G8

The G8 and G20 Summits wrapped up after a tumultuous weekend. The protestors clashing with police got all the press but there were important developments for maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health as well. The... by womensphere.wordpress.com | related posts

Anti-Violence Against Women activists joined women claiming abuse by the Toronto Police at a July 22, 2010 press conference held by the Toronto Community Mobilization Network . The press conference sought to link the violence experienced by women at the G20 Summit to the larger social issue of police... by rabble.ca | related posts

Upon hearing that Canada had purposely destroyed the UN's attempt to get access to clean water recognized as a basic human right, perhaps it is time for a critical expansion in the left to see the issue of rights as not limited to us two-legged, but encompass all living things. With the term "living things", I... by rabble.ca | related posts

Something of a mea culpa: H ere and here I joined the discussion around the circumstances of a certain individual filmed jumping on a police cruiser. Turns out he wasn't a cop and has now been named and charged as a result of his actions at the G8/G20. Whoever and... by thegallopingbeaver.blogspot.com | related posts

It is day two of the G8 G20 World Summit, and I am still trying to come to terms with what I see on TV. I am trying to understand how this city that I love and call my home has turned into a zone of unrecognizable streets and people.... by zomppa.com | related posts

More details have emerged in the past couple weeks on the G8’s commitment to improve maternal, newborn and child health through the “Muskoka Initiative,” but not enough to deliver on the G8’s other critical commitment at the 2010 summit – to... by action.one.org/blog | related posts

This government is fiscally conservative... except when it comes to spending money: Ottawa to spend $16-billion on fighter jets he Harper government is confirming it will spend $16-billion for the latest generation of fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. But the government is fending off complaints that making... by calgarygrit.blogspot.com | related posts

Among news of protests and arrests at the G8 summit, something important was overlooked -- critical progress towards saving mothers' lives. During this meeting of the world's top leaders, mothers were finally at the top of the agenda. Almost every death resulting from... by huffingtonpost.com/politics | related posts

The recent G8 summit in Canada's Muskoka region took an important step forward in improving maternal and child health in developing countries, Canadian and American officials said at a forum Wednesday in Washington, DC. The forum, sponsored by the Center for Strategic and... by medicalnewstoday.com | related posts