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World Inequality, Disorder and Indifference

Income and wealth inequality are thought to be greater today than at any time in history...

(LONDON Redress News & Analysis) - Market fundamentalism pervades all areas of contemporary civilisation and created what Pope Francis recently described as the “globalization of Indifference. It is a world in which we have become used to the suffering of others.

This extreme model of capitalism places profit, not people, at the centre of everything.

(UPDATED) Life Changers Church Grand Opening Red Carpet Gala Event

Life Changers Mission Statement: To reach people through the love of Christ and build them up in faith to be victorious in life.

(SALEM) - Life Changers Metro Community Church of Salem and Keizer Grand Opening Red Carpet Gala takes place Saturday March 1, 2014, 5:00-6:00 PM at Life Changers Church, 210 Liberty St. SE, Salem, OR 97301.

The red carpet and inauguration and dedication service goes from 6:00-8:00 PM.

The Global Elite is Insane

...we must recognise that individual members of the global elite are insane and cannot take responsibility for ending their violence.

(TASMANIA, Aust.) - In a recent report titled 'Working for the Few: Political capture and economic inequality' Oxfam informs us that 'Almost half of the world's wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population'.

Their report goes on to recommend that the World Economic Forum http://www.weforum.org/, an elite gathering held annually in Davos, Switzerland, take economic and political measures to ensure a more equitable distribution of wealth.

Iran Review`s Exclusive Interview with Ambassador Frank G. Wisner By: Kourosh Ziabari

Ambassador Frank Wisner took part in a one-to-one interview with Iran Review to discuss his viewpoints regarding the recent agreement between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council...

(TEHRAN Iran Review) - The November 24, 2013 interim nuclear accord in Geneva between Iran and the six world powers, has concluded.

The experts, diplomats and political commentators on both sides welcomed the deal as a breakthrough agreement that has brought to an end some 10 years of fruitless talks and opened up new horizons for cooperation between Iran and the international community.

Pete Seeger in Oregon

Pete's last Portland concert was a benefit for the Northwest Tree Planters and Farm Workers United (PCUN) in 1994 at Benson high school.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Pete's first visit to Portland likely came in September, 1941 when, together with Woody Guthrie (who had lived here while writing songs for the BPA the year before) he was touring the west coast with the Almanac Singers.

Hobe Kytr (telephone interview, August 1995) said that Woody and Pete had come up to Portland from Chico, CA and sang at "two or three" union halls.

Spring Days of Action to End Drone Killing, Drone Surveillance, Global Militarization

The campaign will draw attention to the call for a ban on weaponized drones by RootsAction.org that has generated a petition with over 80,000 signers

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The suffering of tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Gaza who are under drone attack, documenting the killing, the wounding and the devastating impact of constant drone surveillance on community life.

The campaign will focus on drone bases, drone research facilities and test sites and drone manufacturers.

The Pete Seeger I Knew: Against Injustice, Dedicated to Dialogue

The iconic folk singer and social activist supported a just peace and a dialogue with others with whom we disagree, whether Israeli Jews or Palestinians.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - As a child of the 1960s in America, I grew up (as did my parents) on the music of Pete Seeger. “If I Had a Hammer,” popularized by Peter, Paul and Mary, became one of the iconic songs of that decade.

“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” is a powerful, haunting lament to the young people sacrificed in wars. He even popularized “We Shall Overcome.” Often called “America’s conscience,” Pete Seeger embodied a plain, common-sense opposition to injustice of every sort.

New BIG THINK for the Middle East Announced

They will consist of influential international peoples who care about our collective global future. Finally, this is brand new peoples thing so any ideas you may have to further the ideals, bring it. It’s all about we-the-people... and that means everyone!

(WASHINGTON, DC) - I know you care deeply about what’s going on in the Middle East, thus I cordially invite you to check out our new BIG IDEA think tank called the MIDDLE EAST UNION CONGRESS.

Yes some are actually laughing at the idea saying it will NEVER work. So yeah, you know we’re on TO SOMETHING BIG!

Human Rights Ambassador Congratulates Parties in Philippines on Negotiation of Peace Agreement

"I congratulate President Aquino and the courage and sincerity of the Leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front" - William Nicholas Gomes

(WASHINGTON, DC) - A comprehensive peace agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has been reached.

Human Rights Ambassador, William Nicholas Gomes, said, "This is a significant step towards lasting peace and development for Mindanao. This peace process ending the long-running conflict will not just benefit the region, but is vital for the security and economic development of the Philippines as a whole."

`Storm Over Morocco,` by Dr. Frank Romano, Author Event Jerusalem, Jan. 27

It happens Monday, Jan. 27, 9 pm, Tmol Shilshom Bookstore Café, 5 Yoel Salomon St., Jerusalem.

(JERUSALEM) - Storm Over Morocco is a true story about the author; who was wrongly accused of being a Zionist spy in 1978 and tried for sabotage, a capital crime, by an extremist Islamic group in Morocco.

While traveling across Africa searching for a universal religion, he was invited to study Islam in a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco; it turned out to be controlled by a militant Moslem group which promptly imprisoned him.