International delegates agreed Friday that the world has the technology and money to limit catastrophic global warming...Promptly adopting biofuels, renewable energy sources and greater energy efficiency can mitigate worldwide disaster, according to a rep
portside aims to provide varied material of interest to people on the left -- things that will help them to interpret the world, and to change it. We invite you to submit material for consideration. News, analysis, opinion, discussion and debate are welco
The proposed project examines how displaced industrial workers, their families, and the town of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario adjusted to the closure of Weyerhaeuser’s corrugated paper mill in December 2002. The mill was the centre of local life for more than
Part documentary and part fiction feature, "John & Jane" is a film set in the call centers of Mumbai that explores the effects of globalization on six call agents. Indian by day and American by night, the employees' split-identity lives warp their sense o
American tax dollars and the wartime needs of the U.S. military are fueling an illicit pipeline of cheap foreign labor, mainly impoverished Asians who often are deceived, exploited and put in harm's way in Iraq with little protection.
Welcome to the working website for the SSHRC MCRI Globalization and Autonomy ongoing research project. The purpose of this space is to provide information for all of the team members involved in the project and their research assistants.
Design for Change equips children with the tools to be aware of the
world around them, believe that they play a role in shaping that world,
and take action toward a more desirable, sustainable future.
ARTICLE 19: defending freedom of expression and information.
ARTICLE 19 envisages a world where people are free to speak their opinions, to participate in decision-making and to make informed choices about their lives
It is great website for young children to discuss global issues and make connections with their own communities. They have programs for middle school and high school students and as well as for educators. There are professional development programs for educators; and critical thinking, problem solving, cross cultural education, social action campaign, digital media production, and more.
The privatisation of higher education has been advocated by governments as well as regional and international organisations as a way to fill the supply-demand gap left by the public sector, transfer the finance burden to higher education consumers – for example, students and industry – and increase the efficiency and relevance of higher education and the private returns to consumers.