[alternet-l] THE ALTERNET NEWS - ISSUE 125

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THE ALTERNET NEWS - ISSUE 125
March 2007

THIS ISSUE

Genocide Politics 
Micropower - an introduction
Tony Blair announces UK will sign anti-tracking convention
Government drops iris scan plan
Celebrity Campaign- Women's Aid
The slimes and crimes of Nestle
E-waste: Impacts, challenges and the role of civil society

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HOT SITES
http://africa.rights.apc.org/
http://allafrica.com/stories/200702260320.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/6389469.stm
http://www.funnyweather.org/


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ISSUES STORIES

Genocide Politics 
"Courts are not neutral institutions fully independent from the political
realities of the environment in which they operate."
http://www.mathaba.net/0_index.shtml?x=551492

Micropower - an introduction
Regardless of all the other energy-saving devices that one has adopted, be it 
renewable heat and electricity, micropower can play its own part in providing 
future energy needs. 
http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk/nation/micropower.html

Tony Blair announces UK will sign anti-tracking convention
Tony Blair has agreed to sign the Council of Europe's 'Convention on Action
Against Trafficking in Human Beings.' 
http://www.antislavery.org/homepage/news/latestnews.htm

Government drops iris scan plan
Iris scans have been dropped from the UK governments identity card system. 
Instead, fingerprints will remain the biometric information held on the cards.
http://www.out-law.com/page-7624

Celebrity Campaign- Women's Aid
Women's Aid have launched a celebrity campaign urging everyone to 'act until 
women and children are safe.' Admitting that domestic violence is wrong and
talking
to someone about it will certainly be a positive move in the right direction.
http://www.womensaid.org.uk/landing_page.asp?section=000100010010000400080002

The slimes and crimes of Nestle

http://africaninitiatives.gn.apc.org/camp.htm#NESTLE

E-waste: Impacts, challenges and the role of civil society
The environmental consequences of Information and Communications Technologies
(ICTs), is the growing volume of e-waste. "The Association for Progressive
Communications (APC) is a firm believer in the power of these tools to transform lives and
communities." And yet, while the benefits of expanding access to ICTs are many, the e-waste is becoming
a negative impact.
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=5057923

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JOB VACANCIES

Conference Organiser- Mines & Communities website
Deadline: 9th March 2007
Location: London
Salary: Voluntary- Fixed contract of 200 hours at £15 per hour

http://www.gn.apc.org/jobs.shtml?AA_SL_Session=a19c11f557b7196a2fde7412ea70e5e7&x=550517

Administrator & Fundraiser- Mines and Communities website
Deadline: 9th March 2007
Location: London
Salary: Voluntary- £6,240

http://www.gn.apc.org/jobs.shtml?AA_SL_Session=a19c11f557b7196a2fde7412ea70e5e7&x=551017

Security Advisor- Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Deadline: 12th March 2007
Location: Philippines
Paid    
http://www.gn.apc.org/jobs.shtml?AA_SL_Session=a19c11f557b7196a2fde7412ea70e5e7&x=551372

Project Manager- Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Deadline: 15th March 2007
Location: Singapore
Paid 
http://www.gn.apc.org/jobs.shtml?AA_SL_Session=a19c11f557b7196a2fde7412ea70e5e7&x=551088

Fundraiser (Maternity cover)- Minority Rights Group International 
Deadline: 23rd March 2007
Location: London
Salary: £23,337 - £27,054
http://www.gn.apc.org/jobs.shtml?AA_SL_Session=a19c11f557b7196a2fde7412ea70e5e7&x=551017

Administrator and P.A to the Chair- The Judith Trust
Deadline: 26th March 2007
Location: London
Salary: £17,000 - £22,000
http://www.gn.apc.org/jobs.shtml?AA_SL_Session=a19c11f557b7196a2fde7412ea70e5e7&x=551454


(For more detailed information on any of the jobs listed above and more, please visit
http://www.gn.apc.org/jobs.shtml)
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DIARY DATES

Housing Benefit: Introductory - Women's Aid
Date: 5 March, 10.00 - 6 March, 16.30 
Venue: Central London
http://www.womensaid.org.uk/domestic-abuse-events.asp?section=000100010017&id=578

Courses in Environmental Justice- Friends of the Earth, Scotland
Date: 29th March 2007
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Venue: Friends of the Earth office, Lamb's House, Burgess Street, Edinburgh.
http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk/events/events_index.html

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