Medicinal Ecstasy: Is class a really the solution?
Recently the debate surrounding MDMA has resurfaced, with many therapists believing that the properties of MDMA make it a better choice for use in psychotherapy than other psychoactive drugs like LSD. Georgina Campbell MDMA (short for 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine) was first discovered...
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The case of Lenin Escudero: sweeping inequalities
Labor leaders throw their support behind Lenin Escudero, a man whose only crime was standing up for his rights as a worker - - Kile Robertson - Since the early days of the Industrial Revolution, low-paid workers doing dangerous jobs for too many hours a day have found strength in numbers. By forming...
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Showing solidarity
Workers of Britain aim to show their government that their way isn?t always the right way for everyone. - - As it does in many countries across the world, the economic recession in the UK continues and doesn?t show signs of improving any time soon. Political leaders have attempted to deal with the...
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Santiago Gamboa ?Colombiage? anniversary
This broadcasting platform of the Colombian art scene celebrates it?s fifth anniversary with the presence of the famous writer. The event will take place on the 25th October. - - To feel alive, the writer Santiago Gamboa (Bogota, 1965) travels and reads. From these experiences, which have made him...
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Guantanamo?. Throwing away the key
International organizations fight against a system of oppression and torture that flies in the face of decency and justice. Amnesty International is sponsoring an event called ?Guantanamo Outside the Law? October 21st. - - In human rights law worldwide, one of the trickiest provisions in both moral...
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Digging too deep
Greed and disregard for the impact of their actions are causing executives to deal irreparable harm to delicate lands. UK?s Colombia Solidarity Campaign has set a day of action for October 19. - - In many countries exploitation of the native peoples by foreign corporate interests is an unfortunate...
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Coming together? Workers wage war
Labour groups vote to take civil action as attacks on their jobs and living wages continue. The march will occur on October 20. - - The UK?s continuing regimen of budget cuts to social services is wearing on many people?s nerves. Under the current coalition government, austerity measures meant to...
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Changing climates in Central America
A once-troubled area of the world shows that the only way to move forward is together. SICA will hold an event on October 17. - - The area of the globe known as Central America is a narrow corridor of land, situated between Mexico to the north and Venezuela to the south, surrounded by two oceans. Though...
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?Catch?, Spanish surrealism on the British scene
It is an abstract work by the choreographer, Ana Lujan. It is her first original work for the Phoenix Dance Theatre. It will be shown between the 25th and 27th October at the Royal Opera House in London. - - The enigmatic painting ?El hijo del hombre?(1964) by Rene Magritte was the inspiration for...
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Betrayal by degrees
Two weeks ago we took our son back to university. A long drive, then several mad minutes ferrying heavy boxes of books, computer equipment, and musical instruments.- - Steve Latham - The campus appeared smart, and affluent. Middle class parents, like us, giving lifts to their offspring. Do we look as...
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Flu, that familiar, unwanted guest
The majority of people in the world will spend many months of their lives with this illness. While it is a relatively inoffensive ailment, some people should take more precautions due to the severity of its effect on them. - - Miriam Valero - Each year 15 million people contract the flu in the UK....
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Cuba? A legacy crossing cultures
A UK group hopes to rally support through demonstration of one Latin American nation?s diverse contributions. - - Among Latin American countries, the history of Cuba is especially rich and diverse. Some of this is simply because there is more evidence in the island nation to remind citizens of their...
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Anonymous? A November to remember
A shadowy group of citizens are coming together to fight for the oppressed and right what they see as the evils of modern society.- - They are called Anonymous; a mysterious group characterized as combined hackers and political activists (termed ?hackivists?) and made up of people from all over the...
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?Going up the Stairs? or the Search for Freedom
After premi?ring at the Sheffield Film Festival, Rokhsareh Ghaem has arrived in London with her masterpiece, a film that explains the restrictions with which women have to live in Iran. - - At 8:30 pm on Thursday the 18th of October, the Lexi Cinema Hall will be the setting for the screening of this...
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The impact of Israel?s occupation? Nowhere to go
A human rights group rallies to take back the homes stolen from residents of Gaza and the West Bank. The talk will take place on October 16th. - - In 1967, a six-day battle across the relatively young nations of Israel and Palestine resulted in a near-total repossession and occupation of all formerly...
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Living with loss?.
A London foundation reaches out to young people suffering from a lack of compassion or understanding. - - When someone close to a person is lost, they often face an enormous amount of grief and sorrow that can sometimes be so severe as to lead to depression or other mental health problems. While these...
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London?s invisible Latin America
Due to a lack of official recognition as an ethic minority, London?s Latin American community are prevented from integrating further into mainstream society. - - Georgina Campbell - The shadowy life of early mornings and late nights spent hauling a bucket and mop around schools, offices and hotels...
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?The Kingdom of Silence?
The UN?s annual report on children and armed conflict notes that they are never exempt from violence, as the plight of Syrian children becomes ever more shocking. - ? Georgina Campbell - With boys as young as 10 years old being detained, infants facing execution in their beds, at least 1,000...
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The invisible army of the United States
Journalist and writer Nicholas Kralev launches his book ?America?s Other Army?, in which he reveals secrets from behind the scenes of U.S. diplomacy after being a correspondent and following the Secretaries of State for years. - -Thanks to the filtration by Wikileaks, as citizens we have gotten...
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Bolivian Foreign Minister in London and the indigenous people
David Choquehuanca is giving a talk ?Indigenous Peoples Cultural Rights? on the 15th of October. During the talk the minister will defend the rights of his country?s natives and argue in favour of the decriminalisation of chewing the coco leaf in its natural state. - - David Choquehuanca. Since...
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