NEWS SOURCE : http://news.pinkpaper.com BY: Peter Lloyd The late fashion designer Alexander McQueen has bestowed £100,000 of his fortune to gay men’s charity Terrence Higgins Trust. The donation is one of four £100,000 gifts he donated in his will, this week.
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Drugs – Time for Better Laws
2nd June 2011 – 14:44
NEWS SOURCE : http://www.release.org.uk/ ‘DRUGS – TIME FOR BETTER LAWS’ is Release’s new campaign engaging the public around the issue of drug policy. The failure of the current system is clear, it is time to stop criminalising 10,000s of people in the UK every year – it is time for better laws. Today we have […]
Western Siberia Temperature Flip in April
4th May 2011 – 16:47
A dramatic flip from severe, even record-setting, cold to unusual warmth has happened over that part of western Asia centered upon the west of Siberian Russia.
Would you like to become an Amnesty speaker?
12th April 2011 – 18:16
Are you interested in becoming an Amnesty youth speaker and helping to inspire young people to learn about human rights? Amnesty International are having training days coming up at a variety of locations over the UK. http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=10671
Japan crisis: ‘There’s no food, tell people there is no food’
23rd March 2011 – 13:19
NEWS SOURCE : http://poleshift.ning.com by Andrew Veresay Japan’s survivors scavenge for food in aftermath of tsunami By Peter Foster, Ichinomaki 19 Mar 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8392549/Japan-… The unshaven man in a tracksuit stops his bicycle on the roadside and glances over his shoulder to check that he is unobserved. Satisfied, he reaches quickly into the sludge-filled gutter, […]
Joey Ramone benefit show
22nd March 2011 – 15:35
***In association with Rock To Cure Cancer US in honour of Joey Ramone*** NICKI & SUE ROCK CHICK PROMOTIONS are hosting… …An all Day Charity Rock Gig in aid of Lymphoma Research because that’s what we lost Joey Ramone to, and Sue’s mum and Sheila’s son and countless loved ones across the globe. Rock To […]
Tibet’s environment under threat
28th September 2010 – 15:32
Dear supporter The Tibetan plateau is a unique and fragile environment which houses the third largest store of water on the planet. But Tibetans who dare to speak up for the protection of the environment are being silenced. Some are tortured and locked away for many years. Karma Samdrup (right) is a renowned Tibetan environmentalist […]