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, native tribes and environmentalists opposed the measure.   Turning back to her first passion, social justice and the plight of women, Barlow said she discovered during her research that access to clean water can’t be separated from human rights issues and, more specifically, the issue of women’s rights.  One issue, she said, can’t be solved without addressing the other.“If a woman has to walk for miles to clean water, or any water, it affects the health of her family and their general welfare,” she

States as well. I was a Recruitment Officer, worked on Human Rights issues, with International Organizations, and I spent one year on Capitol Hill working first for a Senator and then for a Congressman. I also spent an academic year at Harvard University and another at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington D.C. I am currently stationed in Washington DC working for the second time in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs. The “Asian Century” and China’s Rise I think this

world markets and being used in third world countries, so developed countries do not have to bear the burden of contamination, exploitation and overuse. It is becoming a privatized commodity. Barlow told symposium attendees of struggles in Bolivia, where corporations purchased water rights and sold access to water to who could pay, she said. The struggle centered on access to clean water to live as a basic human right. She recalled what an activist told her when asked why fight for such a cause

difficulties and challenges through learning, the conference is the annual gathering of the Transformative Learning Network (TLN), an organization that aims to create opportunities for scholars and practitioners to present ideas, research and case studies regarding transformative learning. TLN defines transformative learning as “a living theoretical discipline which seeks to discover and explain how learning engages individuals so that they grow, evolve, and progress and in so doing engage human systems in

university is uniquely situated to bring perspective—depth, breadth, and dimension—to a present-day crisis, whatever that crisis might be. COVID 19 has upended almost every aspect of human life and presented all of us with a range of challenges that were unimaginable a year ago. These include challenges to our health and wellbeing, our livelihoods, education, housing, global supply chains, our complacency around equity and access, to name a few. At PLU we have the capacity to tap colleagues that are not

February 22, 2008 Wang Center honors China Partners Network The Wang Center for International Programs honored China Partners Network with its Peace Builder Award during the February 2008 symposium “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations.” The award recognizes “global bridge builders who exemplify hope for humanity, whose lives are centered on a vision of the just and good, who have demonstrated that they will not be defeated by difficult circumstances, and who affirm the

attention to this,” he said. Citing the lives and writings of civil rights and religious activists such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez, O’Brien noted that all three men spoke out against wrongs they saw in their worlds. Christians and non-Christians alike must put aside an “us and them” mentality and reach out to those who suffer – be they human, or the other creatures that share this world, he said. “The basis for peace is respecting all creatures,” said O’Brien

April 19, 2010 Claim: A carbon tax will reduce pollution In general, a tax on an action induces people to do less of the action. A “carbon tax” would raise the price of consuming goods like fossil fuels that cause carbon dioxide emissions, thus giving incentive to consume less of these. No one likes higher prices. But we as a society pay the cost of polluting emissions in other ways. Using less fossil fuel, for example, would not only reduce carbon dioxide emissions implicated in global climate

Post-Intelligencer stories. That’s certainly no longer the case.) Since then, of course, the world has taken notice of the Gates Foundation’s rapidly expanding leadership on many fronts of global health. It should be noted, however, that not everybody has been happy to ascribe to Gates the reinvigoration of this once-neglected field in human health. Many old-time public health warriors at the WHO, UNICEF and elsewhere resented this “billionaire geek” coming in to shake things up on their turf. Sure

a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free and open to the public. It will provide information about local sustainable services and products, including transportation alternatives, green construction, energy conservation and alternative energy sources, waste minimization and recycling, and global climate change initiatives. The event will feature an array of speakers and exhibitors. Those scheduled to speak include the group Bridging Urban Gardens Sustainably (BUGS) to discuss community gardens in Tacoma, and