Independent Media Institute (2024-12-17). How the Braiding Seeds Fellowship Works to Uproot Racism in the Food System. pressenza.com This Petersburgh, New York, organization fights racial injustice in the food system. | By Damon Orion | Racism has been embedded in America's food and agriculture systems since European colonizers began enslaving Black and Indigenous people for farm and plantation labor. A notable example of how this injustice continued throughout history is the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) In 202…

Philip Ewell (2024-12-17). Quincy Jones Should be Prominently Featured in US Music Education ‚àí His Absence Reflects How Racial Segregation Still Shapes American Classrooms. counterpunch.org Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at the age of 91, was one of the most influential musicians in U.S. history. You might think such a notable figure would factor prominently in American music classrooms. Yet my research shows that Jones, who was Black, is rarely mentioned in mainstream U.S. music curricula. As

Jesse Hagopian (2024-12-17). Seattle Planned to Close Up to 21 Public Schools — Here's How We Stopped Them. truthout.org From coast to coast, school districts are proposing closures, as pandemic-era funds have long since dried up and gentrification has driven families out of increasingly unaffordable neighborhoods. Yet in a time when budget cuts threaten public education nationwide, Seattle organizers have shown that communities can fight back — and win. After initially proposing in spring to close up to 21… |

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-12-17). Ambassadors of the Russian Language Program again in Cuba. plenglish.com Moscow, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The second educational expedition of the program of Ambassadors of the Russian Language in the World is in Cuba until December 20, reported the channel TVBrics.

UMMID (2024-12-17). Henna inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. ummid.com 'Henna' has been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage 2024.

UMMID (2024-12-17). GUJCET 2025 Registration Starts, Last Date to Apply Dec 31. ummid.com Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) has started receiving Online Applications for GUJCET 2025 through its official website gujcet.gseb.org from today i.e. Tuesday December 17, 2025.

Editor (2024-12-17). President Biden should certify the Equal Rights Amendment. mronline.org The ERA will help restore abortion access, protect women from violence, and help build a gender-equitable future. Biden should certify it while he still has the power to do so.

Editor (2024-12-17). "Massacre of journalists": Four Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza in just five days. mronline.org Gaza (Quds News Network)- Four Palestinian journalists were killed in separate Israeli attacks within five days amid the ongoing assault in Gaza, with media freedom organizations accusing Israel of committing "war crimes" against journalists there.

Editor (2024-12-17). Now Iran's turn. The spectre of a new "1989" mronline.org Iran is now the key to the world.

newarab (2024-12-17). An ethical Christmas gift guide that gives back to Palestine. newarab.com As usual, the lead-up to Christmas is both exciting and overwhelming filled with hours spent online or lost in thought, frantically brainstorming gift ideas for loved ones. | Add the But who says Christmas gift shopping, considering all these factors, has to be such a tedious task? | Carefully curated to suit different personalities and interests, The New Arab (T…

Editor (2024-12-17). INTERVIEW: France and the Colonial Roots of Black Citizenship, Maboula Soumohoro, 2021. mronline.org For more than 500 years, Europeans have controlled the world, enforcing their rule through genocidal violence.

John Clarke (2024-12-17). Carbon capture: False hopes and harsh realities. mronline.org Do not buy the fossil-fuel industry's hype about carbon-capture technology, even the schemes that work cannot be scaled up to the necessary levels, explains John Clarke.

editor (2024-12-17). Ding dong, Australia's misinformation-disinformation bill is dead. onlineopinion.com.au The very idea that speech requires ordering and control is the first step to preventing its exercise. Death, in this case to freedom of thought and political expression, is bound to follow.

editor (2024-12-17). ANU Migration Hub — immigration gaslighter of the year. onlineopinion.com.au The Migration Hub has excelled in 2024, with misleading takes on immigration policy and numbers. Their Xmas brief 'proves' the Albanese immigration deluge isn't happening. You probably imagined it.

UMMID (2024-12-17). Collage of images falsely circulated as idols found in Sambhal mosque. ummid.com A collage of four images are falsely being circulated online claiming to be that of idols found during the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, it is found after fact check analysis.

Belén Fernández (2024-12-13). No surprise Americans are 'rooting for' the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer. indybay.org There is a class war raging in the US, and the healthcare system is one of its most violent fronts. Obviously, Brian Thompson is not personally responsible for the terminally ill state of society in the US — a country that managed to spend $916bn on its military in 2023 alone and that continues to fund Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip to the tune of tens of billions of dollars, all while poverty remains a leading cause of death among Americans. But the man was in fact emblematic of the lethal inequality that underpins US corporatocracy, where the health insurance racket does its part to keep people so si…

ecns.cn (2024-12-13). Dedicated center for autistic kids launched. ecns.cn China's first national special education resource center for children with autism was launched on Wednesday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, marking a significant milestone in the country's special education development.

William Costa — Michael D. Yates (2024-12-13). On Rafael Barrett: A Radical Voice in a Dispossessed Land. counterpunch.org Rafael Barrett was born in Torrelavega in northern Spain, close to the Bay of Biscay. Eldest of two sons, he grew up in a well-to-do, though not extremely wealthy, family and enjoyed the privileges that such families took for granted: travel, good education, social and cultural capital. For reasons made clear in William Costas's Introduction

ecns.cn (2024-12-13). 5 experts share inaugural global education award. ecns.cn Five leading education researchers received the inaugural Global Award for Innovation in Education Research Methods at the 10th Forum on Empirical Education Research held recently in Shanghai.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-12-13). Cambodia bans energy drink sales at schools. plenglish.com Phnom Penh, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Prohibiting the sale, consumption, and advertising of energy drinks within and around educational institutions in Cambodia was welcomed by public health experts in this capital on Thursday.

UMMID (2024-12-13). AP Inter 1st, 2nd Year 2025 Exam Time Table Released. ummid.com The first and second year Intermediate 2025 exams in Andhra Pradesh will respectively start from March 01 and March 03, according to the time table of the annual exams released by the Andhra Pradesh State Board of Intermediate Education.

The Independent (2024-12-13). Binary University offers shs5.5 billion in scholarships to Ugandan students. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan students aspiring to pursue higher education at Malaysia's prestigious Binary University now have a significant opportunity. A total of UGX 5.5 billion has been allocated for scholarships under the MyBinary International Grant (MyBIG), an initiative designed to support international students. The Ugandan chapter follows the successful launch of similar programs …

The Independent (2024-12-13). PSFU recognizes Uganda Baati's community initiatives. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati has been named the Community Development Champion of the Year at the 2nd Annual Private Sector Gala, an award recognizing the company's profound impact on communities through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives under the Safal Uganda Baati Foundation. Guided by its four CSR pillars- Health, Education, Shelter, …

ecns.cn (2024-12-12). President's visit seen as beacon for education in Macao. ecns.cn As Xi reached the end of the library tour, before going upstairs to observe a history class, he presented as a gift to the school a colossal collection of books and musical instruments.

Editor (2024-12-13). The Tectonic Shift: The Gaza genocide and the limits of Israeli Hasbara. mronline.org Nothing that Israel and its supporters can say or do will avoid the historical accountability of the extermination of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

Ajamu Baraka (2024-12-13). A discussion with Ajamu Baraka on people(s)-centered human rights, a framework born of struggle and crisis. mronline.org The Black Alliance for Peace just launched its North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley discussed why this project is so necessary. | December 13, 2024…

Human Rights Watch (2024-12-13). Saudi Arabia: Hosting UN Internet Conference Amid Crackdown. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A message is typed on a smartphone, July 2022. | © 2022 Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images | (Beirut) — Saudi Arabia is hosting a major United Nations conference on internet governance while dozens of people remain imprisoned for peaceful online speech, Human Rights Watch said today. Many are charged under the country's abusive counterterrorism law, and the authorities conduct invasive surveillance of civil society members at home and abroad. The 19th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held from December 15 to 19 in Riyadh, un…

Staff (2024-12-13). Top 10 Markets Where Pay-n-Play Casinos Are Thriving: Essential Insights for iGaming Providers and Business Owners. moguldom.com The world of online gambling is going through its evolution. It changes by the day, and the latest trend taking over is the Pay-n-Play casinos. What aids in their widespread popularity are their traits, such as offering convenient access to all available games, fast data processing, and the lack of traditional registration processes. People who …

Owen Schalk (2024-12-13). Mali's government issues arrest warrant for Canadian mining company CEO. mronline.org On December 2, 2024, Mali's popular anti-imperialist government issued an arrest warrant for Canadian mining company Barrick Gold's CEO, Mark Bristow, a South African national who fought for the apartheid army in the 1970s.

Vijay Prashad (2024-12-13). The eighth Continent is the Continent of Sleaze: The Fiftieth Newsletter (2024). mronline.org The Global North and its corporate executives have wielded the concept of 'corruption' to underdevelop the Global South, whose social wealth it instead injects into the Continent of Sleaze.

Editor (2024-12-13). A NATO coup just took place in Romania. mronline.org The Romanian Constitutional Court's decision to nullify the election results based on unfounded allegations of Russian interference sets a terrifying precedent.

editor (2024-12-13). United Nations acts illegally in violation of its own charter. onlineopinion.com.au Article 80 was inserted in the United Nations Charter in April 1945 after the Jewish Agency for Palestine submitted a Memorandum to the United Nations Conference.

Editor (2024-12-13). Plastics treaty failure shows need to curtail oil industry. mronline.org Oil companies have long lied about the impacts of burning their fuels. They also lie about the plastic they produce. The treaty talks were no exception.

editor (2024-12-13). Advancing intercontinental diplomacy. onlineopinion.com.au At the November 2024 G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, leaders emphasized in different contexts the themes of solidarity, trust, and diplomacy in addressing global challenges.

newarab (2024-12-13). Iranian singer gives online concert without hijab. newarab.com An Iranian singer was hailed as a hero by supporters on Thursday but faced Parastoo Ahmadi streamed the concert on her YouTube channel late on Wednesday. She wears no headscarf and is bare-shouldered in a long, flowing black dr…

UMMID (2024-12-13). CBT only and more — UGC makes major changes in CUET 2025. ummid.com The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) from 2025 onwards will be held only in online mode i.e. will be a computer based test (CBT), the UGC Chairman said Tuesday December 10, 2024.