http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1992 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85832 Mike Hulme offers a useful summary of his recent book. Scientists cannot be responsible for reconciling diverse ethics that influence attitudes to climate change. from SciDev http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85800 Environmental campaigns are struggling to persuade people to change behaviour. New strategies may appeal more to identity and values than material rewards. WWF http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85161 A timely piece of research by the Sustainable Development Commission but why add the question mark to its title? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85062 I don't normally look to religious leaders for enlightenment but the Archbishop of Canterbury makes a good fist of interpreting our economic ruins. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162397/1/1992 Our sense of values continues to rotate in the spin-dryer. On the same day that Gandhi's spectacles sell for millions, the Bank of England decides that money is worthless. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162255/1/1992 As the nationalisation of major banks looks increasingly likely, the World Social Forum is promoting a "new economic and social model". It's always informative to revisit Cuba when assessing the strengths and weaknesses of socialist ideals. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84930 Christopher Caldwell suggests that it's time to move on from hangups over bankers' bonuses. We should have made a fuss a long time ago. Financial Times http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160442/1/1992 Durgabai Deshmukh Award winner Daud Sharifa Khanam from southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu provided Muslim women a platform to challenge the oppressive patriarchal system. For this, she has had to face the ire of Muslim clerics. She was hated, abused and threatened but she never gave up the fight. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159515/1/1992 WASHINGTON, Apr 7 (OneWorld) - Five adults and five youths were inaugurated into the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans today, a tribute to national role models who have dedicated their lives to the advancement of others. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159104/1/1992 NEW YORK, Mar 24 (OneWorld) - A corporate watchdog group has started a nationwide voting campaign to name and shame companies that run afoul of economic and environmental laws. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159047/1/1992 In an era when women are still struggling to find an equal footing, the Kotha tribe in Tamil Nadu in southern India is an exemplary model of gender equality and a progressive social system. The tribe’s matrilineal ethos ensures property rights and dowry free marriages for women. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159016/1/1992 Even as Indian national Sarabjit Singh’s execution has been stayed until April 30 by Pakistan, efforts are on to save his life. He was sentenced to death for his involvement in spying and bomb blasts that had claimed several lives. Singh claims that he is the victim of mistaken identity. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158957/1/1992 SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle -- many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158889/1/1992 Tired of living in a world governed by marriage laws formulated and implemented by men, Muslim women in India have come out with their own Nikahnama. It recognises their right to seek divorce and other entitlements so that they are the masters of their own destiny. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158461/1/1992 British author Valerie Mason-John’s new book Broken Voices has series of interviews with dalit women, recounting their horrific experiences of caste-based injustice and discrimination. During her five-month stay Valerie lived, ate and worked together with these women to get the feel of what it is like to be an untouchable in India.