By Clint Burnham BURNABY, B.C. – Yesterday I finished a one week hunger strike as a way to publicize the problem of homelessness in Vancouver and the need for a national housing strategy. This is part of a rotating strike that is now in its 69th week and has included as its participants Downtown Eastside [...]
NEW YORK – More people in India, the world’s second most crowded country, have access to a mobile telephone than to a toilet, according to a set of recommendations released today by United Nations University on how to cut the number of people with inadequate sanitation. “It is a tragic irony to think that in [...]
NEW YORK – The U.N. has launched a Twitter campaign for students in memory of Anne Frank, the Jewish teen who died in the Holocaust 65 years ago. Anne’s diary has endured to become one of the world’s most widely read books and teaching tools. In a joint effort with the Anne Frank Center USA, [...]
By Karen Mullins Los Angeles – A California company is cashing in on fears that the world will end in 1,000 days. To survive the predicted Mayan calendar end – Vivos is offering underground shelters around the U.S. for about 3,000 people who can then run the rest of the planet. Vivos is running a [...]
By Karen Mullins NEW YORK – Amnesty International called on U.S. President Barack Obama to tackle soaring rates of maternal mortality and pregnancy-related complications that particularly affect minorities and those living in poverty. Amnesty International’s report Deadly Delivery: The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the USA, urges action to tackle a crisis that sees between [...]
By Karen Mullins TORONTO – Playboy is fifty – and it seems like it is getting over its mid-life crisis. When it opened in Chicago 50 years ago, the club was a contrast to other gentlemen type outfits because of an air of sophisitication and sex appeal. With the now famous Playboy Bunny hostesses, Hugh Hefner became a hit. [...]
NEW YORK - Cluster bombs which have killed 10,000 civilian will be banned on Aug. 1 after the 30th country raitifed a U.N. treaty banning the use of these weapons. The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the treaty as “a major advance on the global disarmament agenda.” Burkina Faso and Moldova both submitted their instruments [...]
By Karen Mullins TORONTO – Parents may see their teens as lazy and selfish but they may be wrong. According to a new study many teens have a charitable nature and want to do more to help those in need. The 30 Hour Famine Study found that less than one parent in ten thought that [...]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – While Valentine’s Day used to consist of the traditional dinner date and a gift of flowers or candy, the romance rules have changed, and in many cases, have become much more confusing. “Men no longer have clear-cut cues on how to treat a woman, and the mixed messages they get from the [...]
By Karen Mullins TORONTO -With fewer stay at home moms more fathers are being awarded primary child custody when parents divorce. According to Working Mother Magazine fathers are winning custody about 50 percent of the time when they seek primary physical custody during their divorce. In the past women had the edge when it came [...]
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