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Google bombing for Egypt

Google bombing for Egypt

10/05/2006 · by Sokari · in Action Alert, Media

This poem was written by Mshairi in support of the campaign to Free the Egyptians as the Egyptian morning star ascends I hear you call mother at Egypt’s dawn’s first light I arise with eager and uplifted spirit I abandon…

Cameroon 9 still in prison.

08/05/2006 · by Sokari · in Action Alert, Africa LGBTIQ, Human Rights, Queer Politics

IGLHRC reports that the government of Cameroon continues to refuse to release the 9 men aquitted of homosexuality charges on the 21st April 2006 In a further travesty of justice, the government is forcing the men to stand trial again….

Tampons are a woman's right

Tampons are a woman’s right

08/05/2006 · by Sokari · in Action Alert, Feminism, Health, Zimbabwe

Campaign for Zimbabwean Women’s Dignity Back in March I pointed to a report in Sokwanele on the Zimbabwean government reaching the limits of absurdity by insisting that donated sanitary towels be quality tested before exempting them from import duty. ACTSA…

Blogswana update

06/05/2006 · by Sokari · in Action Alert, HIV/AIDS

Blogswana (Botswana Aids and Blogging) which I blogged about a couple of weeks ago needs the support of the blogging community to help with their project. Flickr tagging: If anyone has photos of Botswana hosted on Flickr please tag the…

Free Hao Wu

20/03/2006 · by Sokari · in Action Alert

On March 22nd it will be one month since filmmaker and Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor Hao Wu was detained without charge. We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao’s family and…

HOPE campaign

16/03/2006 · by Sokari · in Action Alert

Human Rights First  have launched a Darfur awareness campaign which includes a video clip and personal testimonies. HOPE is calling for the "UN to appoint a prominent envoy to reenergize the diplomatic process in the Darfur region of Sudan" We’re…

Thumbs Down 2 Poverty – Global Action

26/10/2005 · by Sokari · in Action Alert, Africa , HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Social Media

The use of mobile phones in Africa is growing at an ex potential rate.  In the past 10 years mobile phone use in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased from 72,000 to a forecast of 25.5 million this year.  Now the technology…

Censorship in Tunisia

18/10/2005 · by Sokari · in Action Alert, Africa , Media

The "Parti Liberal Mediterraneen" (PLM) – a unique Tunisian political website has been consored in Tunisia.  "During these last weeks, the regime seized the headquarters of the Tunisian Association of Magistrates [ATM] and installed at its head a puppet committee;…

Uganda Human Rights Activists Violated By Police

28/07/2005 · by Sokari · in Action Alert, Africa LGBTIQ, Feminism, Gender Violence, Human Rights, Queer Politics

Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) Press Release On July 20th, an LC1 Chairman (local government official) and another man forcibly entered the home of J.M. at Kireka, who is a human rights activist and chairperson of SMUG (Sexual Minorities Uganda).  They…

Ugandan government attacks Lesbian activists

22/07/2005 · by Sokari · in Action Alert, Africa LGBTIQ, Human Rights, Queer Politics

The Ugandan parliament have enacted a new anti-homosexuality law and with this the Ugandan police yesterday stormed the house of lesbian activist, Victor Julie Mukasa.  Victor tried to contact me today but unfortunately I missed her call so the details…

Africans in the zoo

09/06/2005 · by Sokari · in Action Alert, Africa

Speaking of African images there is going to be another exhibition around Africa this time in Germany and this time with real live people! "African Village" is to be opened within the zoo of Augsburg, Germany. Artisans, silversmiths, basket makers…

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