Iraq has just become the first country to make the endangered cultural sites list. That is, the ENTIRE FUCKING COUNTRY. Not just a few monuments or places. This is unprecendented.
Givent that Iraq is the geographical location for one of the oldest civilisations in the whole world, and home to many historically significant [...]
WorldChanging has this extremely interesting story. So the heads of the 12 biggest companies in the United Kingdom can figure out that climate change is a) not bullshit b) something worth worrying about and c) something definitely worth planning around and they’re calling on the Government to do something about it! I wonder [...]
After the fun of last week and Rod being quoted as saying
“The Chinese Government needs to understand that they are in New Zealand, not Tiananmen Square,” Mr Donald said. “We’re a democracy, not a police state.”
Guyon Espiner has gone out of his way to prove Rod’s point about the Police State in China and has [...]
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Today the Greens held a silent protest to mark the arrival at Parliament of Mr Wu Bangguo, the chair of China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
Rod was on the forecourt holding a Tibetan flag in solidarity with the people of Tibet. The Chinese security tried to get the New [...]
It was out of it last week, I was out on the street helping with the Trans-Tasman Green campaign to lobby the Japanese to pull their heads in over their push to increase their ’scientific’ whaling take. And all these people told me that ‘Save The Whales’ was such an old slogan and we [...]
So Brazil just had the second highest year of rainforest deforestation so the Green Party representatives resigned in disgust.
Repra-fuckin-zent
The women of Kuwait have just won the right to vote and stand in elections. Despite fierce opposition naturally.
Good to hear. Big ups to all the choice chicks that would have worked unbelievably hard and copped tons of crap for making this happen.
Chur!
The Herald is reporting a story about the collapse of the war on drugs in Columbia. Well duh, anyone who has spent 10 minutes learning about the corrupt situation in Columbia would know that there are some serious issues that need dealing with between the government and the drug cartels before any ‘war on [...]
Firstly, looked at Cam’s blog yet? He’s slowly meandering his way home now (via beautiful scenic ocean and mountain roads - bastard) and should be back by the end of the week.
Watching the trip from this end has been a pretty humblimg experience. When he first got there, the majority of the photos were of [...]
I must have picked up some new readers recently as the stats are picking up nicely. So for you newbies, read WorldChanging now and every day from now on. If you’re a greeny hippy you’ll love it and if you’re not you might be able to pull your head out your ass for [...]
Friend sent me this (sorry don’t know source)
German police puzzled by Bush poo-flags
Poo Baffles German Police
Police in Germany are hunting pranksters who have been sticking miniature flag portraits of US President George W. Bush into piles of dog poo in public parks. Josef Oettl, parks administrator for Bayreuth, said: This has been going on for [...]
I posted last month about Nike doing the ‘look we’re sustainable!’ thing. And I read through frogblog that Salient pitted the left against the right on boycotting product from sweatshops. Good to see that the questions are being asked in more and more public forums.
But it’s not good enough to say ‘don’t buy [...]
A very dear friend of mine is on a plane today to go to Aceh to work with Caritas for two and a half weeks. He has set up a blog to document his travels and will hopefully be posting reasonably frequently. He will also be posting up photos. For those regular [...]
So last week the Jakarta Post ran this story:
Separatist protest mars Susilo visit to NZ
Rendi A.Witular, The Jakarta Post, Wellington
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began his two-day visit on Wednesday to New Zealand aimed at boosting trade and regional security, amid two separatist protests against Indonesia that marred his arrival.
During their talks, Susilo and New Zealand [...]
Rod's call for the NZ cricket team to boycott Zimbabwe is picking up steam, and seems to have quite a broad level of support (although I understand that there's a few Green cricket fans who are slightly miffed…). NRT has some good lobbying suggestions if you agree.
Demonstrate your inner softie
For those of you who can only go to protests if it's about something warm and fluffy…
Protest Against The Canadian Seal Hunt
This week, hundreds of thousands of baby seals will be clubbed, shot and skinned by canadian fisherman eager to make a profit by selling their fur. Most of the seals are [...]
DPF agrees with the Greens, and doesn't even try to disguise the fact ;o)
I for one, was pleased to see Rod's call for a boycott. It's been ages since we've participated in a good ol fashioned sporting boycott protest. Aah, they don't do nostalgia like they used to…
Oh yeah, and it's a good [...]
So Nandor and Rod decided that they would welcome the President of Indonesia to Parliament by standing on the steps next to the red carpet with an Acheh flag and a West Papua flag. They weren't going to say anything or try and hug him or anything silly. Just a quiet, civilised, non-violent [...]
Alternet is reporting High Times return to being a cannabis focussed magazine.
Good thing I reckon. They had this whole rebrand attempt to try and focus on general civil liberties/rights rather than just cannabis prohibition related issues. I think this is sensible. I'm not the most regular reader of High Times but when [...]
Funny thing about fog, it usually makes me rather sentimental for those early mornings in Hamilton when you’re riding to school, and then arriving so saturated, you may as well of swam to school. But when you’re sitting in an airport waiting for the fog to lift long enough to get a flight, it [...]
