For all those who will be voting on Tuesday, February 5th, in Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska and Oklahoma please take a few moments to read this warning written by Racialicious’s Carmen Kerchove:
WARD CONNERLY FOOLS YOU INTO DISMANTLING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AGAIN
Information and knowledge are critical to our freedom and are the real power behind our vote. [...]

When you are about to lose your former colonies, lock them into unfair trade dealsTRADE: Africans Stuck With EU Deals (IPS)
Animal genocide (breaks my heart!) Sea lions massacred in Galapagos (BBC)
Another way to envision the world: “plurinational” WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Diversity, a Birthright Waiting to Be Recognised (IPS)

This event has been launched and promoted through Facebook. If you read Spanish see the event’s site: Un MILLION de VOCES contra las FARC. Or read Plan Colombia’s commentary in English, which includes the translation of an article from Colombia’s El Tiempo about the importance of dialogue and minimizing highly-charged nationalistic ideology. The goal is [...]