Kalpana and the Jumma women’s movement today
Feminist researcher Bina D’Costa and I were recently discussing a range of obstacles faced by the Jumma [1] women’s movement as well as all indigenous women’s movement today. D’Costa observed that one of the challenges that confront women’s political activism and rights based movements is to forge meaningful alliances and re-build linkages with indigenous human [...]
Ethnic Based Federalism and why …… (VIDEO)
People are again back in streets shouting slogans of ethnic based federalism. Perhaps, it has just been weeks in scenario of the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly that was nominated by the people and within weeks political puppets are on streets demanding need of ethnic based federalism. To understand the need of federalism we have [...]
Father’s the Cornerstone of the Family
I came across this quote this morning and it truly summed up all one should say on a day, such as today-Father’s Day; A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. Author Unknown Today many fathers woke to smiling children excited to give them their special [...]
Understanding Ozone Layer Geoengineering
Stratospheric ozone depletion from eruption of large volcanoes in South America is likely, given their ability to release huge amounts of bromine –- an Ozone Depleting Substance, (ODS) — into the atmosphere. This awareness recently came from a study of chemicals released from 14 large volcanoes in Nicaragua over the past 70,000years. The study is [...]
Newsflash: Dutch liberals want to cut € 3 billion in foreign aid
The Dutch liberals (VVD) want to cut three billion euros in development aid, from € 4.4 billion euros to € 1.4 billion per year. The money which stays available for foreign aid, must be spent on emergencies and typical Dutch areas like flood protection, agriculture and the fight against HIV. Earlier this year, PVV leader [...]
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