Corporate no-no
HEALTH
The World Health Organization (WHO) has barred the US-based International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) from taking part in ‘WHO activities setting microbiological or chemical standards for food and water’. The decision follows warnings from health, environmental and union groups – including the Environmental Working Group and Natural Resources Defence Council – that WHO risked ‘scientific credibility and may be compromising public health by partnering with ILSI’. That’s because 60 per cent of ILSI’s budget comes from ‘hundreds of chemical, food and drug companies’. ILSI’s corporate funders include Coca-Cola, DuPont, ExxonMobil, Merck, Monsanto, McDonald’s and Pfizer. ILSI director Suzanne Harris countered, ‘We are not a back door for industry... We’re not trying to sell anything.’
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Voices from the margins:
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- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
