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Guest Writer Fergus: WTO Diary: The ‘radicals’ arrive

Socio-Political Rants Fergus is a student from Manchester studying Architecture, he’s a member of Britain’s Socialist Party and an experienced activist. Glutter’s invited him as one of the 10,000 foreign protesters to arrive in HK over the WTO protests this week. His thoughts and politics does not necessarily reflect mine, but he represents an alternativeContinue reading “Guest Writer Fergus: WTO Diary: The ‘radicals’ arrive”

Guest Writer M. R.: WTO Opening Day March and the media : an Alternative View

Socio-Political Rants Photo: Hong Kong Digital Vision. To see all HK Digital Vision’s Photos of the Protest March: Go here M.R. Le Duc is a Canadian writer and teacher residing in Hong Kong. He has kindly written his impression of the opening March and the way the media portrayed the protesters. Ug.  I use theContinue reading “Guest Writer M. R.: WTO Opening Day March and the media : an Alternative View”

Guest Writer Fergus: A WTO Protester Diary. The Reasons Not to Support the WTO

Socio-Political Rants Tuesday December 12th March: 11am starting Victoria Park. For all events this week, including lectures and seminars: Anti-WTO Events Video of 11th December Protest No WTO : Stop Collusion between Government & Business Rally01(11mb)http://swtop.no-ip.org/1211rally01.wmv 02(12mb)http://swtop.no-ip.org/1211rally02.wmv  As I have not much involvement or deep knowledge about WTO meetings as well as the protests IContinue reading “Guest Writer Fergus: A WTO Protester Diary. The Reasons Not to Support the WTO”

The Ambivalence of being a Global Citizen. For or Against the WTO?

Socio-Political Rants One more day until the WTO meeting in Hong Kong. 140 something countries, 2000+ delegates, 10000+ foreign protesters and who knows how many press descending into the Wan Chai area in about 24 hours. The city is tense I think or at least resigned to what might happen. Barriers filled with water hasContinue reading “The Ambivalence of being a Global Citizen. For or Against the WTO?”

Fear, Idealogy, and Sydney’s Terroism Threat

Socio-Political Rants. I used to be not afraid of much, maybe ghosts and dead bodies, people eating worms and gross things. I would sling a backpack on my back and go traveling all by myself without speaking a word of the local language. I would drive in bad neighborhoods in LA to go to partiesContinue reading “Fear, Idealogy, and Sydney’s Terroism Threat”

The History of Child Abuse (International Perspective)

The History of Child Abuse by Lloyd deMause The Journal of Psychohistory 25 (3) Winter 1998 Was having a debate with someone about whether instances of child abuse was more prominent in Asia or the west, and I said that it probably manifests in different ways such as how it is institutionalized in China andContinue reading “The History of Child Abuse (International Perspective)”

Check Out these Sites!!!!

The eight Reporters Without Borders nominees for the blog contest The German radio station Deutsche Welle has published the list of nominees for its weblog contest, including those chosen by Reporters Without Borders for the "freedom of _expression" category. The bloggers who have been singled out include former Tunisian judge Mokhtar Yahyaoui, currently on aContinue reading “Check Out these Sites!!!!”