Our campaign to keep "Fox News North" from getting special access to our cable fees is working! The media giant behind the project has launched a massive assault on Avaaz in response, including smear pieces and intimidation tactics -- threatening a lawsuit with a 24 hour deadline. Let's give them our answer by raising a large campaign fund to win the fight for Canadian media and democracy: In just 6 days, our petition to stop "Fox News North" from getting special access to our cable … [Read more...]
AVAAZ – “Fox News North”
September 9, 2010 by
Our campaign to keep "Fox News North" from getting special access to our cable fees is working! The media giant behind the project has launched a massive assault on Avaaz in response, including smear pieces and intimidation tactics -- threatening a lawsuit with a 24 hour deadline. Let's give them our answer by raising a large campaign fund to win the fight for Canadian media and democracy: In just 6 days, our petition to stop "Fox News North" from getting special access to our cable … [Read more...]
JOHANNESBURG – Antiretroviral Gel Lowers HIV Infection
August 28, 2010 by
Antiretroviral Gel Lowers HIV Infection and Offers Hope to Women JOHANNESBURG, 2010 (IPS) - When women from the predominantly rural Vulindela district in KwaZulu-Natal first began participating in an HIV-prevention trial many were unable to negotiate the use of condoms or even discuss safe sex with their partners. But as they used the discreet antiretroviral (ARV) microbicide gel, for the first time women - who bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic in Africa - were in control of an … [Read more...]
YOUNG WOMEN'S FORUM – Ines Alberdi, Dir. UNIFEM
August 26, 2010 by
Innovative Solutions... for Young Women’s Empowerment August 2010 Young Women’s Forum, World Youth Conference, León, Guanajuato, Mexico, 24 August 2010 This speech is available only in Spanish. Related Documents/Links Young Women’s Forum en es By Inés Alberdi, Executive Director, UNIFEM (part of UN Women) … [Read more...]
YOUNG WOMEN’S FORUM – Ines Alberdi, Dir. UNIFEM
August 26, 2010 by
Innovative Solutions... for Young Women’s Empowerment August 2010 Young Women’s Forum, World Youth Conference, León, Guanajuato, Mexico, 24 August 2010 This speech is available only in Spanish. Related Documents/Links Young Women’s Forum en es By Inés Alberdi, Executive Director, UNIFEM (part of UN Women) … [Read more...]
Prioritizing HIV/AIDS – USA
August 21, 2010 by
Continuing Our Commitment to Prioritizing HIV/AIDS National HIV/AIDS Strategy and a $30 million increase for State AIDS drug assistance programs to respond to the ongoing crisis States are facing in operating these essential programs. These resources come on top of proposed increases for HIV prevention and care at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that were included in the original budget submission. … [Read more...]
HAITI – Reconstruction Projects Approved
August 21, 2010 by
August 2010 Next wave of Haiti reconstruction projects approved UN seeks US$220 million to fund approved initiatives Port-au-Prince, Haiti — The Interim Haitian Recovery Commission (IHRC) today approved US$220 million worth of United Nations post-earthquake recovery projects in health, education, food security, job creation, rubble removal and reproductive health. The approval certifies that the projects are aligned with the Haitian Government’s national reconstruction plan and should … [Read more...]
Avaaz – Huge Win against Curruption in BRAZIL
August 2, 2010 by
Dear Friends, A massive online campaign by the Avaaz community in Brazil has just won a stunning victory against corruption. The "clean record" law was a bold proposal that banned any politician convicted of crimes like corruption and money laundering from running for office. With nearly 25% of the Congress under investigation for corruption, most said it would never pass. But after Avaaz launched the largest online campaign in Brazilian history, helping to build a petition of over 2 … [Read more...]
