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1. Help l'Autan to reopen its doors to musicians 
L'Autan promotes not only music but also cultural diversity!
2. Keep Barefoot Rugby League Show on air with Maling Productions
The Barefoot Rugby League Show has been produced by an Indigenous production company Maling Productions. For the last four years the Panel program profiles Rugby League from The NRL NSW Cup, Intrust Super Cup QLD & Grassroots rugby league. Including visits to remote Aboriginal Communities.
Hosted by Indigenous staff members, Brad Cooke & David Peachey with feature stories covered by Paula Maling.
This program has been the most popular program and highest rating program on The National Indigenous Television service for the past four years.
3. Save Australia's Indigenous Languages
One third of the NT population are indigenous and hold the linguistic future of Australia’s Indigenous Languages in their hearts and minds. But cannot alone control of the policies of assimilation to English only imposed on them promoting the death of our 50,000 year old Indigenous language heritage.
Linguistic diversity is part of the diversity of life and the loss of these languages threatens the cultural traditions and the fabric of local knowledge linguistic and biological diversity, making the world more fragile, more vulnerable, with less to hope for in the future.
Article 14.1 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, to which Australia is a signatory, says:
“Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.”
4. Support the Crocodile Islands Ranger Program
The Crocodile Islands Rangers are the last line of defence for the breeding and nesting sites of endangered species, heritage areas, endangered indigenous language and traditional ecological knowledge, the jewel of countless generations of intimate co-existence with the marine environment in the Northern Territory of Australia.
5. Create Recreational Music and Rehearsal Facility
The local community makes the efforts of the local music entertainment industry difficult due to city noise ordinance limitations combined with neighborhood populations.
Police forces are sometimes called to assess these situations, sometimes issuing tickets, at sporadic times when they could very well be performing their civic duties in areas that are more worthy of their time.
The populace are also, at times, disturbed by the efforts of local musicians due to disagreements in genre/times of play/various other reasons.
Halte à la vulgarité !
Dans de nombreux pays, la loi exige désormais que les fumeurs fument à l'extérieur afin de ne pas polluer ceux qui ne fument pas ! Dont acte!
Mais les nuisances qui nous polluent sont nombreuses ! Parmi elles : la vulgarité!
Elle est partout ! Dans notre environnement professionnel, à l'école, dans la publicité, l'art, les médias, le show-business. La vulgarité est présente dans toutes les strates de nos sociétés !
Elle est tellement ancrée dans notre société qu’elle en devient banale pour l’ensemble des gens. Si banale quelle est tolérée, acceptée, absorbée et même digérée sans que personne ne s’en offusque.
Ses immondices pénètrent notre conscience, nos coeurs et nos âmes. En grandissant dans cette vulgarité, les gens deviennent à leur tour vulgaire aussi ! C’est ainsi que cela se répand !
Halte à la vulgarité. Halte aux propos choquants, provocants, insanes, triviaux, obscènes, et innauspicieux.
Si vous aussi ne supportez plus cette décadence verbale, écrite, gestuelle, vestimentaire ou soit disante artistique, signez cette pétition : HALTE A LA VULGARITE
Nous voulons que cela cesse, nous voulons de la dignité dès à présent, pour le futur de nos enfants, pour le bien de l’humanité !
suite au communiqué du 12 septembre annonçant la fermeture de la section adultes (14 ans et plus) de la bibliothèque de notre quartier.
You have probably heard that the South-West borough of Montreal took the decision to close the adult section (services to population ages 14 and up) of the Georges-Vanier Library.
The James Theatre (Dungog Cinema) is the oldest purpose-built cinema still operating in Australia. In December 1912 the Dungog Electric Lighting Company set up an open air theatre seating 1000 on the present site!
Then in 1917 James Stuart who owned the land took over the Cinema and by Jan 1918 had constructed a new roofed building. The building, with its Spanish Mission facade added in 1930, is of significant cultural and architectural heritage.
The recent closure of the commercial cinema business is as a direct result of the film distribution change to the specific D-Cinema digital format and in no way a fault of the current management. The consequent scarcity of 35mm film prints or alternative digital media formats suitable for small cinemas to show movies in a reasonable time after release has meant business has declined. Also the cost of the new 2K projectors and E-Cinema server/media block systems has hampered their take-up by small independent cinemas.
The media moguls are too big to be fought by small operators, so help and lobbying at the highest level by Australian politicians and film industry luminaries is needed.
9. Allow Azerbaijani to be tahught in Iranian schools
Iranian schools should allow education where languages such as Azerbaijani are taught in school.
Azerbaijani or Azeri or Turki (Azərbaycanca, Azərbaycan türkcəsi, Azərbaycan dili) is a dialect belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran.
Azerbaijani is member of the Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages and is closely related to Turkish, Qashqai and Turkmen.
10. Protect the endangered language Michif of the Metis peoples of Canada
Demand that the Canadian government protect Michif, the language of the historic Metis people of Canada, and other endangered native languages in Canada. The Metis were historically the children of French fur trappers and Cree native women, they developed their own unique culture and language that was a hybrid of French and Cree.
In modern day Canada Metis is also defined by being of mixed European and Aboriginal ancestory. There is a desperately strong need for more resources for people who wish to learn Michif, such as teachers, courses, classes, Resource Centres, books, magazines, websites & audio files such as CD's and MP3 files. Very tragically, this language is so endangered that only an estimated 500 people speak it.
The language Michif and other native languages are in serious threat of extinction due to horrible moves by the Canadian Government including Residential Schools.
The Metis were a valuable culture in Canadian history must be protected!
11. Support New Reader Libraries
As our supporters will know, we believe a national public library service is vital to the democratic impulse which lead to the great Libraries Act of 1850.
There is some great work going on in the public library service, and we want to celebrate that (see Libraries We Love) , but change is needed.
Libraries could do much more to meet social and individual needs. New thinking and additional money needs to be brought so that libraries can reach out to the greatest and growing need.
Our own experience shows that shared reading can play a practical and important role in delivering outcomes in public health, employment and educational attainment and we want to further develop the reach of the library services to deliver these and other outcomes.
We want to work with library staff and local authorities to bring these great changes about.
12. Save The Odeon, North End, Portsmouth
Please sign to save the building and to keep the building and to preserve the heritage for generations to come.
it is One of the original Oscar Deutsch chain of Odeon Theatres. The Portsmouth Odeon opened on 14th December 1936 with Sydney Howard in "Chick". It was the largest and most expensive Andrew Mather designed Odeon of that year. Total seating was provided for 1,824, with 1,224 in stalls and 600 in balcony.
It has an impressive monolithic tower frontage in cream faience with vertical green bands and a roof of red Spanish tiles. The auditorium's ornate decoration included tall murals on side walls depicting film subjects.
A two week closure from 10th September 1960 for modernisation, including installation of 70mm with new wide screen and proscenium in front of original. Then began a glorious period through the 1960's of almost uninterrupted Roadshow presentations (with the Gaumont almost opposite taking the Rank first-run weekly release).
Tripling took place on 26th August 1973, with 573 seats in screen 1 (former balcony) and 132 in each of the mini-screens located in the rear stalls under the balcony. In 1990 a fourth screen was added in the former front stalls area and a new screen was installed in screen 1. Further refurbishment has taken place since then and the current seating is 1. 631, 2. 229, 3. 179, 4. 259.
13. QLD government support to an all ages music venue in Brisbane
Currently in Brisbane, none of the sizeable live music venues host live music for those under the age of 18, with the exception of the Old Museum Building and Powerhouse. Most deem the issues with delicensing too expensive or too much effort.
To make matters worse, dedicated all ages live music venues in Brisbane are at an extreme low, and due to government regulation, associated costs and the general lack of interest from the QLD Government, have been forced to operate illegally or close.
Currently within the Brisbane CBD (Southbank to Bowen Hills) there are five active all ages venues, Edge, The Hive, Old Museum, Powerhouse and The Alley. Recently Room 8 @ Fort closed which was the only venue of the size required to host all ages shows for more than 150 people for our more extreme alternative style acts, short of using Riverstage, which is obviously far too large for an average show.
While these three active venues are all great, The Alley is also soon to be closed, leaving Edge at the Library in South Brisbane and The Hive, both too small and too strict to run shows of any variety and Powerhouse and Old Museum. All of these venues reject heavy bands from playing in their venues.
While heavy music might not be glamorous for the types of people this petition is aimed at, it is still a large part of the music industry and some of the bands coming out of Brisbane are amazing and need support. Freezing out heavy music just because you don't like it is cruel and unfair, considering that as an experienced promoter in this town, and having dabbled in many genres, metal and hardcore remain the most outwardly popular styles of music.
This leaves a huge portion of the Brisbane live music community without a place to play. Young heavy bands have nowhere to play short of community halls in the outer suburbs, which, needless to say is a nightmare of logistics and hardly ever works out for the people putting on these shows.
Yes there are venues and options, but through costs, issues with regulations and those in positions of power simply not liking styles of music, anything heavier than Frogstomp era Silverchair is cast asunder.
The issues I hear about with behavior of heavy music crowds is way out of order. If these kids dance violently, they know what to expect. If one gets hurt in the mosh pit, they've gone in there knowing that there's a good chance of it happening. I've seen indie crowds break a venue. I've never seen a metal or hardcore crowd do it yet.
I believe the government needs to assist us with our cause. Either by opening up a new space, or encouraging the current ones to diversify.
14. Crisis in Arts and Culture Funding
On 13th March 2011 a letter signed by 46 Equity members appeared in the Observer newspaper:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/mar/13/theatre-funding-cuts-actors
The letter speaks out about local and Government cuts to the arts and culture.
Read the letter here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2011/mar/13/letters-arts-spending-cuts?INTCMP=SRCH
15. Save the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. It is one of the largest and most successful film festivals in the UK, with annual attendances of 28,000, and one of the UK’s most significant LGBT cultural events.
During this time the festival has played a vital cultural role, bringing audiences together to debate and discuss an extraordinary diversity of important work. It provides a space and platform for emerging talent, for provocative and political films, for innovation. Very little of this filmmaking can be seen in the UK outside of the festival. The BFI is to be congratulated for 25 years of commitment.
However, this year’s festival will be a shadow of its former self, with a radically cut-down programme of 6 days, rather than 14 and a substantial reduction of the activities and facilities that have made it an internationally acclaimed event. Of particular concern is the loss of the annual tour of festival highlights that ensured that the festival was enjoyed by audiences across the UK.
With 15% cuts to funding as a result of the government’s spending review, the BFI is necessarily having to tighten its belt. As such it’s understandable that some cuts need to be made to its activities. However, we are deeply concerned that the substantial cuts WELL ABOVE 15% to the 2011 festival will hinder this year's success and are a move towards the BFI severing its responsibilities for the event. Few festivals thrive - or indeed survive - without the support and commitment of a major cultural body. If the BFI was to drop the LLGFF we fear for its future.
Furthermore, we understand that the BFI will reviewing the future of the festival in April after the 2011 event and we urge Amanda Nevill (amanda.nevill@bfi.org.uk) Greg Dyke (greg.dyke@bfi.org.uk) and Board of Governors at BFI, Ed Vaizey (vaizeye@parliament.uk) and Boris Johnson (mayor@london.gov.uk) to ensure that:
The BFI commits to organising and hosting the annual LLGFF as an integral part of its cultural programme.
The BFI commits to ensure that the festival reaches out to audiences across the UK through a tour of cinemas or by making films available through its online platforms.
The BFI explores ways to reduce expenditure while maintaining the integrity of the festival’s programme, and in particular safeguards such vital elements as length of programme, pay for the festival curators, some industry services, and a budget to help filmmakers attend the Festival to present their work.
The BFI explores new avenues for support from individual donors.
The BFI considers the impact on its own membership base (25% of BFI members book tickets for the LLGFF) if it was to drop the festival.
16. Conflict Resolution Through Literature And Culture
We the undersigned call on the United Nations to promote:
IFLAC: THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR THE LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF PEACE.
This organization founded in 1999, creates bridges of Culture, understanding and peace. It promotes Conflict Resolution through Literature and Culture, and it publishes a daily IFLAC DIGEST NEWSLETTER on the Internet to spread the Culture of Peace. Its major project for 2011 is the PCTVI : the founding and development of a Middle East PEACE CULTURE TV AND INTERNET.
DR. ADA AHARONI, IFLAC FOUNDER - PRESIDENT
WWW.IFLAC.COM/ADA
17. LES ARTISTES CONTEMPORAINS PLASTICIENS SONT EN DANGER
La condition économique et sociale des artistes plasticiens en France est dramatique et n’ont même plus accès aux reliefs d’une société sans âme. Sans revenus ni soutien, la plupart d’entre eux sont au plus bas des minimums sociaux et n’en peuvent plus de se faire expulser, de ne plus pouvoir travailler, de vivre le ventre vide.
Aucune structure n’est capable de leur apporter la moindre aide car in-considérés au delà de tout respect. Les artistes subissent à la fois l’exclusion économique, la censure de fait de l’action culturelle, des médias et des politiques. Tous sont sortis de tous les rouages sociaux sans qu’aucune voix ni la moindre main se penche sur leur réalité.
Je me permets de rappeler que l’absurdité de cette situation est cruelle. Paris et les grandes villes de notre pays témoignent et se sont construits de leur présence. Les peintres et les sculpteurs ont offert à nos villes une belle part de leur identité, ont aidé à humaniser leur rayonnement international. Nous ne pouvons que les remercier et leur montrer notre attachement pour ce qu'ils ont donné. Musées et éditeurs, institutions et conservations, écoles, galeries, commerçants, quartiers et noms de rues témoignent et se nourrissent de cet héritage.
Aujourd’hui, tous les fruits économiques liés à notre art sont dans les mains de la spéculation ou de l’organisation sans que le moindre regard soit porté à la création contemporaine. Les grandes sociétés s’organisent en fondation et captent le 3/1000 de leur chiffre d’affaire pour s’aménager une vitrine culturelle qui n’est qu’un outil spéculatif de détournement d’argent social. Les grands musées nationaux se nourrissent des dations et des donations pour déployer une machinerie de spectacle et de merchandising qui n’a comme seule véritable but que de faire de l’argent à leur seul profit. Des armées d’experts, de conservateurs, de décorateurs et autres conseillers hantent les couloirs de la république avec comme seule action de perdurer leur propre activité. Tout ce qui pourrait aider à la création et surtout à ses acteurs est capté, siphonné par une prédation institutionnelle qui ne cherche qu’à être vue sur la page de garde des médias.
Mais comment peut-on imaginer une société sans artistes, seraient-ils plus dangereux que la peste et le choléra réunit ? N’y a-t-il personne pour se lever et aider les artistes à se faire respecter ? Les sources de revenus naturels existent pourtant en dehors du seul commerce.
Le droit de représentation, loi s’il en est, (code de la propriété intellectuelle Chapitre II : Droits patrimoniaux art L 122-2) est bafoué par les sociétés, les galeries, les administrations, collectivités locales et associations opportunistes. Mais oui bien sûr, il est légitime de montrer ses œuvres, d’en obtenir un revenu et de le revendiquer sans faiblesse. Est il anormal pour un musicien, un comédien, un animateur de se faire rémunérer leur prestation.
L’art contemporain est totalement absent des grands médias et pourquoi donc ? Simplement que tout ce joli monde se refuse aux droits d’auteur et préfère s’en tenir aux artistes décédés depuis plus de 70ans. Vive l’art moderne et la liberté d’expression!
Le droit de suite (code de la propriété intellectuelle section 2 Article R122-2) est partiellement appliqué, pris en partie par le ministère de la culture, sous la bronca de marchands qui ne se sont jamais inquiété de la condition de l’artiste. Qu’en pense la caisse des dépôts et consignation qui cumule cet argent frais rarement réclamé par des moribonds.
Et le reste, la foison des sociétés d’auteurs, activistes juridiques et financiers sortis des grandes écoles de commerce, qui s’organisent pour capter la manne collective liées aux droits d’auteurs (copie privée, supports numériques vierges, répartition sur les flux numériques qui ne cessent de se multiplier.
Autant d’acteurs économiques et sociaux qui se fichent totalement de la condition de l’artiste, bien cachés derrière une professionnalité « culturelle » et quelques discours langue de bois. Les artistes n’ont que faire des beaux discours. Ils veulent simplement retrouver la dignité. Ils revendiquent le droit de vivre de leur art par une application systématique et universelle du droit de présentation. La recherche artistique nourrit la force vitale des humanistes et est la clef du respect de l’individu.
Les artistes ne veulent plus être pillé et soumis à l’inculture du seul commerce. Nous comptons sur vous pour diffuser très largement ce texte. Nous vous invitons à signer nombreux cette pétition afin de faire entendre haut et fort la voix des artistes contemporains et de leur amis.
Cette pétition est la disposition de tous ceux qui voudront bien se faire connaître auprès de l’administrateur du site www.wwpas.org
18. Help Save the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Mansion!
John A. Macdonald was the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada, but that was the end of a story. It was his predecessors, Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine and Robert Baldwin, who made self-government possible. In fact, La Fontaine was the first Prime Minister.
His contributions are commemorated in the place names of parks, towns, streets, bridges and even a tunnel, yet when our children learn Canadian history, they are taught that Canada began in 1867. Canada was born amid shoot-outs, riots and fires. La Fontaine and Baldwin had created a balanced, fair government and knew that the change to a democracy would be a difficult process for the old oligarchy of Tories and businessmen to accept.
Confederation, dominated by the old Tory elite making the same claims, helped to perpetuate an illusion that Canada began in 1867, but place names survive, waiting for us to wonder why they were chosen, and in the process, to rediscover our past and learn of the real struggles our ancestors endured in order to make Canada the first colony to secede from the British Empire in a civil manner – without war. (Source: Joseph Graham)
The building we are advocating for was once the home of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine the great man who is mentioned above. This Victorian style mansion built in the 1830's is currently left to fall into ruin by the City of Montreal. Over the years there have been many people advocating for the building and yet nothing has been done. Something must be done to save the building.
http://www.journalmetro.com/montreal/article/758269--manifestation-pour-la-maison-sir-louis-hippolyte-la-fontaine
http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/metropolitannews/archive/2011/01/29/maison-louis-hippolyte-lafontaine-mansion-overdale-montreal-heritage.aspx
19. Save Maryon Wilson Animal Care Centre
Maryon Wilson Park is on Thorntree Road Charlton, London, situated nearby to Maryon Park. The animal care centre is hugely popular with both locals and visitors to the area. It's an oasis of calm in a bustling area and should be saved for everyone!
Greenwich Council are seeking to offload the responsibility and costs of the animal centre in their budget cuts. Our petition aim is to convince the council that this is a mistake and is totally against the wishes of the local electorate.
The park serves many local schools and people travel from far & wide to visit. It is one of the distinguishing and defining features of the area - it's loss would be far-reaching, detrimental to the area and community.
20. Save In The Bin Short Film Festival
In The Bin Short Film Festival is one of the Gold Coast's and Australia's leading festival and cultural events. In The Bin and its founder Jed Cahill and his workers have educated, drove and screened through 11 years, over 800 films, over 600,00 km and over 500 festivals to date.
In The Bin is the pinnacle of cultural involvement and community participation in the league of Australian touring film education programs. The festival is well know, and well loved throughout the states of Australia, and has touched the communities of Australia from Tasmania to Broome; from Perth to Townsville, and just about everywhere in between. In The bin is a valued and loved event, cherished by thousands, please fight to keep us running!
21. Stop Closure of Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
Please sign this petition to keep Seyhoun Art Gallery, the oldest art gallery in Iran from closure by landowners who want to turn it into a restaurant.
Seyhoun Gallery is a Tehran landmark and home to many Iranian artists. The proposed closure of this, the oldest of Art galleries in Iran, not only deprives both artists and their audience of being able to expose and see works of art but it also sends a message of hopelessness to the artistic and cultural community in Iran.
Throughout centuries Iranians, too weary of politics, have chosen art as a venue for the expression of thoughts and feelings. With our love of culture and respect for artistic endeavor we have preserved our identity and our psychological sanity in trying times. Seyhoun Gallery is a symbol of the perseverance of Iranian culture against the vacillations of history.
Please sign this petition to keep this noble and much loved venue from closing. Let’s keep art alive!"
22. Pledge of the New Generation v 1.0
We, the undersigned, understand the depravity and deterioration of social structures and graces with the advent of the cellular phone and the connectivity culture.
While we understand that relinquishing technology altogether is impossible, we also understand that a change needs to occur, and that change happens at the level of the individual.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, pledge to personally observe the following uncommon courtesies:
23. Save the Altona Bayside Festival
The Altona Bayside Festival which has been run for 33 years is very important to Altona, Hobsons Bay City and Melbourne's western suburbs as an annual community activity and for promoting arts and culture, sports and recreation. It has become an icon of the area.
Operation Recreation Inc. which has been organizing the Festival has some problems and will no longer run a Festival in 2011.
24. PCS - save our cultural assets petition
Thousands of PCS members who work in galleries, museums and historic sites are launching a campaign to defend the country’s cultural assets.
To coincide with the European Trade Union Confederation’s day of action for jobs and growth, the union is publishing a statement for supporters of the campaign to sign up to oppose cuts in culture, media and sport.
The statement aims to show the level of support against short sighted government cuts which will mean massive job losses and seriously harm the UK economy.
PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka said: “As the coalition government forges ahead with massive cuts in DCMS and the entire arts and heritage sector, more voices are raised in pointing out the lack of sense in their approach.
There is widespread concern that cuts of between 25% and 40% will have a devastating impact on our heritage, our culture and our ability to be competitive in sport. It’s now time to show the strength of feeling against these cuts and let the government know that we are not prepared to let them ruin our valuable cultural heritage.”
Sign the petition below and join the campaign to save our cultural assets. In addition to the e-petition, we have received over 260 hand-written signatures in support. Please join the campaign today.
25. Endeavour 2010: Section 8 and Captain Cook
Section 8/ Cook Square in the Cook's Yard / Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, is an innovative cultural integration project by Dynacorp Ltd.
The proposal consists of two parts: the first part is a multifunctional venue for dancing, music, exhibitions, rehearsals, charity work, and the second is a public square dedicated Captain James Cook, who lived in the place.
The project is a local, private initiative challenging stereotypes of contemporary: entertainment, cultural participation and urban design. “Smart Growth” and “24-hours City” concepts are essential parts of the proposal.
The project stakeholders are local and international artists and activists, who dedicate their lives to modern arts, humanities and social evolution. The team is independent, able and willing to respond to the recent recession with passion and competence.
The petition addresses the Tower Hamlets Council, who is the most important decision maker in the development process. Without the Council and without public support we will not be able to give a chance to the ideas, works, and dreams of many people involved in this project.
You can make it happen.
Thank you,
Section 8/ Cook Square
26. There is No Honor in Killing - Stop the Honor Killings
Honor killings are an embarrassment to humanity.
Fellow human beings are being assassinated in the most inhumane methods. Daughters and wives are being brutally tortured, stoned, and murdered by their own families, all in the name of "honor." This widespread epidemic of such atrocious acts fueled by fundamentalist thinking—dating back to pagan times—is inexcusable. Honor killings are often supported, overlooked, and undermined by authorities and persons of influence.
These murders are committed not just in Muslim countries but around the world, with alarmingly increasing rates on such continents as Europe and North America, which contain some of the most advanced countries of the 21st Century. It is a shame to all humanity that women (and some men) are subject to such barbaric crimes—threatened, tortured in agony, dying the most gruesome deaths.
Statistics Related to Honor Killing:
- 93% of honor killings worldwide are committed against women
- 91% of honor killings are committed by Muslims
- 81% of honor killings committed in Western civilizations are for being “too Western”
- 81% of female victims of honor killing 25 years or younger are murdered by their family of origin
- 68% of women who are victims of honor killing are gruesomely tortured
- Approximately 50% of honor killings are committed by multiple perpetrators
Data Sources:
Worldwide Trends in Honor Killings, 2010. Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2010. http://www.rightsidenews.com.
“Honor Killings on the Rise.” http://corner.nationalreview.com
“Are Honor Killings Simply Domestic Violence?” Middle East Quarterly. www.meforum.org
27. Save Our Museums at Stamford and Grantham
Stamford Town Council and the people of Stamford are fighting to save our museum which is currently under threat along with that of Grantham.
Stamford is a strategically important centre of heritage and the first conservation town in England.
Its history, dating back to the Bronze Age, are of vital importance in our understanding of the history of England and are embedded in the largest collection of Charters (14 in all) which we wish to preserve for our future generations and world heritage.
28. Support the English Defence League
Support the English Defence League to gain Government support to bring an end to Islamic Extremism, Sharia Law and all that this entails i.e. wearing of the Burkha, Halal products in restaurants and supermarkets. The building of Mosques and its accompanying Learning Centres which are 'alleged' to be a training ground for extremism.
The Government need to act and curtail these problems and support is needed by the English Defence League to bring this to the attention of our Government and compel them to act on it.
NM has been taken away, from custody of her father, by Social Services in Westminster Council in London.
This followed the illness of her mother a few years back. EM was assessed for three months to check if he will be a good father, following that he was offered the full resident status. NM was returned to custody of her father in 2003. Family was assessed every six months until 2008. NM did not do well in school, due to social instability and she was not supported enough by School. Based on this, and on some teenage and repelion of NM's brother and other issues, Social security has sought a court ruling to take NM back last year. EM is well known to Sudanese Community as being of good standing.
He wants his children to grow up with some Sudanese cultural core values without compromise of the British norms.
30. Appel pour la survie d’une recherche publique sur les œuvres d’art
Nous signataires soutenons les personnels du laboratoire du C2RMF, qui s'opposent au démantèlement des équipes, des missions et du service public culturel de recherche et restauration des œuvres d’art.
A la faveur du projet de création d’un nouveau centre de réserves pour les musées parisiens, un vaste remaniement se profile qui prévoit le déménagement et le démantèlement du Centre de recherche et de restauration des Musées de France (C2RMF).
Call for the survival of public research on works of art
We signatories supporte all the staff of the laboratory of the C2RMF who are resolutely opposed to such a dismantling that will affect its missions and the public utility in the field of research and restoration of cultural heritage.
In the framework of a project to create a new storage centre for the reserves of the Paris museums, an extensive reorganization is planned that includes the dismantling and removal of the Centre for research and restoration of the museums of France (C2RMF)..
