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How much of Earth's atmosphere must we contaminate? How much of our lands and waters must we pollute? How much of our resources must we plunder, deplete? How many species must we ravage, despoil, extinguish? How many people must we degrade, deprive, destroy with toxic wastes and wars, before we learn to respect one another, to live in harmony on this planet, our Home? "All living beings are brothers and sisters, nourished from the same source of life.." -- Thich Nhat Hanh

: Name: Annamarie; Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

I was born in Eastern Europe during the height of the Stalinist regime's reign of terror. Thus, I know what it is like to live under a repressive, dictatorial regime. The fear and terror -- as dissident friends and family members were tortured, imprisoned and some were executed -- is indelibly etched in my memory. That is the reason I have always been an ardent advocate of freedom, social justice, civil liberties, human rights and a voice of peace. The way I see it, war is morally wrong, regardless of who wages it, for whatever reason. No piece of land or commodity is worth the sacrifice of one human life. We are all members of the same race - the "human race" - and must learn to coexist peacefully. Our planet cannot sustain us much longer if we do not stop our wars, nukes, polluting, deforestation, and the wasteful, gluttonous consumption and depletion of our natural resources.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Iranian Trade Union Leader Freed!

GOOD NEWS - MANSOUR OSANLOO FREED

Following a very large international campaign that brought together the International Trade Union Confederation, the International Transport Workers Federation, Amnesty International, the European Union, and thousands of individual trade unionists who participated in the online campaign on LabourStart, jailed Iranian trade union leader Mansour Osanloo is now free after a month in jail.

Full details are here:

http://www.itfglobal.org/solidarity/Osanloo.cfm

Thanks to the more than 7,000 of you who sent off messages demanding his release.

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PHILIPPINES: TELL WAL-MART TO STOP DELAYING

Last night we received an urgent appeal from workers in the Philippines who are employed by a supplier of Wal-Mart, Chong Won Fashion. These workers have been the victims of a brutal employer who has not hesitated to employ violence against them. Your support is needed now -- please go here and send off your message today:

http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=174

And make sure to visit our ActNOW campaign page to see our other current campaigns -- please sign up to all of them:

http://www.labourstart.org/actnow.shtml

Spread the word!

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LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING FOR TRADE UNIONISTS

If you're looking for that perfect present for your own special activist (or yourself!) there's no better place than Labour's Online Bookstore at http://www.labourstart.org/books.shtml

We have a selection of hundreds of books and DVDs that trade unionists love, from two unionized bookshops. And remember that a small percentage of every sale goes to support LabourStart.

Thanks very much.

Let me take this opportunity to wish all of you a very happy holiday season.

Eric Lee

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Iranian Trade Union Leader Freed!

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