(2024-07-23). Monday 7/22: Virtual Teach-In/Class: Codepink Gaza Summer School. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/summerenroll…
(2024-07-23). Amazon Gets Fresh, Bayer Loves Basmati: Toxic Influences in Indian Agriculture. dissidentvoice.org The citizens of India have a problem. In what the media like to call 'the world's biggest democracy', there is a serious, proven conflict of interest among officials in the areas of science, agriculture and agricultural research that results in privileging the needs of powerful private interests ahead of farmers and ordinary people. This has …
(2024-07-23). Iran Condemns Israeli Aggression Against Syria, Yemen. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations denounced the Israeli regime's acts of aggression against Yemen and Syria as a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the principles of the UN Charter and a serious threat to regional peace and security.
(2024-07-23). Democracy Now! 2024-07-23 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for July 23, 2024; Uncommitted Movement Welcomes Biden's Decision to Step Aside Hoping Harris Will Change Course on Gaza; Ex-Biden Staffer Who Quit over Gaza Says Kamala Harris Must "Chart a New Path" on Israel-Palestine; "The Prescription Is Ceasefire": Israeli Public Health Leaders Sound Alarm over Polio in Gaza; Bangladesh: 174 Killed, 2,500 Arrests in Student-Led Protests over Jobs, Inequality & Corruption | Headlines for July 23, 2024; Uncommitted Movement Welcomes Biden's Decision to Step Aside Hoping Harris Will Change Course on Gaza; Ex-Biden Staffer Who Quit ov…
(2024-07-23). A Student Movement Sets Out To Conquer Bangladesh. popularresistance.org The university campuses of Dhaka are usually peaceful spaces, far from the din of the traffic of the city outside. The buildings of Jahangirnagar University are immersed in the jungle forests of the Bay of Bengal where the youth can enjoy exchanging ideas in the tea rooms and train for their future. Dhaka University also boasts of large parks that seek to generate the same tranquility and seclusion. | Until a few days ago, few would have guessed that the youth of these campuses would flood the streets of the capital and start a major rebellion that would soon spread across the country, sparking an unprecedented c…
(2024-07-23). China launches comprehensive guidelines to combat overweight, obesity in school children. ecns.cn China released new guidelines on Monday to ensure the physical and mental well-being of children by effectively controlling and preventing unhealthy weight gain and obesity among primary and secondary school students in China.
(2024-07-23). China spending more on education, ministry says. ecns.cn China's education expenditures saw a 5.3 percent year-on-year increase in 2023, reaching a total of 6.5 trillion yuan ($890 billion), according to data released by the Ministry of Education on Monday.
(2024-07-23). Ningbo noon school offers alternative to night classes. ecns.cn Enrollment in night schools has surged in recent years, but in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, a new educational initiative aims to address the needs of those who cannot attend evening classes due to other commitments.
(2024-07-23). PM Hasina's govt to formally accept SC ruling on job quotas. geo.tv Members of the Bangladesh Army gesture to commuters on the second day of curfew, as violence erupted in parts of the country after protests by students against government job quotas, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2024. — ReutersNearly 150 people have died in violent nationwide…
(2024-07-23). Kamala Harris wins Democratic heavyweight Pelosi's support for White House race. geo.tv This combination of pictures shows US Vice President Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi. — AFP/File
(2024-07-23). Tuesday 7/30: Mass Call: Stopping Gun Violence & No Project 2025 as Election Platform Priorities w/ MFOL. indybay.org Zoom meeting and teach-in…
(2024-07-23). U.S. imperialism has never been 'beyond the purview' of the American Medical Association. liberationnews.org The AMA refuses to support a call for a ceasefire, consistent with its long history of racism under the guise of medical neutrality.
(2024-07-23). Cambridge University to review investments in response to pro-Gaza protests. middleeasteye.net Cambridge University to review investments in response to pro-Gaza protests | University says demonstrations and appeals by the student union and in colleges prompted it to consider whether policy 'in line with our institutional values' | | The encampment on Cambridge's iconic King's Parade…
(2024-07-23). Can humanity repair its relationship with nature? Weaving Earth Education Center offers a promising path. nationofchange.org This all-ages education center reminds us that "we are a part of this earth, not apart from it."
(2024-07-23). Jose Marti's book adds to Guatemala's children's literature tradition. plenglish.com Guatemala, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The presence of the first edition in Guatemala of the book "La Edad de Oro" (The Golden Age), a book that Cuban National Hero Jose Marti wrote for children, adds to the tradition of children's literature in this country, Cuban researcher Mauricio Nuñez acknowledged.
(2024-07-23). The Archipelago 2024 project-educational intensive draws attention to unmanned technologies. tvbrics.com Civil unmanned aviation becomes a new sector of the Russian economy…
(2024-07-23). Billionaire Illinois governor Pritzker refuses extra funding for Chicago schools, setting stage for huge cuts. wsws.org Chicago Mayor Johnson and Chicago Teachers Union leaders had called for the state to increase funding, knowing full well it would not, in order to give themselves cover for the next sellout teachers contract.
(2024-07-23). Billionaire Illinois governor Prtizker refuses extra funding for Chicago schools, setting stage for huge cuts. wsws.org Chicago Mayor Johnson and Chicago Teachers Union leaders had called for the state to increase funding, knowing full well it would not, in order to give themselves cover for the next sellout teachers contract.
(2024-07-23). Bangladesh: The defiance continues (plus statements from South Asian left). links.org.au Omer Abdullah Khan — Students across Bangladesh are grieving, but their anger and grief is fueling a heroic movement of resistance and defiance.
(2024-07-23). Bangladesh: Attacks and killings of peaceful student protesters strongly condemned. fidh.org
(2024-07-23). University students arrested in anti-corruption demos near Parliament Avenue. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two groups of anti-corruption protesters have been arrested in separate incidents near Parliament Avenue. The first group, comprising students from Makerere University, has been taken into custody on Nasser Road. Shortly afterwards, mores students, this time from the Islamic University of Uganda-IUIU have also been arrested at Parliament Avenue. "Anita …
(2024-07-23). SATIRE: Report: 78% Of Americans Too Distracted By Politics To Appreciate The Summer Glen Powell Is Having. theonion.com WASHINGTON—A new report published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center found that 78% of Americans were too distracted by politics to appreciate the summer Glen Powell is having. "Between the attempted assassination of one party's presidential candidate and a last-minute replacement of the other, more than three…
(2024-07-23). No more distractions: Delaware lawmakers back effort to seal away cell phones in the classroom. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Across the country, schools are increasingly embracing policies to either ban cell phones or limit their use in the classroom. The new rules aim to reduce distractions and foster the development of student's social and emotional skills, ultimately creating a more focused and supportive learning environment. | At the close of this year's legislative session, Delaware lawmakers approved a $168 million supplemental spending bill that included money for a plethora of one-time ex…