We Failed to follow bombing rules - Pentagon

clipped from www.commondreams.org Villagers look for the bodies of victims of airstrikes under the rubble in destroyed mudbrick houses in the village of Garni in the western Farah state on May 5, 2009. US forces failed to follow procedures in carrying out deadly air strikes last month in western Afghanistan in an incident that killed dozens of civilians, the Pentagon said on Monday. (AFP/File)

Eco-Car Show in London, UK

Wandering up to City Hall on another Green Tour, we noticed the green, leafy park actually looked more like a car park. Then the penny dropped - Love London's off with a bang! Love London is London's annual green festival – three weeks of all kinds of activities, from workshops to help people make their communities greener, to recycled sculpture shows, to the World Naked Bike Ride

Investigating a little more, it turned out we'd chanced across the Revolve Eco-Rally, meaning every vehicle there was some kind of awesome, high-tech eco-vehicle.

clipped from www.changents.com All sorts of green cars – Love London festival's begun! Categories: electric cars, green technology, hydrogen fuel cells, love london, random spottings, sustainable transport Jun 9, 2009 12:54 pm

What of the Afghan children in the Obama Surge?

clipped from www.irinnews.org

Photo: Masoud Popalzai/IRIN

Twenty five percent of children in Afghanistan aged 7-14 are at risk of leaving school and drifting into exploitative work situations (file photo)

George Tiller Funeral Draws Protests but Ends Peacefully | CommonDreams.org

George Tiller Funeral Draws Protests but Ends Peacefully | CommonDreams.org

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Great Group and Message - Michael Franti & Spearhead

YELL FIRE!
Official Release Date: 2006
Label: Boo Boo Wax & Anti

In 2004 Michael Franti decided to ‘walk his talk’ and traveled to the war zones of Iraq, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This wasn’t a USO green zone sponsored visit – Franti and his team organized a trip that would take him to the core of the red-zoned, war torn neighborhoods of Baghdad, the West Bank and Gaza Strip with his guitar, video cameras and the intent to experience first hand the human cost of war. Out of this journey, Franti has created a compelling documentary film titled I Know I’m Not Alone and a searing, reflective new album of original songs titled Yell Fire! recorded in Kingston, Jamaica and Franti’s hometown of San Francisco, California.

clipped from www.spearheadvibrations.com ALL REBEL ROCKERS : AVAILABLE NOW Michael Franti and Spearhead return with their eagerly-awaited album, ALL REBEL ROCKERS

Human Trafficking Escalates as World Economy Plunges, UCLA International Institute

Human Trafficking Escalates as World Economy Plunges, UCLA International Institute

Rep. Honda on NBC discussing the Reuniting Families Act

Give a listen

Free Speech - Not when you threaten corporate courts and coal

One hand smudges the other, while the top of Old Smokey disappears to power Fox news Broadcasts?

clipped from blogs.wvgazette.com Mountaintop removal protesters Charles Suggs, Matt Noerpel, Joseph Gorman, Cassandra Rice and Matthew Louis-Rosenberg wait in the courtroom for Judge Burnside to come back with his ruling. Photo by Antrim Caskey. But, Burnside did say he would apply his injunction to future protesters who, while not named in any of the previous court papers, act in concert or in association with the protesters named in the injunction. It remains to be seen how broad that language will be once the judge enters a written order.

P.E.A.C.E OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO PORSCHA PARKER

Nice tribute to time for Peace - hope President Obama can live up to it.

The Grim Beat of Killing Goes On in Guatemala

Loving mercy and doing justice is no easy task in Guatemala - that's the reason so many have come to the US for safety.

clipped from globalvoicesonline.org One week after the murder of Rodrigo Rosemberg and the infamous video, as well as the subsequent protests dubbed the “white tsunami,” another violent murder took place in El Ixcál, Guatemala. Armed men intercepted the car carrying 5 missionaries on their way to a meeting. Shots rang out and a Congolese priest, the Rev. Jean Claude Nowama was seriously injured and a priest from the United States, the Rev. Lawrence Rosebaugh was killed. The incident brought an end to the life of Rosebaugh, who is best remembered as a champion of non-violence and peace during his years serving in Latin America. Photo of Father Lawrence Rosebaugh and used with permission by Pastoral Social del Ixcán

30% of Gaza farm land in "no man's free fire zone"

How many rights is it OK to violate and still get military aid fro the US? No limit, it seems, for Israel.

clipped from www.csmonitor.com On the edge of the buffer zone in the village of Khuzaa stands the rubble of a home destroyed in Israel's January assault on Hamas. A Khuzaa farmer who tried to return says he was shot in the hand. Erin Cunningham

No words

To describe how respect for life turns inside out when it becomes an ideology - there are no words.

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Slaughtering the Amazon and the Earth

When you lace up your favorite pair of shoes, you could unknowingly be unraveling the Amazon rainforest. It turns out leather coming from the Amazon rainforest is being used to make a number of consumer products, perhaps even the Nike, Adidas, Timberland, or Reebok shoes you're wearing right now.

Take Action NOW >> Tell Adidas, Nike and others that every step counts when it comes to saving the Amazon, so it’s time they step up.

clipped from gpeace.convio.net Our new report, Slaughtering the Amazon, tracks leather, beef, and other cattle products from ranches in the Amazon that are involved in illegal deforestation, slave labor, and abuses of Indigenous rights to a complex global supply chain that is laundering Amazon deforestation and feeding the demand for raw resources to make popular name brand products

The Jewish-Arab Peace Song (w/ English subtitles)

Even - grin - music can contribute to peace, if we let it.

Big Fed Raid in San Diego! Three (3) students deported!

Mr. President: who is in charge of Homeland Security? Surely not you or your Secretary!

What a shame!

clipped from immigrationimpact.com Photo by NeiTech. Three high school students were deported to Mexico last week when they were swept up in a Transportation Security Agency (TSA) raid at the Old Town transit center on their way to school in San Diego, California. Border Patrol confirmed that 21 people were detained. According to reports, TSA and Border Patrol agents inquired about the 16-year-old girl’s and two boys’, ages 15 and 17, residency status before taking them into custody and eventually deporting them. The teens were allowed to speak with their U.S.-based parents and Mexican Consulate officials before being deported.

Starting with the children - good start!

clipped from www.environmentohio.org   Bringing solar schools to Ohio What kind of potential does solar energy hold for our future? The sun provides the Earth with as much energy every hour as humanity uses every year.

Tell Chevron to shove it with their greenwashing ads!

clipped from truecostofchevron.com Send Chevron a Message Give Chevron CEO David O'Reilly and the Chevron Board of Directors a piece of your mind Message:

Fierce Light Trailer

Flow=Peace=Fiercelight :>)

World Day Against Child Labor

Time to change now!

clipped from www.ilo.org The World Day Against Child Labour will be celebrated on 12 June 2009. The World Day this year marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the landmark ILO Convention No. 182, which addresses the need for action to tackle the worst forms of child labour. Whilst celebrating progress made during the past ten years, the World Day will highlight the continuing challenges, with a focus on exploitation of girls in child labour.

President Obama Announces Supreme Court Nominee

Viva Obama - Viva Sotomayor - Viva America - Viva Latinas!