Chicago Archbishop calls for immigration reform
CHICAGO – Speaking at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Albany Park here, Archbishop Cardinal Francis George called on President Obama to put a stop to deportation raids and to pass fair and compassionate comprehensive immigration reform this year.
World Notes: India, Iraq, Turkey, Haiti and Cuba
India: New left electoral coalition is formed Iraq: Marshland crisis continues Southern Africa: Trade talks contentious Haiti: Aristide party fights for election participation Cuba: Bonds tightened with Central America
GUINEA-BISSAU: Teachers strike over non-pay
BISSAU (IRIN) -- Intermittent teacher strikes that have disrupted the school year since October 2008 are on again as most of the country’s teachers went on strike on 19 March over salary arrears, according to the Union of Teachers.
Celebrate Deaf History Month March 13 - April 15, 2009
Most American public libraries own or have access to books and videos related to American Sign Language, deaf culture and history. The public is also encouraged to look up information at the library or on the Internet about great American heroes, like Laurent Clerc (deaf) and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (hearing).
Iraqi women suffering silent emergency, survey finds
BAGHDAD (IRIN) - Marking International Women’s Day on 8 March a new survey has painted a grim picture for Iraqi women who it says are suffering a “silent emergency” as they endure insecurity, poverty and a lack of basic services.
Jobs, justice and climate: what the G20 must do to ensure global economic recovery
As G20 finance ministers gather in the UK today (Friday) to agree the world's response to the economic crisis, the Put People First platform has released a blueprint charting a path out of global recession that places jobs, justice and climate at the centre of global action.
US: Time to ratify women's treaty, groups urge
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 8 (IPS) - Rights activists in the United States are urging their newly-elected government to support global initiatives aimed at protecting women’s rights.
New Yorkers fight City Hall on taxes
NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of people— unionists, community members, religious leaders and elected officials—came out here, March 5, at City Hall and in cities across the state to demand a fair budget for working people, and that the rich pay their fair share in taxes.
Kids' cough medicines don't work, warns drugs watchdog
Parents have been warned that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines do not work on children under 12 and can even cause side effects such as hallucinations.
Catholics for Choice welcomes efforts to rescind anti-contraception rule
Washington DC -- Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, issued a statement Feb. 27 on reports of the Obama Administration's plan to rescind the Bush Administration's anti-contraception provider refusal rule.
