Full Coverage: Activism

31.10.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 31 (OneWorld) - Workers in this city could become the first in the nation to be guaranteed paid sick leave after voters go to the polls here and across the country next Tuesday.

31.10.2006 MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (IPS) - The Mexican government justified on Monday the violent storming by federal police of social protests in the capital of the southern state of Oaxaca, saying it had restored peace and order. But the evidence tells a different story.

31.10.2006 The Referendum on the New Constitution of Serbia succeeded, reports CeSID on the basis of its exit poll conducted on a representative sample of 600 ballot stations. 51.6% of all registered voters voted for the New Constitution. In absolute numbers, that is 108,000 votes more than the required threshold.

26.10.2006 The Intiative for Boycott of the Referendum on the New Constitution, started by Vojvodina based non-governmental organizations, demanded from the state authorities to start ex officio investigation on the incident in TuesdaysÂ’ rally in Belgrade, accompanied with insults on a whole nation, the NGO and political party activists who support the boycott of the coming Referendum.

26.10.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 25 (OneWorld) - Nobel peace prizewinners have joined hands with major human rights groups in urging nations to back U.N. moves to ink a treaty that would curb the illicit trade in small weapons.

19.10.2006 The India Social Forum (ISF) 2006 that takes place in New Delhi from November 9-13, 2006 is expected to be attended by nearly 60,000 people from India, Asia and Africa. The ISF will be held at the Exhibition Ground, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with the theme - Building Another World: Visions for the Future.

13.10.2006 In addition to the official referendum campaign and political commentary in mainstream media, the citizens of Serbia have the opportunity to get involved into online debate on the new Serbian Constitution, the solutions it offers and the reasons for the call to boycott the referendum.

13.10.2006 “Tuto Completo”, the Kakanj based NGO that is known to the public for its role in the “Motley Revolution” in front of the Building of the B&H Presidency in Sarajevo of two weeks ago, finally spoke out on the reasons and goals of its action. At the same time, it apologized to the citiznes and to the members of SIPA for the “provoked brutality”.

12.10.2006 The gay.hr portal reports that a group of queer activists decorated Zadar, on Tuesday night, with rainbow ribbons, thus marking October 11, the International Coming Out Day.

12.10.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (OneWorld) - North Korea's nuclear weapon test has spawned widespread denunciation but the fallout also includes divergent positions on how to respond.

09.10.2006 The Youth Council of the Osijek-Baranja County, established under the project implemented by Croatian Youth Network (CYN) and the Centre for Informal Education (formerly the Youth Club Osijek) held a debate on October 5, at the Osijek Chamber of Commerce, discussing the topic of entrepreneurship opportunities for the youth.

04.10.2006 When residents in Santa Eduviges entered their second month without running water, everyone knew something had to be done. A meeting was called. Community members expressed outrage that the water company's $7 per month bill always arrived on time, but taps barely flowed.

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03.10.2006 Last Friday, September 29, Albanian Government faced the first civil protests in Tirana since the eruption of the “Albatros” Scandal. “Civil Action” – a new movement on the civil scene – protested in front of the Ministry of the Public Affairs – demanding immediate dismissal of the Director of Civil Aviation, Gazment Dibra.