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Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday evening warned that his country will not tolerate the continuing rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
Throughout the day, at least 16 rockets fired by Gazan militants landed in southern Israel, injuring an elderly woman and further rattling the Egypt-brokered five-month-old ceasefire between Israel and Gazan militant groups.Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday evening warned that his country... more
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The decision by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to hold an interfaith conference under the auspices of the United Nations is bold, courageous and potentially far-reaching.
To many people, especially in the West, his initiative may seem unremarkable. In fact, it is a major step forward in the long march to a relationship between Islam and other faiths that is not one of confrontation or distrust but of peaceful co-existence.
King Abdullah is not only the ruler of Saudi Arabia. He is the keeper of the two Holy Mosques, the religious sites at Mecca and Medina which, together with Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, constitute three of the leading holy places of Islam. He is also the leader of a nation that critics say has been slow to modernize, with fraught consequences for the rest of the world. But King Abdullah's decision to offer the hand of friendship and mutual respect to other religions by initiating the conference, which began Wednesday, has big implications - as the criticism of his initiative from some corners of the Islamic world indicates.The decision by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to hold an interfaith conference under... more
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Tillie Black Bear is the Ex. Dir. and a founder (31 years ago) of the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, Inc. (WBCWS) serving the Lakota Sioux Rosebud Reservation in Mission, SD
She spoke to the Northern Michigan University 2008 Uniting Neighbors in the Experience of Diversity (UNITED) Conference on Sept. 23, 2008.
With traditional sage burning, Black Bear sings as she and the crowd face the four directions - West, North, East, South and honor the Sky and Earth. Her visit was coordinated by the NMU Center for Native American Studies and the non-profit Turtle Island Project (TIP) in Munising, MI. The TIP has held several concerts and other events to raises funds for the WBCWS. TIP Dir. Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard travels several times a year to the Rosebud Reservation. Black Bear was greeted by Dr. Judith Puncochar, NMU Professor & an organizer of the annual UNITED Conference. Tillie Black Bear was introduced by Grace Chaillier, an NMU Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Center for Native American Studies and registered member of the Sicangu Lakota band of the Rosebud Sioux.
Black Bear is a member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation/Rosebud Sioux Tribe and a leading expert on violence against women and children. She's a founding mother of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) and a founder of the South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SDCADV&SA). She's the first woman of color to chair NCADV and is on the SDCADV&SA Board of Directors.
Black Bear is on the advisory board of National Sexual Assault Resource Center, Pennsylvania and a past member of the professional advisory board of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Austin, TX. Black Bear received the 1988 U.S. Department of Justice award for work with crime victims and is one of President Bush’s 1989 “Points of Light”.
Black Bear is one of 10 people recognized as a founder of the domestic violence movement in the U.S. at the 1999 Millennium Conference on Domestic Violence in Chicago, IL; received an Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award in 2000 by President Clinton and was a recipient of the first annual LifeTime Achievement Award from LifeTime Television. She is one of 21 Leaders for the 21st Century award by Women’s eNews in 2004. She received a 2005 award from NOW & is retired from Sinte Gleska University as a part-time instructor in Human Services; Casey Foundation as a licensed foster parent. She's a teacher of 13 years including a course on cross-cultural ministry at Catholic Theological Union through Shalom Ministries in Chicago, IL. Black Bear and colleague Sally Roesch Wagner, Ph.D. have completed a poster series on Lakota women elders on each of the nine Dakota/Lakota Nations in South Dakota entitled: Lakota Women – Keepers of the Nation. She organizes workshops on issues of Racism and Cultural Diversity, is a therapist, certified school counselor, administrator, college instructor and comptroller. She holds a Master of Art (1974) from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD; Bachelor of Science (1971), Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD. She has served on the St. Francis Indian School Board of Directors, St. Francis, SD; and Sinte Gleska University Board of Regents, Mission, SD. Black Bear is single mother of 3 girls, grandmother of thirteen and survivor of domestic violence.
NMU Center for Native American Studies
www.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies
nasa@nmu.edu
April Lindala, Director
906-227-1397
Grace Chaillier, NMU Professor
WBCWS
www.wbcws.org
Javier H. Alegree, WBCWS Public Relations Specialist
605-856-2317
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sicangu Lakota
www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov
UNITED
www.nmu.edu/UNITED
Turtle Island Project Munising, MI
Co-founders Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard, Rev. Dr. George Cairns
http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv
www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse
www.myspace.com/TurtleIslandProject
TurtleIslandProject@charter.netTillie Black Bear is the Ex. Dir. and a founder (31 years ago) of the White Buffalo... more
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Colbert is a genius. Opposite and complementary to the heavy hitters that Stewart has on "The Daily Show" like former Prime Minister Tony Blair or former President Bill Clinton, Colbert brings on subtly subversive artists and intellectuals like Jackson Brown, New York Times business columnist Joe Nocera and this gem of an interview with long time political activist, Princeton professor, musician and author Dr. Cornel West, ostensibly about his book "Hope on a tightrope," although the book may not even come out until November.
You don't hear political poetry, at least not in mainstream discourse; you rarely hear a rhythmic, stream of consciousness analysis of our current political situation. Community organization, in its highest form, is never limited to political values, but interweaves a communities needs for self expression and justice. Dr. West is the embodiment that fusion and Colbert's support for Dr. West's expressive, just agenda is something i wish we saw more of.
Its not directly obvious how art and expression affects our lives, and yet its persistence ought to make it clear.Colbert is a genius. Opposite and complementary to the heavy hitters that Stewart has... more
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Let us accept as a given the realist view that in international politics states are chiefly interested in their own security...
Let us accept as a given the realist view that in international politics states are... more
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Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson walking along a street in West Hollywood, July 30 :: CELEBRITIES.2ESS.COMLindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson walking along a street in West Hollywood,... more
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An interesting report from the UK Government today encourages a dialogue to open up between the West and Hamas. Is this forward thinking or appeasement? You decide
An interesting report from the UK Government today encourages a dialogue to open up... more
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According to a new study, global warming could lead to larger changes in snowmelt in the western United States than was previously thought, possibly increasing wildfire risk and creating new water management challenges for agriculture, ecosystems and urban populations.According to a new study, global warming could lead to larger changes in snowmelt in... more
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Early this afternoon, anonymous sources close to the Westside Connection camp revealed that Ice Cube has revealed to his inner-circle that famed trio Westside Connection will return after several years of hiatus.
Although not confirmed by either party, further details said that estranged member Mack 10 would be replaced by none other than Compton rapper The Game. Both are Blood affiliates in the group, formed in 1995 that featured Crip and Blood members.
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http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7316Early this afternoon, anonymous sources close to the Westside Connection camp revealed... more
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Africa is among 'the continents least responsible for climate change and is also least able to afford the costs of adaptation,' says an official at an environment conference.Africa produces a tiny fraction of the world's greenhouse gases but is particularly vulnerable to the effects of global warming, U.N. environmental experts said Tuesday at a conference of African environment ministers here.
Some of those present had harsh words for the developed world, in particular the United States, the largest producer of greenhouse gases. They said industrialized nations are pressing Africans to reduce gas emissions while not doing enough themselves.Computer models project major changes in precipitation patterns on the continent, which could lead to food shortages and increased desertification," says a United Nations Environment Program report released at the conference. "Yet on the whole, African nations lack the resources and technology to address such changes."
Africa, which produces less than 4% of global greenhouse gases, has seen glaciers shrink and lakes evaporate. Poor environmental practices on the continent, including deforestation in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, are complicating the challenges Africa will face as global warming undermines agriculture and leads to further desertification and erosion.
"Africa is one of the continents least responsible for climate change and is also least able to afford the costs of adaptation," said South African Environment Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk. "Africa will remain vulnerable even if, globally, emissions peak and decline in the next 10 to 15 years."
He said developed nations should not demand that Africa reduce greenhouse emissions by 50% by 2020, as many have done, unless they are willing to commit to cutting their own emissions by 25% to 40%.Africa is among 'the continents least responsible for climate change and is also... more
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Four Texas metropolitan areas were among the biggest population gainers as Americans continued their trend of moving to the Sun Belt in 2006 and 2007, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates to be released Thursday.
Dallas-Fort Worth added more than 162,000 residents between July 2006 and July 2007, more than any other metro area. Three other Texas areas -- Houston, Austin and San Antonio -- also cracked the top 10.
Atlanta saw the second-largest population jump with just over 151,000 new residents. Phoenix, Arizona, was third with more than 132,000, and was followed by Houston, Texas; Riverside, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Austin, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada and San Antonio, Texas.Four Texas metropolitan areas were among the biggest population gainers as Americans... more
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Dr. Donda West, author, manager and mother to Grammy-award winning Kanye West, died Saturday in Los Angeles. While the cause of death for the retired English professor was not known at press time for this article, unconfirmed reports are coming out saying that she passed while under the knife, getting a tummy tuck & boob job.Dr. Donda West, author, manager and mother to Grammy-award winning Kanye West, died... more
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