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Sustainable Pittsburgh
http://sustainablepittsburgh.org
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Israeli Army Uprooting Olive Groves
by Khalid Amayreh 1/13/6
http://www.countercurrents.org/pa-amayreh130106.htm
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6D654A36-11F0-4917-AA2A-104DEBDEE54A.htm
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www.sustainableagriculture.net
www.msawg.org
www.mnproject.org
www.landstewardshipproject.org
http://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org
Third World Austerity Policies: Coming Soon
http://www.projectcensored.org/publications/2004/21.html
http://www.freedomofthepress.======
How we are connected to world food "...Every kind of manufactured goods, every kind of crop, must be
to being sold for money to pay interest on the debts..."
From 9/12/1 speech (in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack)
by
Mary Alice Shemo,
Pittsburgh Guatemala Connection,
Board member Thomas Merton at University of Pittsburgh
David Lawrence Hall
Forum on Global Impact of World Bank and International Monetary Fund policy
on everyday life and human ...it is more important than ever to speak and act compassionately yet
firmly
against WB and IMF policies, for they are at the root of yesterday's
attacks.
With the World Trade Organization...these two form what has been
called
the
unholy trinity.
Last night, for the first time in their lives, many Americans went
to
bed
without their accustomed sense of safety and security. Freedom and
security,
as these words have been mouthed by our nation's leaders, have meant
being
free to do whatever we wanted, secure from the fear of reprisal on our
own
soil. Our geography and our myth of manifest destiny have lulled us
into
thinking we could and should dominate the rest of the world.
Yet outside our borders, few have enjoyed such a sense of safety.
Indeed, the majority of the world's people have gone to bed every
night of
their lives not knowing what violence would descend upon them in the
night
or
the following day, largely due to policies forced upon their nation by
the
WB
and IMF. These policies have gone by the benign-sounding name "structural
adjustment."
structural adjustment policies require nations in debt to the WB
and to
make production for export their first and only priority. Every kind
of
manufactured goods, every kind of crop, must be dedicated to being
sold for
money to pay interest on the debts. Every activity must serve world
trade
and only world trade, making the theory and practice of free trade not
only
king but God in today's world. It was not random violence
yesterday...when
the world's festering boil of resentment finally ruptured, it was
directed
against the cathedral of this new idolatry, and against the citadel of
military might that imposes it on a helpless world.
One result of structural adjustment policies forces debtor nations
to
abandon whatever they have, often little enough to begin with, in the
way of
social safety nets. No resources may be "wasted" on education,
health,
water,...
On top of that, as I learned from my human rights work among the
returning
refugees in Guatemala, the poor of third world countries depend
on being able to use their energies and the meager resources available
to
them to meet their most basic daily needs for food, clothing, and
disease
prevention. Their lives are and must be profoundly autonomous, yet
at
the same time profoundly communal, to ensure simple survival.
Structural
adjustment policies do violence to both autonomy and
Another thing I learned from my human rights work is the hatred
this
nation has earned for itself. I can't understand why the citizens of
this
supposedly free country don't do more to influence our government in
more
humane Until yesterday, our reasons for speaking truth to power concerned
only people elsewhere, hurt by these policies. Since yesterday, we
have
another motivation, closer to home, for if the world's only superpower
seeks now to bolster its superpower status, it may find itself
standing
very much alone.
In the midst of voices clamoring for revenge, which they hope will
restore their shattered sense of safety and superiority, we must raise
our
voices loudly and clearly to call our nation to review its compliance
with
World Bank and International Monetary Fund policies, and we must find
ways
to do so that are mindful of the suffering of the victims of
yesterday's
events, and of the grief of their loved ones, yet which connect the
violence we have received with the violence we have perpetrated.
Let us, then, not succumb to hopelessness. Let us work as
patriots
who want our country to be the best it can be, calling it to a saner -
and
therefor safer - stance in the world. We stand now teetering at the
brink of an ever-escalating spiral of violence which could bring
horrors
beyond our capacity to imagine. We must dedicate ourselves to the
task
at hand with every ounce of energy, courage, and conviction that we
can
muster.
Urban Farming Initiative
http://ufarm.org
======
People in Hazelwood are discussing a food self-reliance project
which
would include garden(s), a food co-op, and farmers market.
@@@@@@@@@
Jim McCue
composter and biotech researcher
======
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From:
Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man
By John Perkins & Amy Goodman 11/11/4
http://www.countercurrents.org/us-perkins111104.htm
Democracy Now!...interview with John Perkins, a former respected member of the international banking community. In his book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man he describes how as a highly paid professional, he helped the U.S. cheat poor countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money than they could possibly repay and then take over their economies...
...AMY GOODMAN: How closely did you work with the World Bank?
JOHN PERKINS: Very, very closely with the World Bank. The World Bank provides most of the money that’s used by economic hit men, it and the I.M.F. But when 9/11 struck, I had a change of heart. I knew the story had to be told because what happened at 9/11 is a direct result of what the economic hit men are doing. And the only way that we're going to feel secure in this country again and that we're going to feel good about ourselves is if we use these systems we’ve put into place to create positive change around the world. I really believe we can do that. I believe the World Bank and other institutions can be turned around and do what they were originally intended to do, which is help reconstruct devastated parts of the world. Help -- genuinely help poor people. There are twenty-four thousand people starving to death every day. We can change that...
======
http://www.recycle.net
http://hlqholistic.org
http://www.3rc.org/projects/current/greenmap.html
Green Map System http://www.greenmap.com/about/aindex.html
Environmental Film Festival http://www.capaccess.org/ane/eff/
sustainable design http://www.o2.org/
Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility
http://www.adpsr.org
HyperMedia Research Centre http://www.hrc.wmin.ac.uk
Sustainable Pittsburgh
http://sustainablepittsburgh.org
======
Israeli Army Uprooting Olive Groves
by Khalid Amayreh 1/13/6
http://www.countercurrents.org/pa-amayreh130106.htm
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6D654A36-11F0-4917-AA2A-104DEBDEE54A.htm
======
www.sustainableagriculture.net
www.msawg.org
www.mnproject.org
www.landstewardshipproject.org
http://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org
Third World Austerity Policies: Coming Soon
http://www.projectcensored.org/publications/2004/21.html
http://www.freedomofthepress.======
How we are connected to world food "...Every kind of manufactured goods, every kind of crop, must be
to being sold for money to pay interest on the debts..."
From 9/12/1 speech (in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack)
by
Mary Alice Shemo,
Pittsburgh Guatemala Connection,
Board member Thomas Merton at University of Pittsburgh
David Lawrence Hall
Forum on Global Impact of World Bank and International Monetary Fund policy
on everyday life and human ...it is more important than ever to speak and act compassionately yet
firmly
against WB and IMF policies, for they are at the root of yesterday's
attacks.
With the World Trade Organization...these two form what has been
called
the
unholy trinity.
Last night, for the first time in their lives, many Americans went
to
bed
without their accustomed sense of safety and security. Freedom and
security,
as these words have been mouthed by our nation's leaders, have meant
being
free to do whatever we wanted, secure from the fear of reprisal on our
own
soil. Our geography and our myth of manifest destiny have lulled us
into
thinking we could and should dominate the rest of the world.
Yet outside our borders, few have enjoyed such a sense of safety.
Indeed, the majority of the world's people have gone to bed every
night of
their lives not knowing what violence would descend upon them in the
night
or
the following day, largely due to policies forced upon their nation by
the
WB
and IMF. These policies have gone by the benign-sounding name "structural
adjustment."
structural adjustment policies require nations in debt to the WB
and to
make production for export their first and only priority. Every kind
of
manufactured goods, every kind of crop, must be dedicated to being
sold for
money to pay interest on the debts. Every activity must serve world
trade
and only world trade, making the theory and practice of free trade not
only
king but God in today's world. It was not random violence
yesterday...when
the world's festering boil of resentment finally ruptured, it was
directed
against the cathedral of this new idolatry, and against the citadel of
military might that imposes it on a helpless world.
One result of structural adjustment policies forces debtor nations
to
abandon whatever they have, often little enough to begin with, in the
way of
social safety nets. No resources may be "wasted" on education,
health,
water,...
On top of that, as I learned from my human rights work among the
returning
refugees in Guatemala, the poor of third world countries depend
on being able to use their energies and the meager resources available
to
them to meet their most basic daily needs for food, clothing, and
disease
prevention. Their lives are and must be profoundly autonomous, yet
at
the same time profoundly communal, to ensure simple survival.
Structural
adjustment policies do violence to both autonomy and
Another thing I learned from my human rights work is the hatred
this
nation has earned for itself. I can't understand why the citizens of
this
supposedly free country don't do more to influence our government in
more
humane Until yesterday, our reasons for speaking truth to power concerned
only people elsewhere, hurt by these policies. Since yesterday, we
have
another motivation, closer to home, for if the world's only superpower
seeks now to bolster its superpower status, it may find itself
standing
very much alone.
In the midst of voices clamoring for revenge, which they hope will
restore their shattered sense of safety and superiority, we must raise
our
voices loudly and clearly to call our nation to review its compliance
with
World Bank and International Monetary Fund policies, and we must find
ways
to do so that are mindful of the suffering of the victims of
yesterday's
events, and of the grief of their loved ones, yet which connect the
violence we have received with the violence we have perpetrated.
Let us, then, not succumb to hopelessness. Let us work as
patriots
who want our country to be the best it can be, calling it to a saner -
and
therefor safer - stance in the world. We stand now teetering at the
brink of an ever-escalating spiral of violence which could bring
horrors
beyond our capacity to imagine. We must dedicate ourselves to the
task
at hand with every ounce of energy, courage, and conviction that we
can
muster.
Urban Farming Initiative
http://ufarm.org
======
People in Hazelwood are discussing a food self-reliance project
which
would include garden(s), a food co-op, and farmers market.
@@@@@@@@@
Jim McCue
composter and biotech researcher
======
======
From:
Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man
By John Perkins & Amy Goodman 11/11/4
http://www.countercurrents.org/us-perkins111104.htm
Democracy Now!...interview with John Perkins, a former respected member of the international banking community. In his book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man he describes how as a highly paid professional, he helped the U.S. cheat poor countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money than they could possibly repay and then take over their economies...
...AMY GOODMAN: How closely did you work with the World Bank?
JOHN PERKINS: Very, very closely with the World Bank. The World Bank provides most of the money that’s used by economic hit men, it and the I.M.F. But when 9/11 struck, I had a change of heart. I knew the story had to be told because what happened at 9/11 is a direct result of what the economic hit men are doing. And the only way that we're going to feel secure in this country again and that we're going to feel good about ourselves is if we use these systems we’ve put into place to create positive change around the world. I really believe we can do that. I believe the World Bank and other institutions can be turned around and do what they were originally intended to do, which is help reconstruct devastated parts of the world. Help -- genuinely help poor people. There are twenty-four thousand people starving to death every day. We can change that...
======
http://www.recycle.net
http://hlqholistic.org
http://www.3rc.org/projects/current/greenmap.html
Green Map System http://www.greenmap.com/about/aindex.html
Environmental Film Festival http://www.capaccess.org/ane/eff/
sustainable design http://www.o2.org/
Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility
http://www.adpsr.org
HyperMedia Research Centre http://www.hrc.wmin.ac.uk
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