Please Vote.

Mon Nov 3, 2008 9:09 PM EST

The world in which I live is broken.

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world-news, us-election, america, us, election, vote, obama, mccain

I really should call

Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:05 PM EDT

Regret.com, I wish I could hit that @!$%# up. I'll pop round, yeah. Looks kinda misty out. I think I'll call her. Maybe I'll just myspace it all instead. Bebo. Facebook. Yeah, do that.

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world-news, regret, myspace, bebo, facebook, communication

Rain, Change and Pants.

Tue Jul 8, 2008 8:20 PM EDT

Today was supposed to herald a new era in my life. Today was the day I began to change who I was. The rain stopped it. Literally. The rain literally stopped it.

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world-news

Do we really need charities?

Seeded on Fri Jul 4, 2008 3:59 PM EDT ()

"We give to charities because we want to make the world a better place.

world-news, charity, volunteer, humanitarian, aid, money

Tonight it was simple.

Thu Jul 3, 2008 8:43 PM EDT

So there he was. A homeless guy, getting ready for another nights rough sleep. It was pouring with rain.

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Whats the point of this group, then..

Thu Jul 3, 2008 9:53 AM EDT

Its simple. The group is about sharing ideas, thoughts, articles and experience on the act of giving or helping. Inspiration, if you will. It doesn't have to be big. It doesn't have to be bold. It just has to be something.

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Can you hear my dreams?

Wed Jul 2, 2008 7:15 PM EDT

I have dreams. You know the kind. An education. Kids. A family. Health. A roof. Freedom. The simple life.

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world-news, human-rights, fiction, story, humanitarian, rape, amnesty

I Just Wanna Give.

Tue Jul 1, 2008 6:46 PM EDT

Today, I realized something. Something I've known for a good while but today I finally realized it: I just want to give.

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world-news, philosophy, africa, aid, giving, humanitarian

Health care should be a right. Not a privilege.

Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:19 PM EDT

I am 'ill' and I am extremely lucky. Not a sentence you hear everyday is it? I had the absolute privilege today of clambering out of bed, groaning as if I were on my last legs, to call sick into work and make an appointment for the doctors. A moment I should have savored.

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ill, sick, uk, europe, us, africa, healthcare, nhs, worldviews, world

The Exportation of Death

Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:48 PM EST

Here is the inspiration for this article.

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world-news, us, united-states, war, militay, killing, lives, bombs, boming, bush

List of countries the USA has bombed

Seeded on Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:34 AM EST (AOL)

Here is a list of countries the US had bombed since WWII.

world-news, us, bombed, war, worlds-news, killing

Wasteful Nations

Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:04 AM EDT

We waste to much food. Fact.

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world-news, hunger, starvation, aid, us, uk, food

Iran executuion within hours! Stop it through Amnesty now!

Seeded on Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:45 AM EDT (Amnesty)

Please, please get on the link provided and help!

world-news, iran, middle-east, executuion

Child Suicide Bombers - Afghanistan

Seeded on Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:59 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

"They placed explosives on a six-year-old boy and told him to walk up to the Afghan police or army and push the button," said Captain Michael Cormier, the company commander who intercepted the child, in a statement.

taliban, afghanistan, middle-east, jihad, world-news, nato, us, suicide-bomings

Iran stays execution by stoning

Seeded on Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:23 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

Iranian authorities have halted the planned stoning to death of a man and woman convicted of adultery following international protests, it emerged tonight.

world-news, iran, middle-east, human-rights, amnesty, stoning, execution, death-penalty

Activism and Me.

Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:28 PM EDT

For far too long I sat on backside and said "Oh that's awful" or "That's not right, this should be stopped". After that I'd close the browser or turn off the TV and let it slip from my mind.

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world-news, activism, digg, communnity, human-rights, amnesty, amnesty-international, depression

2 Iran Teens Tortured & Hung for Consentual Gay Sex .

Seeded on Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:11 AM EDT (YouTube)

This video isn''t graphic. I genuinely don''t know what to say to this.

world-news, iran, human-rights, torture, hanging, executuion

Death - My best friend

Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:05 PM EDT

When one considers one's mortality, one would be forgiven for getting very scared indeed. To think that one day it will all be over must be everyones worst nightmare. After all, life is all we know.

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world-news, death, mortailty, tv, celebrity, culture, life

Chinese hospitals used fake drips

Seeded on Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:36 PM EDT (BBC News)

Chinese investigators say nearly 60 hospitals and pharmacies in north-eastern China have been using fake blood protein in patients' drips. Albumin, or plasma protein, is used to treat patients suffering from shock and burns and during open-heart surgery.

world-news, china, hospitals, far-east, asia

Open/Sample Letter (A very bad one!)

Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:42 PM EDT

Today I wrote a sample letter for people to send to embassy's across the globe. I know this isn't exactly the best letter in the world but you can edit it at your will. : ) Don't forget to add you contact details etc. :) Thanks. --- Dear Your Excellency,

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1967: A birth in prison

Seeded on Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:12 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

While chained to a bed I gave birth to the youngest Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail. But Nour was more than a symbol or even a much loved son.

world-news, isreal, palestine, human-rights, middle-east, paris-hilton

Satellite imagery used in Sudan

Seeded on Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:20 PM EDT ()

This site uses satellite imagery to show the devastation in Sudan. It gives us a great view of whats going in there. The site is run by Amnesty International.

technology, amnesty, sudan, satellite, genocide

Hello, Sudan? This is Newsvine calling.

Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:13 PM EDT

Sudan needs everyones help and that includes the Newsvine community. I recently created the Newsvine Sudan Activism Group. Join!, discuss and make your voice heard.

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world-news, sudan, africa, aid, activism, genocide, war, killing, emaiil, letter

Newsvine Darfur Action Group.

Sat Jun 9, 2007 2:30 AM EDT

Calling on all Newsviners! The current humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan, needs no explanation.

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world-news, sudan, africa, activism, aid, genocide, killing, amnesty

Two contrasting images...

Fri Jun 8, 2007 7:21 PM EDT

I'm no professional journalist and I'm certainly not expert on international aid but when I read that 800 million people go hungry everyday, I decided to use my voice. (Or, as in this case, the internet.) Look at the images on the right hand side.

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world-news, africa, aid, starvation

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hello acrone,

thank you for being you. i really would like to join your group, but could not find the title or how to join. i would love to be a part of this group. please let me know. this is a very fine thing and i appreciate you and this group being here.

luv,

ron

— ron c. baker sr.