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Positive News was handed the guardianship
of Global Village News and Resources in summer of 2004. Although we would like
to continue to make the archives available to subscribers and readers we would
like to point out that stories published prior to issue 89 were not under our
editorial guidance and would like to make a distinction that these are not
necessarily a reflection of the current opinions of our editorial team.
In The News…
Bush Faces New Opponent - Public Opinion
 Global - From Calcutta to Chicago,
from Rome to Rio de Janeiro, an estimated six million people poured into
the streets of 600 cities around the world last weekend in protest the
USA's declared intent to invade Iraq. To the surprise and chagrin of the
Bush administration, it became very apparent that they face a much
bigger opponent than Saddam Hussein. It's World Public Opinion.
For full Article, click here:
http://gvnr.com/56/1.htm |
New Stanford Research Shows Less TV = Less
Aggression
USA - For many parents who are
on the front line, it comes as no surprise. A new study by Stanford
University shows that reducing the amount of time in front of the
television also reduces aggression in children.
For full Article, click here:
http://gvnr.com/56/2.htm
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Eyewitness Report From Bagdad – February 16th
Iraq - It is Sunday, the day
after the massive international peace demonstrations. We here in
Baghdad are so heartened by this historic event. Thank you world! It
felt like a great prayer, a shout, an uprising sweeping across the
land, a call for sanity against the insane accumulation of weapons
and the war-making heritage of our species. The great historian Will
Durant once calculated that in all of recorded history there have
been only 29 years without war. And now, at last, the people are
finding their power and linking arms across all that divides them
and calling out to the politicians and the generals and the
arms-dealers, "Stop this madness!"For full Article, click here
http://gvnr.com/56/3.htm
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Retraction & Apology
In our last issue we published an article entitled “American
Refugees Find Scandinavian Safe Haven” It was edited from a
original article by Dennis Hans, appearing in “Scoop”- a New Zealand
based internet news agency. We have subsequently learned that this
article was written as a tongue-in-cheek piece. Dennis Hans is a
freelance writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times,
Washington Post, National Post (Canada) and online
atTomPaine.com , Slate and
The Black World Today (tbwt.com),
among other outlets. Accuracy is important to us and we apologize to
our readers for publishing information that was not true. It has
reminded us how important discernment is when reading the news,
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Guest Editorial
State of the Universe Address - 2003
by Swami Beyondananda
Hello everybody -- it is great to be here ... and you know what?
We really have no choice. Because no matter where we are, we are
always here. And it is always now. In fact, there's even a book
called The Power of Now. I haven't had time to read it yet, but I
hope to get to it in a later now.
Meanwhile, back in this now, the issue facing the United States,
and indeed the world is, will George Bush give in to his Big Iraq
Attack and order up a war? Latest reports say that a war to force a
regime change in Iraq will cost $200 billion. It is puzzling to me
why some of those fiscal fitness fanatics in the Republican Party
haven't tried to find a cheaper way to do it. Maybe if they offered
the Iraqis half -- $100 billion -- they could do it themselves. Then
we'd still have $100 billion left to spend on regime change in this
country……..
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The Global View
What are people thinking and saying around the
world? Check out these
newspapers from around the world. (Note: These were chosen at random and
not because they represent a certain political persuasion).
Botswana
Botswana Daily News
http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi
Bangladesh
The Daily Star
http://www.dailystarnews.com
Costa Rica
La Nacion (Spanish)
http://www.nacion.co.cr
Global Resources
Websites devoted to Positive Planetary Transformation
Best Selling Authors
Marianne Williamson
http://www.Marianne.com
Best selling author of: A Return To Love * Enchanted Love * Healing The
Soul of America, Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century, and
others…
Business & Finance
Gold Anti-Trust Committee
www.gata.org
The Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee was organized in January 1999 to
advocate and undertake litigation against illegal collusion to control
the price and supply of certain financial securities, particularly
securities involving gold. The committee arose from essays by Bill
Murphy, a financial commentator, and by Chris Powell, a newspaper editor
in Connecticut, published at Murphy's Internet site,
www.lemetropolecafe.com.
Education
Deschooling Society
http://philosophy.la.psu.edu
/illich/deschool/intro.html
The website of philosopher, Ivan Illich, who takes a new - and for some
a radical - approach to education
Health
Oasis Mountain
http://www.oasismountain.org
Nestled in a tranquil setting between the majestic Great Smoky and Blue
Ridge Mountains, near Asheville, North Carolina, Oasis Mountain Wellness
Center non-invasively assists people in ending substance abuse or
addictions. The OM program encompasses a holistic approach to addiction
that treats the entire person, and supports people in transforming their
consciousness. Programs are designed to improve a client's overall
health--body, mind and spirit. It is our point of view that once a
person's awareness is brought to the surface, that person will have
control over their addictive behaviors.
Peace
Resources For Peace
http://members.aol.com
/rasphila/peace.html
The Resources for Peace Page offers:
* A page containing over 175 links to peace and social justice groups.
* A page with information about a featured peace or social justice
group.
* A page with a selection of films on peace.
* A commentary page with reflections on a peace or justice issue.
* A free download of Mark Twain's "The War Prayer."
* Access to Desktop Resources publications on war and peace.
Planetary Citizenship
World Transformation
www.worldtrans.org
A cornucopia of ideas, resources, connections, information, inspiration
and surprises, all aimed at growing, creating or discovering a world
that works better for all of us.
Politics & Government
Vote To Impeach
http://www.votetoimpeach.org
Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General during the Johnson
Administration has drafted articles of impeachment setting forth high
crimes and misdemeanors by President Bush and other civil officers of
his administration. Mr. Clark has also prepared historical notes on the
power of impeachment, for consideration in the impeachment of President
Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, and Attorney
General Ashcroft.
(The above resources are provided
as public a service. GVNR has not researched nor does it endorse any
products or services listed in the Resource section. Readers are advised
to use their own discretion) |
