August, 2021
China accused of ‘cultural genocide’ in Inner Mongolia
August 24, 2021 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
China accused of ‘cultural genocide’ in Inner Mongolia Communist China’s move to expand compulsory Mandarin Chinese language education using Chinese textbooks in preschools across the country is part of “cultural genocide” in Inner Mongolia and other regions with distinct cultures, activists and commentators say. Education authorities have instructed kindergarten schools in ethnic minority and rural […]
Read More...A Prayer for Life
August 24, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
A Prayer for Life Fr. Shay Cullen To be on fire to serve a greater cause that transcends our humble lives, where we can bring a touch of peace to a disturbed and broken heart and pour the healing words of kindness and support, to give comfort, affirm the goodness in every hurting person, and […]
Read More...Standing for the Rights of Indigenous People
August 19, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Standing for the Rights of Indigenous People Shay Cullen 20 August 2021 Indigenous peoples are under threat as never before and need the international community to stand with them as they demand justice, their ancestral land rights and an end to the exploitation and abuse they suffer in many countries. They suffer discrimination, […]
Read More...How Chevron Made #FreeDonziger a Rallying Cry for the End of Oil
August 19, 2021 · By Paul Paz Y Miño for amazonwatch.org
How Chevron Made #FreeDonziger a Rallying Cry for the End of Oil Last Friday saw the anniversary of a shameful chapter in the U.S. legal system and further proof of the dangerous control the fossil fuel industry has over government. It was the two-year anniversary of the house arrest of human rights lawyer Steven Donziger. This […]
Read More...Energy to burn: teenage metabolism rate similar to adults’, says study
August 19, 2021 · By Nicola Davis for www.theguardian.com
Energy to burn: teenage metabolism rate similar to adults’, says study Teenagers may be said to eat their parents out of house and home, but research suggests their daily energy expenditure isn’t much greater than that of adults. An international team of researchers has tracked the total daily energy expenditure of more than 6,000 people […]
Read More...DOH flagged over deficiencies in use of P67.32 billion-COVID-19 funds
August 19, 2021 · By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
DOH flagged over deficiencies in use of P67.32 billion-COVID-19 funds State auditors have flagged the Department of Health (DOH) over several deficiencies in its utilization of P67.32 billion in COVID-19 funds. In its annual report for 2020, the Commission on Audit (COA) said the deficiencies were mainly caused by non-compliance with laws, rules, and regulations. […]
Read More...Prince Andrew can’t ignore courts, says Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer
August 19, 2021 · By George Bowden for www.bbc.com
Prince Andrew can’t ignore courts, says Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer The Duke of York “cannot hide behind wealth and palace walls” and must respond to sexual abuse allegations filed in a US court, his accuser’s lawyer told BBC Two’s Newsnight. Prince Andrew should allow a jury to decide what happened, David Boies, the lawyer of Virginia […]
Read More...The Burning and Flooding of the Planet
August 14, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Burning and Flooding of the Planet Fr. Shay Cullen 14 August 2021 Anyone watching on television the images of burning forests, the raging floods destroying lands and villages, massive landslides burying homes and people have no reason to deny the truth. The latest UN report on the climate crises by the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Read More...Saving the Planet Earth
August 10, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Saving the Planet Earth Fr. Shay Cullen Let the students march and speak, Let the youth protest and cry, Let the day of justice roll on, May they change the world with truth and confound the lie. The world is heating, we are cooking ourselves to death, We are burning coal and oil and everything […]
Read More...Human Trafficking, Why so Few Convictions?
August 6, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Human Trafficking, Why so Few Convictions? Fr. Shay Cullen 6 August 2021 The recruitment and sale of humans is an age-old crime against the rights, freedom and dignity of everyone exploited and forced to work for little or no wages and controlled and trapped by their traffickers and slave-masters.Young women and boys are especially targeted […]
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