The Last Straw: DKE Sponsors Hate Speech on Yale’s Old Campus : BROAD RECOGNITION Yale is not new to fraternities acting in despicable, misogynistic ways. The Women’s Center has tried to deal with horrible forms of chauvinistic actions conducted under the guise of fraternity rush processes. Yale’s female freshmen are not new to the feeling of being unsafe– as last year’s “Pre-Season Scouting Report” demonstrates. The words: “No means yes, yes means anal.” If “[n]o means yes,” there is no such thing as rape. The symbol of the action: A mob of men inciting violence and intimidating women, in a place where almost all freshmen women have their residences. What is the significance of a moving gang of men, chanting in deep, throaty, voices for sexual assault– more specifically, for rape? The action itself: An organization calling for young men to participate in such an action, in order to be included in said organization. This act was committed under the aegis of the “rush” process, in which new pledges must perform a series of tasks in order to join the fraternity.
David Schreck on Politics in BC Farmers’ union wants Canada-EU trade deal scrapped Epoch Times | Oct 20, 2010 Farmers’ union wants Canada-EU trade deal scrapped Proposed agreement will boost trade and the economy, says Van Loan By Joan Delaney Epoch Times Staff With the fifth round of talks in the proposed Canada-EU free trade agreement taking place this week in Ottawa, the National Farmers Union has launched a campaign against the deal, saying it threatens the democratic rights of Canadians. The NFU says too much is being bargained away in the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and want it scrapped. The organization, which obtained a draft of the agreement earlier this year, says CETA would subject farmers to “draconian” property rights enforcement measures, including the virtual elimination of the age-old practice of saving, reusing, and selling seed from their crops. “It includes the freezing of bank accounts too, so you couldn’t even defend yourself in court. “That’s a tremendous platform for Canadian companies from which to compete.” “Why?
Amy Goodman: Obama in the Company of Killers Obama in the Company of Killers Posted on Nov 9, 2010 By Amy Goodman If a volcano kills civilians in Indonesia, it’s news. As the people around Mount Merapi dig out of the ash following a series of eruptions that have left more than 150 dead, a darker cloud now hangs over Indonesia in the form of renewed U.S. support for the country’s notorious Kopassus, the military’s special forces commando group. Last March, Nairn revealed details of a Kopassus assassination program in the Indonesian province of Aceh. One document names 15 leaders of the Papuan civil society, all “civilians, starting with the head of the Baptist Synod of Papua. President Obama lived in Indonesia from the ages of 6 through 10, after his mother married an Indonesian man. A series of cell-phone videos have come out of Papua showing torture being inflicted on men there at the hands of what appear to be members of the military. This was the third attempt by President Obama to visit Indonesia. © 2010 Amy Goodman