Law must protect gay asylum seekers
Law must protect gay asylum seekers In the new government’s newly published policy on equalities, there is a statement that says: “We will stop the deportation of asylum seekers who have had to leave particular countries because their sexual orientation or gender identification puts them at proven risk of imprisonment, torture or execution.” This commitment [...]
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Don’t Buy It!
Take a look at our brand new films, launched to hundreds of thousands on Glastonbury Festival's Pyramid stage in June 2011. The three films - which make up the 'Don't Buy It' project - star Alistair McGowan and James Redmond and urge people to think again about Trident renewal. See the films and project website here - www.dont-buy-it.org More Info
WiPP in Sudan
At the invitation of one of our Associates, the Pink Shoe Club, I was invited to join a delegation from Parliament to observe the Referendum in Sudan. The trip was sponsored by the Muslim Hands charity and was led by Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, who you will recall went to Sudan to negotiate the return of the “teddy bear teacher”, Gillian Gibbons. More Info
Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls
About Collective Shout Collective Shout is a new grassroots campaigns movement mobilising and equipping individuals and groups to target corporations, advertisers, marketers and media which objectify women and sexualise girls to sell products and services. Collective Shout will name, shame and expose corporations, advertisers, marketers and media engaging in practices which are offensive and harmful [...]
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Say NO to Nuclear Power
Say NO to Nuclear Power Government spin doctors and the nuclear industry have been working overtime to repackage nuclear power as a green solution to climate change. They want to build new nuclear power stations, but they know we won’t want them if we know the reality – nuclear power is dirty and dangerous and [...]
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Stop Icelandic Whaling
Stop Icelandic Whaling Iceland is a stunning, pristine land that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, many of them to go whale watching in the clear arctic waters. Greenpeace has launched a “Whale tourism pledge” — a promise to visit Iceland if the government stops whaling. With every tourist worth an average of [...]
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