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In The News…
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Editorial
It all began for me in 1970s, when I started a small, local publication called Link Up, to connect people who were
involved with the slowly emerging alternative scene. This quickly grew to become a magazine called Global Link Up, which was distributed around the world and
lasted for 13 and a half years.
The transition into a newspaper came about partly because Michael Lightweaver invited me to a conference on Media Networking in
America. He had produced one issue of a newspaper called Planetary Connections and invited me to do the same things in the UK. I took the baton from him and
Planetary Connections merged with Global Link Up, eventually evolving into Positive News. For Full Article, Click Here:
http://www.gvnr.com/110/1.htm
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Positive News, Ithaca, New York
 Ilonka Wloch and her partner John first discovered Positive News on a visit to Ireland. Impressed, Ilonka began by distributing the UK edition at home in Ithaca,
New York and then decided to print their own edition which has now produced ten issues and they will soon begin working on an eleventh.
For Full Article, Click Here:
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The Church of Stop Shopping
by Steve Gabriel
 NEW YORK CITY
- There's a church out there unlike any other, where worshipers repent for the sins of shopping and corporate control, where
gospel hymns condemn the modern way of life that has become dominated by profits over people. Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir are a group based out
of New York City that, "...believe consumerism is overwhelming our lives."
For Full Article, Click Here:
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Positive News, Hong Kong
 Positive News is published in Hong Kong in English and Chinese. Editor,
Peter Lloyd, says: "Hong Kong can seem an ecological desert at times. The amount of waste, pollution and unconscious living can seem overwhelming. So the need for
positive news is strong. China is becoming the world's factory and an important part of the world economy. So, the idea of being able to present alternative views here
seems even more important."
For Full Article, Click Here:
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Story from Positive News Hong Kong
by Liz Gridley
 Fairtrade producers
gathered at the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre to attend a Fairtrade 'fair and symposium'. Over three days the ethical advocates took part in events publicising green
industry and ethical buying. The aim of the gathering was to promote Fairtrade, emphasising its impact on economic development and the improvements it makes to the
lives of people around the world.
For Full Article, Click Here:
http://www.gvnr.com/110/5.htm
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Youth and Education:
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Noticias Positivas
 ‘Noticias Positivas’ is based in Argentina. It was founded in 2003 by Andrea Méndez Brandam and María Teresa Morresi, who are both journalists
linked to the national Argentinian newspaper La Nación. Andrea and Maria spent the last two years presenting a radio show devoted to new opportunities available to
ethical entrepreneurs in the form of clean technologies and processes, fair trade and community-based production initiatives.
For Full Article, Click Here:
http://www.gvnr.com/110/7.htm
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Cruzada Patagonica Foundation
United in Helping Others
 In September 1979, during the season that the Mapuches call pewü, the sprouting time, when life is reborn, a group of men and women from Buenos
Aires, with an average age of 24, settled with their families in a dryland valley near JunÌn de los Andes, NeuquÈn, Argentina and founded Cruzada Patagónica (Cross
Patagonia).
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Viewpoint
Positive News U.S. Is Now More Than a Newspaper
by Marty Luster and Ilonka Wloch
 Positive News is becoming a movement. It is what people read when they want to find out what action is being taken by everyday
citizens when they are confronted with environmental concerns, with issues of peace and war, when they become aware of the need to promote a sustainable society, when
justice, both legal and economic, appears threatened, when the spiritual element of our lives is weak, when the efforts of young people need recognition and
encouragement and when we can all use a solid dose of hope. In short, Positive News U.S. is a source of inspiration and when people, in increasing numbers, seek
inspiration from something that looks like, feels like and seems like a newspaper - -that's a movement.
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Global Resources
Websites devoted to Positive Planetary Transformation
Peace Resource Project
www.peaceproject.com
Creating and Providing Resources for Peace & Disarmament, Recycling, Environmental Issues, Family Planning & Freedom of Choice, Nonviolence, Social Justice,
Democracy and Human Rights.
War Child
www.warchild.org.uk
One and half million children have been killed and four million disabled in conflict over the past ten years,, many more have lost their childhood because of violence.
Warchild is a charitable organisation that is now raising money through music downloads. Chose from their extensive back catalogue of music or download exclusives by
bands such as Coldplay and the Arctic monkeys.
How to Give to Charity
www.howtogivetocharity.org
Jessica Williams, the author of this book, is donating all royalties due to her from sales to a fund to be given to charity. Icon Books, the publisher, are matching
these royalties with the same amount again.
It's up to you to decide to which charity the money should be given. Nominate a charity here and it will be added to the list on this page where you and everyone
else can place your vote for it to receive the money. The current top ten charities are displayed on this page too.
(The above resources are provided
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