November 2007 - Page 3 of 3

Citizen Diplomacy of Women: The New Cycle Begins

Rene Wadlow November 7, 2007 Rene Wadlow

On 31 October 2000, the UN Security Council adopted unanimously Resolution 1325 (2000) urging "Member States to ensure increased representation of women at all decision-making levels in national, regional and international institutions and mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts." Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was the first time that the UN Security Council acknowledged that women play a key role in promoting sustainable peace and stressed the participation of women in peace processes from the prevention of conflict, to negotiations, to post-war reconstruction and reconciliation.

Support Independent Media – Contribute to Toward Freedom!

Robin Lloyd November 5, 2007 Robin Lloyd

Dear Toward Freedom Supporter,

It's a rough road in the independent media world, and it's recently gotten bumpier. Corporate media has become even more centralized with the purchase of The Wall Street Journal by Rupert Murdoch. New FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has promised to bring about a drastic relaxation of media ownership regulations in the coming months. Meanwhile, a handful of leading progressive publications closed down last year for financial reasons. It's now more important than ever to support the independent media you rely on for progressive news you don't hear from the mainstream.

Republican Suppression of the First Amendment

George L. Darley Jr. November 5, 2007 George L. Darley Jr.

Congress created The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in 1967. It is a private, non-profit organization that funds over 1,000 public television and radio stations in the U.S. using an annual appropriation from Congress. The CPB also funds producers, educators and technology specialists for the development of new public television and radio programming and new media.

Africa Today: Information and Analysis

Libero Della Piana November 5, 2007 Libero Della Piana

Africa is the least understood continent among the US people. This ignorance is largely due to racism and the legacy of slavery. Of course, it is also due to the racist inattention by the media and US foreign policy, which is in equal measures dismissive and scandalizing. But things are changing. There is a new interest in Africa among the US public today and a new focus in government policy.