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    Campaign for largest petition in Canadian history
    Written by Ricken, Laryn, Anne-Marie, Iain and the Avaaz Canada team   
    Friday, 18 December 2009
    Enough is enough. As the world enters a desperate 36 hour effort to stop catastrophic global warming in Copenhagen, Canada is receiving the global "fossil award" for wrecking this crucial summit! And new leaked documents show that while the entire world is increasing cuts to carbon emissions, the government is rolling back ours.

    A massive national outcry forced Harper to stop blocking the Bali talks in 07. But Harper's friends in the oil companies know that Copenhagen is the make or break moment for climate. It will not be easy to win this time, but to save the planet and our country we have to.

    Let's mount a tidal wave of pressure on Harper with the largest petition in Canadian history - click below to sign, and forward this email to everyone. We have 36 hours:

    http://www.avaaz.org/en/harper_enough_is_enough
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    Understanding the Great Financial Crisis
    Contributed by John W. Warnock   
    Thursday, 17 December 2009

    Graphic by Bromley

    According to our political and business leaders, as well as the main stream media, the Great Financial Crisis of 2009 is ending. Green shoots of recovery are seen everywhere. But by now we all know that the key to preventing a depression has been the bailout of the large financial institutions by taxpayers. The U.S. government will run a deficit of $1.4 trillion this fiscal year. Stephen Harper's government will have a deficit of around $55 billion.

    But what is going to happen in 2010? How are governments going to pay for all this debt that they have created? Will there be rampant inflation? Governments can't just print money - except in Zimbabwe.

    Economists and other defenders of the status quo insist that the crisis was caused by bad investment decisions by individuals, corporations and financial institutions. This was particularly true in the housing market. They insist that there is nothing really wrong with the free market and free trade economy. But others want to know why the British and American governments were so committed to defending the big banks and doing so little for main street. This requires a deeper look at the cause of the financial and economic crisis.
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    Canada's speech at Copenhagen
    Written by Rosa Kouri   
    Friday, 18 December 2009
    While Harper was in Copenhagen tonight, he declined to present Canada's speech to the plenary (unlike many other world leaders), and sent Environment Minister Jim Prentice in his stead. There is nothing startling in this speech, and it includes many of the positions already identified in previous positions. It continues the language  of  synchronising Canada's efforts with the US, and maintaining a one-track approach (implying a new agreement rather than the Kyoto Protocol). Far as I can tell, there are no concrete tragets identified, no new financing commitments, or reference to emerging science.

    Read Rosa's full report and the text of the speech at http://www.adoptanegotiator.org/category/canada/
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    Canada racks up more Fossil of the Day awards
    Written by Climate Action Network   
    Saturday, 12 December 2009
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    Rosa's Day 5 report
    Written by Rosa Kouri   
    Saturday, 12 December 2009

    Bleary-eyed after a late night blogging, I dutifully hauled myself out of bed at 6:30 and crawled onto the special shuttle bus to the conference centre. I arrived just in time to make my way through UN security, sprint down the long halls to the Canadian public gallery, and arrive breathlessly in time for the 8:00 am public briefing. 

    Read Rosa's full post at adoptanegotiator.org

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    Rosa from Copenhagen
    Written by Rosa Kouri   
    Friday, 11 December 2009
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    Saskatoonians revive bed-in
    Written by The Better Good   
    Friday, 11 December 2009
    On Dec. 12, you are invited to join in the fun at The Better Good. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first bed-in held by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969.  The Better Good in conjunction with the Saskatoon Peace Coalition, will host its own bed-in to promote peace and awareness in Saskatoon.

    What is a Bed In? People sit in a bed as a non-violent way of protesting wars and promoting peace. Various people will be sitting in bed at The Better Good to promote peace to customers, passers-by and the media.  12 Days of Peacefulness will lead up to our Dec. 12 event featuring a Bed In, Mindfulness Walk for Peace, group singing of Give Peace a Chance and Yoga practice.

    The Bed-In will be held at 640 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. For more information contact Write Comment (0 Comments)
    Report from Copenhagen
    Written by Rosa Kouri   
    Thursday, 10 December 2009
    Lots of drama in the main plenary! I have to admit I'm a bit lost in it all. Yesterday, the small island nation of Tuvalu stuck it's neck out demanding a contact group to sort out the legal future of the Kyoto Protocol. Many countries supported them, others objected. The chair suspended those talks until a solution could be reached. There was an impromptu demonstration in the hallway to support the Tuvalu proposal.

    Read Rosa's full post at adoptanegotiator.com
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    Writing for Rights in Saskatchewan
    Written by Trish Elliott   
    Thursday, 10 December 2009
    Regina

    Prairie Sky School is holding a Writing for Rights event on December 10, 2009
    Our event will focus on the rights of children and protection of the environment.
    Location:
    3337 15th Ave., Regina, SK Contact: 306-525-9898

    Regina AI Group 91 is holding a Writing for Rights event on December 10, 2009 7pm
    An informal evening of letter-writing and fellowship to mark the 61st Anniversary of the UDHR. Everyone is welcome.
    Location:
    College Avenue and Angus St., Regina, SK Contact: 585-0889

    Saskatoon 

    Third Avenue United Church is holding a Writing for Rights event on December 10, 2009
    304 3rd Ave N, Saskatoon , SK Contact: 1-306-652-6813

    Everyone is welcome to hear Judge David M. Arnot, Chief Commissioner, Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, "Making Human Rights a Reality" at Augustana Lutheran Church: 7th Ave and Broadway. Organized by AI Group 33 Saskatoon, the UN Association of Canada (Saskatoon) and the SHRC

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    My life inside a Chinese prison
    Written by Bu Dongwei   
    Thursday, 10 December 2009

    On May 19, 2006, six to seven police broke into my home and searched for the book 'Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party'. They didn't find the book they wanted but found several Falun Gong books. They put me in the detention centre in Haidian District, Beijing.

    I was locked in a small cell (about 220 square feet) with 30-35, sometimes over 40 people. I stayed in the detention centre for over three months before I was transferred to the labor camp.

     

    Even when I was in the labor camp, I could feel from the attitude of the guards that they got pressure from the outside world. One guard even mentioned to me once that international human rights organizations cared about me.

    Only after I arrived in the
    US did I learn that Amnesty members around the world had written me hundreds, if not thousands, of letters. All the letters were impounded by the authorities. But I believe that the pressure from international society, of course including the letters from Amnesty members, helped me a lot.

     

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