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Cyber Detente

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From correspondents at the UN
Agence France-Presse
via The Herald Sun at news.com.au
August 13, 2007

The official website of the United Nations appeared to have been hacked last night and briefly displayed a message protesting US and Israeli policies in the Middle East.

The section of the site reserved to statements by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon showed a message, repeated several times, that read: “Hacked By kerem125 M0sted and Gsy That is CyberProtest Hey Ysrail and Usa dont kill children and other people Peace for ever No war”.

The message also appeared on other web pages that usually display quotes and speeches from the secretary general.

The pirate message disappeared from the UN website, www.un.org, at about 9.15am (9.15pm AEST). Continue reading “Cyber Detente”

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Crop Circle With a Message

Greenpeace carves question mark on genetically engineered crop
Group calls on B.C. to require mandatory GMO labelling
CBC News
August 8, 2007

bc-070808-greenpeace2-200.jpgGreenpeace activists cut a 61-metre-long question mark inside a crop circle in an Abbotsford, B.C., cornfield Wednesday morning, in protest of the absence of genetically engineered food labelling in Canada.

The question mark was to signify all the questions around the safety of genetically engineered corn “” both from its consumption and its potential spread to nearby organic farms, said Josh Brandon, a genetic engineering campaigner with Greenpeace in B.C.

The cornfield Greenpeace targeted grows a variety of corn “” genetically engineered by the agricultural company Monsanto “” known as NK603 corn.

Brandon said they submitted a Greenpeace report to B.C. Health Minister George Abbott on Wednesday, pointing to new scientific evidence that they say highlights the dangers of genetically modified corn. Continue reading “Crop Circle With a Message”

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Canadian Activist Attempts Resurrection of the Rhino Party

communitylogo-200.jpgFrom Wikipedia: The Parti Rhinocéros, commonly known as the Rhinoceros Party in English, was a registered political party in Canada from the 1960s to the 1990s. Operating within the Canadian tradition of political satire, the Rhinoceros Party’s basic credo, their so-called primal promise, was “a promise to keep none of our promises.” They then promised outlandishly impossible schemes designed to amuse and entertain the voting public.

Now there is an attempt to resurrect the party. For more information visit Rhinoceros Party of Canada Web site.

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The Plot to Bury Progress

From Lane Hudson at Huffington Post, August 3, 2007:

    “For the past seven months, the Democratic majority in Congress has been overshadowed by a mysterious force. In spite of overwhelming support from the American people and the hard work of Democrats, legislative priorities have stalled time after time.

    Today, the Campaign for America’s Future revealed the evil force behind this obstructionism. See it right here, right now. You’re among the first to learn the secret…”

via Crooks and Liars

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UK Workshop on Art Activism

As seen on turbulence.org:

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“Departure Lounge: A weekend workshop designing creative resistance against the root causes of Climate Change :: July 13-15, near Heathrow, London.

“Some of the most successful political movements have been those that have developed creative forms of protest: the suffragettes chaining themselves to buildings, the beautiful tree houses of the anti roads protesters, the Zapatistas with their poetic communiques and masks, Reclaim the Streets’ rebel carnivals, the Italian white overalls’ imaginative take on civil disobedience. All these forms have emerged when the unbridled imagination of art mixes with the deep social engagement of politics. The growing radical movement for climate justice needs its own new forms.

“Departure Lounge is a weekend workshop where we will collectively explore the spaces between art and activism and design creative actions in preparation for the Camp for Climate Action. Continue reading “UK Workshop on Art Activism”

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