Activism, Environment, Politics From www.citybeat.com/gyrobase/home Ten years ago, the nations of the world gathered in Kyoto, Japan, to take action to prevent dangerous interference with the planet's climate. Ten years earlier, scientists working through the World Meteorological Society and the United Nations established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to assess the science of climate change. Slowing down and stopping climate change will require societal change on a scale never contemplated previously. The Kyoto Accord was a first attempt by...

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NYC Events - 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence From blog.theirc.org From November 25 - December 10 the International Rescue Committee and the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children will take part in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence to support the right of women and girls to live their lives free from violence. Women free from violence are women free to choose, grow, succeed, support themselves and their families, raise healthy children, and rebuild their communities. Event description: Joan Timoney, Director of Advocacy and External...

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