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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 19:10:00)

Immigrant Denied Kidney Transplant

Jesus Navarro’s wife wants to donate her kidney to him, but the hospital won’t let her -- Jesus could die.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Jesus Navarro Jesus Navarro could die without a kidney transplant. His wife is a match, and he has health insurance.

But because Jesus is undocumented, a state medical center is refusing to perform surgery, essentially leaving Jesus to die.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 18:38:00)

The Global March to Jerusalem, the 36th Land Day and IMAGINE Revolution

For imagination to even approach reality we must know, honor and learn from history.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - Global March to Jerusalem The Global March to Jerusalem/GMJ commences on 30 March and coincides with the 36th anniversary of LAND DAY.

As “reality leaves much to the imagination” [John Lennon] I imagine the third intifada could finally erupt if those two events were joined into from every city, town and village throughout Israel by contingents of nonviolent residents.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 16:05:00)

US Riot Police Detain 10 Occupy Portland Protesters

Riot police in the US city of Portland have arrested at least ten Occupy demonstrators who were holding a peaceful protest rally against the brutality of security forces.

(TEHRAN PressTV) - Occupy protesters attempt to block an entrance to the Port of Oakland, California, December 12, 2011. A 15-year-old boy was among those detained by the riot police on Monday night in Portland, Oregon.

The latest arrests come as local authorities have in recent days launched a crackdown against the nationwide Occupy movement.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 15:17:00)

U.S. State Dept. Officials Will Visit Asian Countries

Officials will visit Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. will travel to South Asia.

This is Otero’s inaugural trip to the region since she assumed her new duties as Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 14:58:00)

CAIR Asks DOJ to Probe Oregon FBI`s `Coercion` of Muslim Citizens

CAIR Staff Attorney Gadeir Abbas cites a pattern of unconstitutional activity.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Islamophobia A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is calling on the DOJ's Civil Rights Division to investigate acts of “coercion and intimidation” in the FBI’s Portland Field Office.

The agency is accused of pressuring Muslims into giving up constitutional rights if they wish to return to the U.S. from overseas.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 14:39:00)

Preparing Mexico`s 2012 Elections

In addition to national economic and public safety-related issues, several local ones will likely play into the results of both the federal and state elections in Guerrero.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Mexican flag As Mexico's political season rapidly unfolds, attention is focused on the candidates and their political parties.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 14:09:00)

Discriminating Roommates

The Roommates decision might look like a setback for civil rights, it also has pro-civil-rights implications.

(COLUMBIA, Mo.) - Judge`s gavel Can a roommate-seeker be sued for housing discrimination? Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals became the first court in the nation to say, “no.”

The case involved a lawsuit against Roommates.com, a roommate-locator service that asked users to fill out a form stating the sexual orientation of their preferred roommate and whether they wanted to live with children.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 13:32:00)

Agent Orange Maker Monsanto Back in Vietnam

Keeping Monsanto out of Vietnam already appears to be an uphill fight.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - Agent Orange in Vietnam Monsanto, the U.S. corporation controlling an estimated 90 percent of the world’s seed genetics, is gearing up for a return to Vietnam.

Monsanto isn’t a household name in Vietnam. But one of it’s former products, the killer Vietnam War-era military defoliant Agent Orange, remains infamous.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 13:18:00)

Britain and United States Condemn Murder in Syria but Condone Murder in Palestine

How about an International Award for Hypocrisy for UK and US?

(LONDON) - Pro-Syria anti-Palestine Arising out the will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist who invented dynamite, the Nobel Prize is universally recognized as the most prestigious award in the fields of peace-making, economics, chemistry, physics, medicine and literature.

How about an international award - without the gold medal, the diploma and the money - for hypocrisy?

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Salem-News.com (Feb-07-2012 12:50:00)

The Music of Charlie Parker brought to you by Gilad Atzmon with Strings

"One of the finest alto players around" - BBC Music Magazine March 2009

(LONDON) - Gilad Atzmon in London, is one of the world`s top-rated jazz musicians. Ronnie Scott’s is privileged to welcome Israeli-born Gilad Atzmon performing the music of arguably the greatest alto sax player in jazz history, Charlie Parker.

On the night, Gilad will be accompanied by a full string section adding depth to bird's classic compositions. This is a must-see show that has been earning rave reviews around the country!

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The NAACP of the Willamette Valley

Tribute to Palestine and to the incredible courage, determination and struggle of the Palestinian People. ~Dom Martin




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