INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 201/281011 UN Rio+20 Summit Must Deliver on Jobs, Poverty and the Environment Brussels/New York, 27 October 2011(ITUC OnLine): With precarious jobs, unemployment and inequalities rising around the world, the international labour movement today formally tabled its proposals < http://www.ituc-csi.org/rio-20-trade-unions-submit-their.html>to the secretariat of the sustainable …
*Media Advisory* National Federation Of Community Development Credit Unions Announces Launch Of New York: Building A Cooperative City
Deadlines & Events New York: Building a Cooperative City Launch Event November 1, 2011 | New York, NY Please join the Federation for the launch of “New York: Building a Cooperative City,” a kick-off event to launch the International Year of Cooperatives. This first-ever convening of New York City cooperatives …
Is Your Local TV Station Hiding Something?
What’s Your Local TV Station Hiding? If you want to know exactly what your local broadcasters are doing to meet public-interest obligations, the best place to look is their public files. Unfortunately, public files are currently difficult to access, requiring curious residents to drive down to the station during business …
ITUC Welcomes UN Social Protection Report – ITUC OnLine
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine ITUC Welcomes UN Social Protection Report Brussels, 28 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed the recommendations of a new report “Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization”, presented this week to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon by former President of …
GIFT monthly newsletter
Welcome! This is GIFT’s new monthly newsletter and we hope you enjoy reading it. For new subscribers to GIFT, and for those who just want to be reminded of what we do, we begin this edition with a video of the 13th Global Young Leaders Programme (YLP Aceh, Indonesia). Click …
UN Official Calls for Inclusive Economic Growth Strategies to Tackle Global Jobs Crisis
New York, Oct 27 2011 7:05PM The international community must urgently consolidate efforts to tackle the global jobs crisis, a top United Nations official said today, calling for countries to adopt a more inclusive growth strategy that can enhance nations’ productivity and capacity to generate income sources. Lazarous Kapambwe, President …
Coke Cans Go White In Support of WWF Polar Bear Campaign
Coca-Cola is changing the red background of its soft-drink can design for the first time ever as part of a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) campaign to protect the arctic habitat of polar bears. Coca-Cola will also give up to $3 million to WWF’s polar bear conservation efforts. Read More… More …
Update to U.S. smart grid framework released and this week’s alternative energy headlines
Update to U.S. smart grid framework released State urged to beef up clean energy policies to create jobs The Power of.. Solar Power (Infographic) Global businesses support increased investment in renewable energy Street Talk: What Innovations Would Make Cities More Livable? China to Invest $90 Billion In Smart Grid Technologies …
We are the 1 percent – We stand with the 99 percent
We are the 1 percent – We stand with the 99 percent is an interesting collection of testimonies on tumblr. Lots of people who were born into wealth or were just lucky (or smart) and who have more than enough. They feel they are part of the 1% and yet … …
Crowdsourcing democracy through social media
As reported on physorg.com Liberia, a country that only recently emerged from a brutal civil war, is having presidential elections. A Georgia Tech professor is experimenting with a novel idea: Crowdsourcing reports on how elections are running and making available timely reports to prevent any dangerous situations from occurring. Read more…