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POPSSteve Biko freedom CRY Steve Biko's legacy lives on through the struggle he helped to ignite and through the freedoms that South Africans now possess. While in Medical School, Biko became involved in NUSAS (National Union Of South African Students), a non-racial students' union In 1968, Steve Biko became the cofounder and first president of the all-Black South African Students' Organization (SASO) The primary aim of the organization was to raise black consciousness in South Africa through lectures and community activities. Biko concluded that the apartheid system had a psychological effect on the Black population, which had caused Blacks to internalize and believe Whites' racist stereotypes. According to Biko, Blacks had been convinced that they were inferior to Whites, which resulted in the hopelessness that was prevalent in the Black community. Biko preached Black solidarity to "break the chains of oppression". In the final years of apartheid, the national students' unions remerged.
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POPSIsrael’s Refusal to Allow UN Human Rights Investigators to Enter Gaza In listening to the CNN interview the pack of lies by the war mongering heartless bullies were almost believable until asked about oversight, then it all fell apart. I guess when you become as arrogant and your accomplice in crime (Bush) you don't bother trying to lie well. Insulting to anyone with a functioning mind.
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POPSThe Charter for Compassion The video is three minutes of pure inspiration. Beyond that, the Charter for Compassion is super cool! Every human who can get her/his words to the internet (directly or by proxy) can contribute to this landmark event (the internet isn't the only way to participate). Prompted by an idea from the TED institute, the Charter for Compassion puts us all into a virtual universe that includes the likes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Ever wish you could express your deepest and most fervant dreams regarding compassion? Here's your chance...
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POPSArchbishop sends message of reconciliation to Hindus The Archbishop went on "My hope for this year ahead is that in this spirit of looking to the light, we shall be able to find reconciliation where there has been division and hurt; to work for peace and the rejection of all resort to violence"
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POPSGory. Do NOT LOOK. Do NOT, unless you must! Israeli PM Ehud Olmert said the strike, which hit a civilian area, was the result of a "technical failure". "I'm very uncomfortable with this event. I'm very distressed." "I checked it and I verified it. This is not the policy,"
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POPSOf bulbs and bubbles During the European Renaissance, it was, nevertheless, financial measures almost exactly like those used by banks and financial institutions today which freed up the flow of wealth to produce economic growth, and thence the great flowering of art and culture, creating the accumulation of glorious artistic treasures now housed in museums and galleries worldwide.
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POPSThe Facts - Why have they become obsolete?
Why doesn't anyone want to believe the facts anymore? Has our America slid into such a La La Land that mendacities are more plausible than hard facts? It's enough to make you cry UNCLE. If we don't take our America back soon, we will suffer the consequences of Nazi Germany. --- Excerpted from The White Rose The White Rose, was formed by students at the University of Munich in 1941. It is believed that the group was formed after August von Galen, the Archbishop of Munster, spoke out in a sermon against the Nazi practice of euthanasia (the killing of those considered by the Nazis as genetically unsuitable). ---- The three members of the White Rose group appeared before the People's Court judge, Roland Friesler, on 20th February. Found guilty of sedition they were executed by guillotine a few hours later. Just before he was executed Hans Scholl shouted out: "Long live freedom!" --- Read more here: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERwhiterose.htm
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