Living wage campaign launched
A North American-wide campaign for a living wage kicked off this spring. It’s the brainchild of a Mexican-based coalition – the International Campaign for the Restoration of Wages and Jobs. The idea is to build continental pressure to reverse the downward trend in real wages. A Canadian organizing effort is pulling together in Toronto to provide a Northern front to the campaign. It has embraced the idea of a $10-an-hour minimum wage that has become a popular demand in Canadian trade union and social justice circles. The continent-wide campaign should give an international face to worker struggles at a time when the service industry and big box stores like Wal-Mart are putting downward pressure on worker livelihoods from Monterey to Montreal.
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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.
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- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
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