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By Rizwan Ehsan Ali 5/9/2008 Rawalpindi The smell of burnt household items was still in the air on Thursday morning as poor men, women and children of a ‘katchi abadi’ in Dhoke Ali Akbar searched for whatever left in ashes. In a matter of five minutes, around 125 huts were destroyed when nine days ago fire broke out in the slum late at night after a burning candle fell in one of the huts that

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Alaska's polar bears have moved one big step closer to receiving protection under the Endangered Species Act. A federal judge just ordered the Bush Administration to stop dragging its feet and decide by May 15 whether it will safeguard America's polar bears from the threat of extinction due to rising temperatures and rapidly melting sea ice. It took a lawsuit by NRDC, the Center for Biological

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Wild...For How Long? Ten Treasures in Trouble, looks at ten special wild areas from coast to coast, vulnerable today to mining, drilling, roadbuilding, logging, development and off-road vehicle abuse. The report, issued by the Campaign for America's Wilderness, spotlights wild land at risk, but also those that are poised for wilderness designation, in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,

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A small community centre and chapel was officially opened at Dale Farm Traveller and Gypsy camp near Crays Hill in Essex on Saturday. The log cabin, which has been named after St Christopher, one of the patron saints of travelling people, will be used for community meetings, health projects, IT and literacy for children and a chapel for the site's Catholics. It was built with a £9,894 government

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For Immediate Release For more information contact: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 Contact: Fred Millar, 703-979-9191 Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Bush administration published new regulations today that allow U.S. railroads to unilaterally select dangerous routes through or around major cities for chemical railcars that the federal agencies call “Weapons of Mass Destruction.”

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Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) proposed legislation that would allow global warming pollution to increase for decades. If you think global warming is a hoax, this is your bill. Email your Senators today to oppose Senator Voinovich's sham global warming proposal. The Senate has scheduled time the first week of June to debate and vote on global warming legislation, and this proposal may be

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The April meeting of Landgate W.I. started with president Jean Watson introducing this month's speaker Philip Godliman. It was decided to open the meeting with his talk on 'The History and Culture of Gypsy Travellers'. Member anticipated a very interesting talk and so it turned out to be. Mr Godliman retired from teaching in 1971 and having an interest in the life style of the gypsy travellers

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AKC Executive Field Rep AKC RHP Field Coordinator Please sign and crosspost to everyone you know. Not just rescuers. Send to friends and family, too. This is a very serious matter... In 2007, the 'artist' Guillermo Vargas Habacuc, took a dog from the street, tied him to a rope in an art gallery, and starved him to death. For several days, the 'artist' and the visitors of the exhibition have

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China has emerged as one of the world’s most powerful economies but is still mistrusted and feared (as distinct from respected) because since emerging from behind the bamboo curtain, it’s government has done little to dispel its autocratic image and apparent disregard for human rights. Quite apart from human rights, decent people everywhere could never accept a society so depraved and bereft of

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With 126,000 new oil and gas wells projected to be built across our western public lands over the next 20 years, it's up to us to ensure that areas rich in wilderness and wildlife are protected. The Wilderness Society has been working locally and with WildAlert members like you to curtail drilling plans in areas with special wildlife and wilderness values. The Wyoming Range is just such a place

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Many bears are killed just for their gallbladders, which are used in traditional Asian medicines to treat a variety of illnesses. Although accepted alternatives exist in traditional medicines, demand for bear parts is soaring. As Asian bear populations have fallen, poachers are turning to bears in the U.S. to satisfy a flourishing black market. Each year, 30,000 or more bears are killed

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Eleven jobs have been lost at a flagship education service for Pembrokeshire gypsies and travellers, as a result of European funding delays. Additional funding for the Priory Learning Centre at Monkton Priory Community Primary School came to an end in October. It was hoped a new fund would begin immediately to allow the project to continue as normal, but there is still no sign of the money. The

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Published on 18/04/2008 APPLEBY Horse Fair has the potential to become one of the best cultural events in Europe, according to a new report. The study, conducted by a team from Salford University, looks at how tensions between residents and the gypsy/traveller community can be addressed to make the annual event a major tourist attraction. Commissioned by the district and county councils, the

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Jackie Cosh Published: 18 April 2008 Roving workshops are showing schoolchildren there are more similarities than differences between them and Gypsy Travellers. Gathered in a circle around an open box, one by one the children pull out an object: a horse, a caravan, a power tool. Then the class discussion begins. What relevance could these objects have? The object box is one of the tools used

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Tuesday is Earth Day, and while millions of Americans will do what they can to enjoy and protect America’s natural treasures, there’s one man who should be doing a lot more: President Bush’s Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne. Take Action for Earth Day! Urge Congress to hold hearings on Secretary Kempthorne’s abysmal track record on protecting America’s wildlife. As Secretary of the

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Written by Robert Hodgson Wednesday, 16 April 2008 The right fight International Roma Day last Tuesday saw celebrations of Roma culture around the world. At the same time, many NGOs, politicians and representatives of Roma communities across Europe discussed what is being done to address the seemingly intractable problems of social exclusion and racism. The Budapest Times spoke to Lívia Járóka

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By Melanie Vass BOURNEMOUTH residents have been urged to "consider the benefits" of the official traveller and gypsy site proposed for land at Longham. The recent arrival of a group of travellers at Turbary Park could have been prevented if Bournemouth had an authorised camp to direct them to, council officers claim. The council is currently going through the legal process to evict the group

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12:01 - 10 April 2008 PROPOSED gipsy and traveller sites in Comet country may be moved closer to towns away from villages. Cabinet members at North Herts District Council (NHDC) decided on Tuesday night to explore the possibility of abandoning sites currently earmarked for rural areas and move them close to towns like Hitchin, Letchworth GC and Baldock. Mid Beds District Council (MBDC) also

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Minsk, April 9, Interfax – Byelorussian gypsies commemorated their relatives perished in the years of World War II on Tuesday, the day of Romany nation, head of CIS and Baltic gypsy communities and head of the gypsy diaspora Oleg Kozlovsky told Interfax. They lit candles and let wreaths flow in the river in their memory. According to Koslovsky, the question of World War II genocide is still

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At NRDC, Earth Day isn't just another Tuesday in April. Seeing the outpouring of support for the environment, from all parts of the country, inspires us to keep working to make our planet a better place to live. How do you plan to mark this special day? Our special package of Earth Day resources can help you find ways to celebrate, large and small. See our Earth Day toolkit The NRDC FAQ Find

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TRAVELLERS are delighted they have finally received a grant to improve facilities on two sites after being "neglected" for years. Bromley council were succesful in their bid for government money, receiving £468,451 for Star Lane caravan site in St Mary Cray and £369,869 for Old Maidstone Road, Sidcup. The Star Lane site had no electricity for three years following of an arson attack. Power was

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BUZAU, Romania (BP)—Forfeiting a starting position on a professional soccer team didn’t make sense to the parents of Mihail Stoica, a talented young Roma Gypsy believer from the mountains near Buzau, Romania. For the Roma—an ostracized, poverty-stricken people group dispersed throughout the world—Stoica’s chance to rise above his status was a rare opportunity too good to pass up. Yet, the

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Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing , Communities , Local Government on Monday 7th April 2008 - 9:26am A unique set of films exploring views, myths and misconceptions about Gypsy and Traveller communities has been developed by four Regional Assemblies. The films 'Somewhere to Live' were specially commissioned to support consultation on new Gypsy and Traveller caravan sites in the

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A leading activist denounces ghettos and the media-created ‘exotic trash’ images of Europe's biggest minority of eight million people, who celebrate their day on 8 April. Sitting down to seltzer water in Aladár Horváth’s dimly lit office by the ‘Keleti Pályaudvar’ metro station in Budapest, I have to rely on a professor to translate what the chair of the Roma Civil Rights Foundation and the

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Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Communities on Monday 7th April 2008 - 5:42pm Campaigners from the Gypsy and Traveller communities say a protest outside the BBC's London headquarters to save a two-hour radio show will go ahead tomorrow despite assurances the programme will not be axed. Supporters and musicians plan to sing a Romany lament at noon to appeal to BBC bosses not to cut the

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