Tribes Join Global Cause for Change

Tribes Join Global Cause for Change

Web address: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/01/2009127224359240168.html

By Gabriel Elizondo in Brazil from AlJazeera.net

Redone by Ariana and Corryn Wetzel

 

More than 100,000 people join together in the city of Belem, Brazil where the World Social Forum is to be held. This year’s theme of the World Social Forum is focused on the struggles of indigenous people. In the past, the World Social Forum was known as a place where many “decision-makers” gathered. This years meeting will be focused on indigenous people and racial equality for them. Many Brazilian Kayapo indigenous people are there in large groups to protest against the controversial hydroelectric dam. The people gathered there for hope to get equality and for illegal logging to stop.

Just a day before the starting time of the World Social Forum, eight major companies announced that they would be cutting another 75,000 jobs. Many citizens of Brazil have become victims of this economic crisis. Brazilians usually blame this problem from the economic downfall in the north to have a huge impact on the poor as well. Belem is in the most deforested state in Brazil called Para. People hope that because the World Social Forum is being held there that it will give visibility to the struggling wildlife in the Amazon and might help them rebuild their forests and natural habitat. There is a large illegal logging and deforestation company, and many hope that this meeting may be able to shut them down. Because so much of the Amazon has been destroyed due to deforestation, many more people are recognizing the vitality of this forest and its effect on the whole planet. This week participants of the meeting will be looking into what is ahead for their community and how to get there. 

The Last of 48 Sperm Whale Die

Ocean Beach on Tasmania’s west coast is the Australian spot where whales are stranded. Because of the whale’s unsupportive weight, they die quickly. When they topple over, and drown, their blowholes fill with water and sand. Also when they topple over they roll onto one of their flippers and lose their blood supply, because it’s not working… i.e. loss of circulation. It’s very sad because these animals cannot navigate properly, and when coming to a dead end, they have nothing else to do but strand themselves. These whales use echolocation to give them a mental picture of their surroundings. These whales create constant pulses that strike objects and return echoes. So when they are about to approach something that will cause them not to navigate any further, the signal is like a warning, and they can take immediate action. But with a light sloping beach like Ocean beach in Tasmania, well they can’t detect that, and that’s why these whales are being trapped. This kind of beach is basically a non-intentional whale trap. I thin this topic is important, because it teaches us to go out and learn about other beaches and their conditions, and more about the environment. Now this has nothing to do with global warming, but it does teach you how our environment is and how it changes, and the consequences. One last thing, when volunteers wanted to help at the beach with this whale situation, the authorities refused their request. I wonder why.

Rebecca and Clara's GAOC:Attack on women at a bar in India raises fear of "Hindu Taliban"

Attack on women at a bar in India raises fear of "Hindu Taliban"

Rebecca and Clara
South and Southwest Asia
Article: "Attack on women at a bar in India raises fear of "Hindu Taliban"
Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-india-brawl29-2009jan29,0,4516385.story

Top 3 Headlines:
Police in India charge 10 men in raping nun
Protest in India over "Slumdog Millionaire"
Attack on women at a bar in India raises fear of "Hindu Taliban"

You can easily say that it is normal for corruptions on the street to occur, from small things with an appropriate reason. But when 40 men try to attack you, slapping, pummeling and yanking you by the hair, you know that the problem has been pushed to its limit. However, this tragic even recently occurred on the streets of New Delhi. After being pushed out of the way, 40 attackers revealed that they were after young women at a bar. They later justified this by saying it was "a bid to safeguard traditional Indian culture." The men believed that women shouldn't wear Western clothes, drink alcohol or have an independent lifestyle. Shri Ram Sena was the group responsible for this act. "We are not a group of mad men, we are a patriotic group. We are the citizens of this nation, and I feel it is our duty to discipline indecent behavior. It is out of this sense of duty that we feel the need to safeguard our culture," says Pramod Muthalik, the group's leader. This attack shows the growing gap between an India that has "gone right into the flow" of the 21st century and a more traditional world of India. One girl says, "I feel caught between two worlds. At home, it's the old traditional India, but when I go out it's the new India."

This is an important article because it shows how different people are reacting to different changes in the world, such as in India. It highlights some beliefs and values certain people have and it's important to know how people are acting because things like this shouldn't be happening. It also showed how women are shunted aside in various cultures and how it is very hard to change this problem because people are getting accustomed to those ways. This struck me because women should not be treated this way and should have an equal say in they like and their rights.

Rebecca and Clara's GAOC:Attack on women at a bar in India raises fear of "Hindu Taliban"

Attack on women at a bar in India raises fear of "Hindu Taliban"

Rebecca and Clara
South and Southwest Asia
Article: "Attack on women at a bar in India raises fear of "Hindu Taliban"
Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-india-brawl29-2009jan29,0,4516385.story

Top 3 Headlines:
Police in India charge 10 men in raping nun
Protest in India over "Slumdog Millionaire"
Attack on women at a bar in India raises fear of "Hindu Taliban"

You can easily say that it is normal for corruptions on the street to occur, from small things with an appropriate reason. But when 40 men try to attack you, slapping, pummeling and yanking you by the hair, you know that the problem has been pushed to its limit. However, this tragic even recently occurred on the streets of New Delhi. After being pushed out of the way, 40 attackers revealed that they were after young women at a bar. They later justified this by saying it was "a bid to safeguard traditional Indian culture." The men believed that women shouldn't wear Western clothes, drink alcohol or have an independent lifestyle. Shri Ram Sena was the group responsible for this act. "We are not a group of mad men, we are a patriotic group. We are the citizens of this nation, and I feel it is our duty to discipline indecent behavior. It is out of this sense of duty that we feel the need to safeguard our culture," says Pramod Muthalik, the group's leader. This attack shows the growing gap between an India that has "gone right into the flow" of the 21st century and a more traditional world of India. One girl says, "I feel caught between two worlds. At home, it's the old traditional India, but when I go out it's the new India."

This is an important article because it shows how different people are reacting to different changes in the world, such as in India. It highlights some beliefs and values certain people have and it's important to know how people are acting because things like this shouldn't be happening. It also showed how women are shunted aside in various cultures and how it is very hard to change this problem because people are getting accustomed to those ways. This struck me because women should not be treated this way and should have an equal say in they like and their rights.

From: http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=1227349

The chart above demonstrates the rises and falls in the Canadian Stock Market over the course of the last year. A lot of predictions about the growth and sustainability of the Canadian Stock Markets have been wrong. More and more projections are being lowered to suggest that the recession will continue for over a year. Projections for losses are going up as their projections for profits go down. It has been noted by many economists that almost all the predictions have been off by a fair amount, so many believe that we are now in "uncharted waters". There have been and continue to be stimulus packages produced but they have done little to jump start Canada's economy.

I believe that a sustained economical recovery will not be possible until confidence in the economy is restored. The public's outlook on the future must change before the stock market will begin to go back up. It appears that the people without spare money cannot buy much besides the necessities, and the people with money are too afraid of economical collapse to spend their money. Canada needs consumers to help jump start it's economy, and along with the stimulus packages I think that the Canadian economy will recover soon.

Kenya's 'moment of pride' as Obama sworn in

Daily Nation Tuesday January 20, 2009

As I read this article about that town on Kenya where President Obama's father and how they celebrated the inauguration. They talked about the their reaction to the ceremony and how proud they where to have one of there own become president of the United States of America. This article is about how the town reaction to the inauguration and how they where going to stay communicated with the US.
When I was trying to find an article for this, I saw one with Obama and though it would be interesting. It was right after the inauguration and there was a lot of things about the inauguration and I thought that this was so cool that there was something about the tribe that Obama's father is from. This was fun reading about the tribes experience with the inauguration.

Two Men Beheaded in Celaya

Two men were beheaded in Celeya at 3:22 am this morning. They were found, headless by a Municipal Guard. They were wrapped in canvas when they were found. They were tied together and handcuffed. One had an ice pick in him with a note on it, the note read: “The Zetas against The Family.” The heads were found in coolers, one was found at 3:50 am in front of the Supreme Court of Justices House and the other was found at 4:00 am in front of a convenience store. This cooler had a “Z” carved on the side of it with another ice pick on top with another note attached to it.

It is believed that this happened because of a feud between two different drug traffickers. People should care about this because two men just got killed because of a substance that makes you feel good. One of the men was identified as 33 year old Armando Gutierrez Lopez. The other man hasn’t been identified yet but they are still people who’s lives were worth more than drugs.