still traumatized this morning, we hear. Sourena has scratches on his face. This is completely inhumane! Thanks to all who faxed/phoned on family's behalf.
Phil Townend
Leila, Soorena and Danoushm belong to Halifax

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine103/Leila.html

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No Borders Gaza! - an urgent call to No Borders Networks from Gaza

06-02-2009 10:57 | Migration | Palestine | World

We call on social movements, particularly No Borders networks, and people of conscience to target Israeli and Egyptian embassies, institutions, and corporations. Particularly in the coming days of intensified border closure, we must work to pressure both governments to abide by international law and open Gaza for the free movement of aid, goods and people.

Conscientious Duty

06-02-2009 09:58 | World

"Bankrupt Bailed Out Banks Rewarding Staff for the Destruction of their Financial Institutions"

Tax Payers Alliance - helping the rich on your behalf

06-02-2009 09:58 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

When the Tax Payers Alliance refuse to condemn tax dodging by rich people and corporations, they're acting in the interests of the super-rich. This is strange since, it is because the wealthy dodge tax that ordinary taxpayers have to pay more taxes than they otherwise would do.

Slow Resettlement for Palestinian-Iraqi Refugees

The start of 2009 offers little hope to the residents of Al Tanf, a refugee camp on the Syrian-Iraqi border housing over 700 Palestinians who had fled persecution in Iraq. No country has given any concrete pledge to take any of the refugees for resettlement in 2009, leaving them to battle the cold desert weather this winter with more despair than ever.

Swedish Students Throw Shoes and Books at the Israeli Ambassador

06-02-2009 00:56 | University Occupations for Gaza | Palestine | World

Outrageous behavior of Swedish students towards the respected Israeli Ambassador to Sweden.

The Imperial Obama is Frustrated on Zimbabwe

05-02-2009 23:44 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

In the face of African Union support for the new arrangement in Zimbabwe, the Obama administration has very reluctantly retreated from its hyper-aggressive posture. President Obama will soon begin to justify U.S. military intervention on broad "humanitarian" grounds - a cynical game of words to mask the same crimes as George Bush's so-called "democratic" interventions.

The War on Terror is a Hoax

05-02-2009 22:18 | Iraq | Palestine | Terror War | World

According to US government propaganda, terrorist cells are spread throughout America, making it necessary for the government to spy on all Americans and violate most other constitutional protections. Among President Bush’s last words as he left office was the warning that America would soon be struck again by Muslim terrorists.

Environmentalist Sentenced to 21 years as a "Terrorist"

05-02-2009 21:38 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Environmentalist Sentenced to 21 Years as a “Terrorist”; Violent Racists Receive Half That
By Will Potter

Change the Lobby

One cannot emphasize enough the stranglehold Israel's lobbying infrastructure has on US foreign policy. The events of recent weeks undoubtedly attest to this. 'The special relationship' that has been historically fostered between the US and Israel in fact, is often a relationship of leverage, manipulation and intimidation, and often leads to the US supporting actions or resolutions that stand at complete odds with the interests of the American people.

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Obama: Release Binyam, Stop Torture Cover-Up - Demo Friday, 6pm, US embassy

05-02-2009 21:09 | Terror War | World

US torture and British complicity in it has been in the headlines this week, along with government cover-ups on both sides of the Atlantic, in light of the urgent case of former London resident and current Guantánamo detainee Binyam Mohamed.

Please join us for a demonstration on Friday, 6 February, from 6-7pm, outside the US embassy, Grosvenor Square, London. W1A 1AE (nearest tube: Bond Street / Marble Arch).

The Other Side of Gaza

The Israelis invaded Gaza the day I went on leave. My Blackberry started buzzing with messages, and did not let up for 22 days. One of my contacts in Gaza City SMSed me on the first night of bombing: ``WE R NOT ALONE. ALLAH + US. 3 YEARS SIEGE. WE STILL STRONG.''

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Valentine's Mass Demonstration against Carmel-Agrexco

The Boycott Israeli Goods (BIG) campaign and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) will hold a mass picket at the depot of the Israeli state export company on Saturday February 7th at 12pm.

If the Pope Changes His Mind…

Does that mean he's imperfect? Or that God is imperfect? We've all probably addressed the issue of whether an omnipotent being can change its mind about something, but let's get down to Earth for a moment and address the issue of whether Catholics or anyone should give any respect or deference to a religious idol in the flesh who claims to be the spokesperson for God, but who, from generation to generation, and even within the same tenure, changes his mind on issues due to political and public pressure. In other words, the Pope is and should be treated only as the equivalent of a Prime Minister of a tiny little, but very influential, country tucked away in Rome. So, why do people give him so much credit where it's clearly not due?

Off Balance Among the Hungry in Haiti

This morning one of my favorite blogs made me stop and think. I like “No Impact Man” for a lot of reasons, and it’s the only blog that I get delivered to my email. The author is a father in New York City, and he is taking part in a great experiment to prove that anyone anywhere can reduce his or her impact on the environment. Today he suggested that “it might be fun if we all--the entire community on this blog--weighed in and told each other something they've seen or an experience they've had or someone they love that makes them feel like they don't want to change a thing.”

A Life On The Run

05-02-2009 20:13 | Education | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

New book describes young man's flight from war torn Africa. His hopelessness, refugee camps and eventual escape to the West.

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Strathclyde University Gaza occupation wins demands

Students who were, until this afternoon, occupying the McCance building at Strathclyde have today won some concessions and guarantees from the university.

Affectionate racism?

Having flicked on the TV over breakfast this morning, I was subjected to the somewhat absurd spectacle of BBC 1 controller Jay Hunt debating the meaning of the word "golliwog", and whether or not it's racist, with the morning news presenters.T he reason for this, of course, was the row over Carol Thatcher's sacking from The One Show for using the word to describe a black tennis player off-air. Hunt pulled out the dictionary definition, which was similar to this definition I just found online – "A doll fashioned in grotesque caricature of a Black male", so any argument for it not being racist was quickly put to bed (and if you want any further evidence, the fourth Google result for "golliwog" involves the BNP trying to argue that banning golliwog dolls is political correctness gone mad).

Manchester airport: emissions cleared for take-off

Manchester City Council announced their 'Call to Action' on climate change last month, which plans to reduce the City's emissions by one third by 2020. Great! we thought: the Council owns 55% of Manchester Airport Group (MAG), so surely this 'Call to Action' would see the Airport's emissions reduce as well? Alas no: the Council simply washed their hands of this issue.

World Newswire Archive

Obama v. Cognitive Bias

Around the Campaigns Friday 6th February 2009

No Borders Gaza! - an urgent call to No Borders Networks from Gaza

Conscientious Duty

Tax Payers Alliance - helping the rich on your behalf

Slow Resettlement for Palestinian-Iraqi Refugees

Swedish Students Throw Shoes and Books at the Israeli Ambassador

The Imperial Obama is Frustrated on Zimbabwe

The War on Terror is a Hoax

Environmentalist Sentenced to 21 years as a "Terrorist"

Change the Lobby

Obama: Release Binyam, Stop Torture Cover-Up - Demo Friday, 6pm, US embassy

The Other Side of Gaza

Valentine's Mass Demonstration against Carmel-Agrexco

If the Pope Changes His Mind…

Off Balance Among the Hungry in Haiti

A Life On The Run

Strathclyde University Gaza occupation wins demands

Affectionate racism?

Manchester airport: emissions cleared for take-off

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