says an investigation by ActionAid into the activities of the world’s biggest platinum mining company. The ActionAid report details how the local Bapedi community have lost access to their main means of livelihood – land and a safe water supply.
says an investigation by ActionAid into the activities of the world’s biggest platinum mining company. The ActionAid report details how the local Bapedi community have lost access to their main means of livelihood – land and a safe water supply.
Poor African farmers who export their produce by air, or Western consumers who care about the environmental impact of ‘food miles’? The UK’s Soil Association is beginning a debate to decide if air miles should stop producers earning coveted organic certification for their produce. Kenya’s organic produce industry has described the possible move as ‘just another’ non-tariff trade barrier.
Swedish scientists have found trangenic oilseed rape plants still growing in a field despite a decade of intensive efforts to remove them. “We should assume that GM organisms cannot be confined, and ask instead what will become of them when they escape.” said Prof Mark Westoby. “The government must now tear up its weak proposals for the ‘coexistence’ of GM with organic and conventional crops, and put in place tough rules that protect GM-free food and farming.” said FoE. FSA declares GM rice unsafe
- so say unofficial results leaked from the ZANU-PF and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZEC, command centres. At the same time commentators say it would be something of a miracle if Mugabe and his party had secured the victory, given more than 85 per cent unemployment, serious food shortages and a collapsed health delivery system.
The recent uprisings against Chinese rule in Tibet, India and Nepal are the largest Tibetan political demonstrations since 1989. You can take a stand against the violent response by Chinese authorities by signing the AVAAZ petition to Chinese President Hu Jintao
You can speak up about the Tibet Crisis by:
As London moves closer to local elections, the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight has launched a campaign to celebrate the city’s diversity, and defeat the British National Party’s efforts to get representation on local councils.
You can follow the campaign and get involved by visiting the website and signing their pledge of support.
After the successful Camp for Climate Action and Global Day of Action, now's a good time to check out the updated edition of Kate Evans' cartoon book Funny Weather, available online or in print.
And if you thought the flash mob, where lots of people come together to do something apparently spontaneously, was an internet phenomenon that's already died, check out the latest action to Stop Airport Expansion on 27 March.
With the help of masterful disguises, the Stop the War Coalition marked this year’s anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by calling for Blair and Brown to be put on trial for War Crimes.
- Despite last year’s Courtauld Commitment by easter egg manufacturers to a 5 per cent reduction in the amount of packaging, some of the eggs on offer this year are so over-packaged that the chocolate makes up less than 10 per cent of the volume of their wrapping, with names such as Nestlé, Cadbury and Green & Black’s among the chief offenders.
“He hates that we celebrate each other’s heritage; he hates that we try to pass on a healthy environment to our children; he hates that we look after our most vulnerable neighbours; and most of all he hates that we all expect to share in our city’s financial success. And if he’s elected he will do his best to destroy all of that.” Green party Mayoral candidate, Sian Berry calls on progressive Londoners to come out and vote against Boris Johnson’s reactionary programme.
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