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March and Vigil in Solidarity with Wukan Village

Where 1pm Westlake rally/march 5:30 Hing Hay Park in the International District (corner of S. Maynard and King St. S) Description The people of Seattle support the people of Wukan in the struggle for economic justice. At the very moment you read this, our brothers and sisters in Wukan, a small village in the south [...]

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CLIMATE JUSTICE – Conversation over Coffee with Founders of Three Degrees Project

  Event Title & Host CLIMATE JUSTICE – Conversation over Coffee with Founders of Three Degrees Project Website http://students.washington.edu/cdfuw/… When? Wednesday, December 7th @ 5PM Where? Cafe Allegro, 2nd floor (4214 University Way Northeast, Seattle) Why? Learn about the work of two young pioneers connecting climate change and social justice – leveraging the law and [...]

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Unequal Infection: How Inequality Fuels the Global AIDS Pandemic

Unequal Infection: How Inequality Fuels the Global AIDS Pandemic

Event Title & Host Unequal Infection: Inequality & the Global AIDS Pandemic (feat. SCRIBES!) HOSTED by GLOBAL 99 and the Critical Development Forum Website http://students.washington.edu/cdfuw/2011/11/29/cdfg99-community-discussion-thursday-on-inequality-and-the-global-aids-pandemic/ When? Thursday, December 1st, 3:30-5:30PM Where? Smith Hall 120, University of Washington Seattle Why? Find out what INEQUALITY has to do with the global AIDS pandemic and how OCCUPY can [...]

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The Gates Foundation and Monsanto get Cozy in Africa

Our local philanthropic behemoth, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is certainly one of the strongest monetary forces for good in the world, especially for the poorest out there. However the business of international philanthropy is full of contracts, contracting, and some more contracts for the contractors, and is notably lacking oversight. Recently some local [...]

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A Shortcut for the Hungry, or Corporate Interest at Work?

Why are we so obsessed with shortcuts? Instead of eating right and exercising, we want to eat sugary foods and take diet suppressant pills. Instead of acknowledging that hard work is effective, we expect things to be handed to us. Instead of waiting 10 minutes for a bus, we drive our gas guzzler down the [...]

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