December 2002 • Issue 352


Get it Right! / INTRODUCTION

Get it right!

Jean Leo Dugast / Panos / www.panos.co.uk

This month’s NI is devoted to people and organizations who are no longer prepared to sit on the sidelines of life. The stories in these pages are about those who get up, go out and grab hold of the problems that confront them and their communities – and then work with others to create peaceful and enduring solutions. From Latin America, through Asia, into Africa, this issue shows how people are finding better ways to govern, work and live; new ways to think and act that can turn political dreams into realities.

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How children saved the river
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Brave steps towards peace
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Polyp's Big Bad World – December 2002
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A legacy of learning
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Human rights - the facts
Human rights refer not just to personal civil and political rights, but collective economic, social and cultural ones too. Worldwide, they are more violated than respected.

Breathless in Beijing
Sam Geall reports on broken promises at the Olympics.

Who killed Maksim Maksimov?
Not that no-one knows. Maria Yulikova reports on the brutal assassination of a journalist in Russia.

A guide through the maze
The Declarations, Covenants and Conventions that make up the International Bill of Rights.

Off the buses
The Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed).

The eternal minority
The Roma – still widely known as ‘Gypsies’ – have had a raw deal for centuries and are only now starting to raise their voice on the international stage. Eleanor Harding looks at their plight in Romania, while the NI traces their history back to India.






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House of Hunger Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
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.
Raised Voices video:
Atossa Soltani from Brazil on the Climate Change
Desmond Desai from South Africa on Corporate Power
Iranian Women Speak Out
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