Nov 30, 2014

Grand Juries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_jury
http://campus.udayton.edu/~grandjur/faq/faq1.htm
http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-procedure/how-does-a-grand-jury-work.html
http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/11/28/the-secret-darkness-of-grand-juries/
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/use-grand-jury

Nov 29, 2014

Christodoulou: Seven Myths About Education

https://twitter.com/daisychristo
http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/exploding_seven_myths_about_education/15162#.VHmXVTHF_To
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/nov/25/daisy-christodoulou-seven-myths-education-profile
http://headguruteacher.com/2013/08/05/a-perspective-on-seven-myths/
http://www.societyforqualityeducation.org/index.php/blog/seven-myths-about-education
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/books/non_fiction/article1385948.ece
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/e-d-hirsch-jr/a-gamechanging-education-_b_3511679.html
http://teachingbattleground.wordpress.com/2013/07/07/discussing-the-7-myths-about-education/
https://gilgamesh42.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/seven-myths-about-education-a-review-of-a-book-and-methods-of-teaching/
http://www.schoolleadersforchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/THE-SEVEN-DEADLY-SINS-OF-K-12-EDUCATION-SYSTEM.pdf

Of Interest
http://www.salon.com/2015/04/18/were_teaching_our_kids_wrong_steve_jobs_and_bill_gates_do_not_have_the_answers/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
http://www.salon.com/2015/04/26/how_schools_kill_creativity_forget_standardized_tests_heres_how_we_really_engage_our_kids/
http://www.salon.com/2016/01/19/mediocrity_is_for_white_kids_debates_over_asians_and_the_academic_ethnic_divide_are_about_white_entitlement_not_oppressive_immigrant_parents/

A Critical Look at Walmart

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Walmart
The Supreme Court of Canada has found in favour of Quebec workers who were fired from a Wal-Mart in Jonquiere, Que., after it shut its doors suddenly and says the former employees must be compensated.http://www.fastcompany.com/47593/wal-mart-you-dont-know
http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/11/28/why-i-wont-step-foot-in-a-walmart/
http://grist.org/news/walmart-wants-to-be-sustainable-it-should-start-with-its-labor-force/
http://www.salon.com/2013/10/23/democrats_blast_wal_mart_welfare_kings/
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/25/walmart_flunks_its_fact_check_the_truth_behind_its_sarcastic_response_to_the_times/
http://mises.org/library/does-wal-mart-destroy-communities

Of Interest
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/06/27/walmart-canada-supreme-court_n_5537051.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/business/worldbusiness/04iht-walmart.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/07/news/companies/walmart-shareholder-meeting/
http://www.salon.com/2015/04/18/its_worse_than_wal_mart_7_ways_retail_jobs_exploit_and_steal_from_their_employees_partner/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Center for Biological Diversity

Center For Biological Diversity - Taken from Website - Tucson, AZ, United Stateshttp://www.biologicaldiversity.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Biological_Diversity
https://www.facebook.com/CenterforBioDiv
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/center-for-biological-diversity-tucson

Nov 22, 2014

The Consumer Trap

Cover for DAWSON: The Consumer Trap: Big Business Marketing in American Life. Click for larger imagehttp://www.consumertrap.com/
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/55khc7bf9780252072642.html
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/01/29/book-review-the-consumer-trap/
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/4228330?uid=3739448&uid=2&uid=3737720&uid=4&sid=21105269856333

Net Neutrality

Protesters hold a rally to support net neutrality and urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject fast lanes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality
http://www.theopeninter.net/
http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality
https://www.eff.org/issues/net-neutrality
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/4-stupid-conservative-arguments-against-net-neutrality-debunked
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/net-neutrality


Al-Shabaab

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29
http://www.nctc.gov/site/groups/al_shabaab.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-15336689
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenya-bus-attack-28-nonmuslims-killed-after-being-unable-to-recite-koran-in-suspected-alshabab-attack-9877181.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/04/westgate-mall-attacks-kenya

Ghana Widows Fight Tradition

Witch camp (Actionaid)
http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/September-10th/widowhood-not-a-curse-founder-of-sawla-widows-and-widowers-association.php
http://www.mamazimbi.org/
http://www.modernghana.com/music/9285/3/zimbi-inaugurates-widows-association.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19437130

Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERXciawpGqY
http://thunderbaylive.com/ghanas-witch-widows-suffer-in-silence/

Of Interest
http://www.widowsforpeace.org/
http://www.childrensworldimpact.org/projects/africa/

Nov 19, 2014

Uber

Uberhttps://www.uber.com/
https://www.uber.com/cities
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_(company)
https://twitter.com/uber
https://www.facebook.com/UberCanada?brand_redir=1
http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/19/7245447/uber-allegedly-tracked-journalist-with-internal-tool-called-god-view
http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/18/technology/uber-unethical-peter-thiel/
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/11/18/city_of_toronto_seeks_court_injunction_against_uber_taxi_services.html
http://qz.com/298730/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick-appeared-to-tweet-an-apology-but-it-was-actually-an-internal-memo/
https://partners.uber.com/signup/toronto/?utm_source=AdWords_Brand&utm_campaign=search|desktop|drivers|toronto|country-32|city-13|keyword_Uber|matchtype_e|ad_52318675582|campaign_brand|group_uber%3Eexact&utm_medium=kenid_224f15e3-76a2-418a-a78a-8c83a510d429&gclid=CJDU2rHAhsICFZeEaQodS34A_Q

Of Interest
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201403/uber-cab-confessions
http://valleywag.gawker.com/the-weekend-uber-tried-to-rip-everyone-off-1484140137
http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30096050
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2015/04/02/uber_leaves_san_antonio_to_protest_regulations_it_wasn_t_an_empty_threat.html

India
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/delhi-government-bans-uber-says-it-is-misleading-customers/articleshow/45411180.cms
http://firstbiz.firstpost.com/corporate/uber-banned-in-delhi-but-it-may-still-go-scot-free-112123.html

Brazil
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/30/rio-de-janeiro-brazil-uber-ban

Nov 18, 2014

Pueblo Science


Pueblo Science

http://puebloscience.org/
https://www.facebook.com/PuebloScience
http://puebloscience.org/about-us/mission/
https://twitter.com/puebloscience
https://www.facebook.com/PuebloScience?ref=stream
https://ca.linkedin.com/company/pueblo-science
http://www.toronto.com/others/pueblo-science/
http://www.cityfamilyguide.com/city/toronto/spid/4108/details.aspx
http://puebloscience.org/events/teachers-camp/
http://www.danesensei.com/pueblo-science-teachers-camp/
http://www.oninstagram.com/profile/puebloscience
http://posts.ebdata.com/posts_mailer/site/login.do?codeView=ehvkydFX3Yfb6LHK0vDY062u70Y%3D&viewNews=15823&viewObj=15823&code=%3C!--USER_CODE--%3E

Videos
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/video-where-does-electricity-come-from-pueblo-science-can-show-how/article9537569/
http://chemicalsareyourfriends.com/sliders/pueblo-science-camp-and-walking-on-eggshells/
https://rachellecruz29.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/pueblo-science-raises-science-literacy/
https://www.youtube.com/user/puebloscience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AA8RiqK8YM

Related
http://puebloscience.org/news/rise-program-in-guyana/
http://www.sciencestein.com/category/pueblo-science/

Of Special Interest
http://stanislauscollege.blogspot.ca/2015/08/pueblo-science-in-guyana.html

African Start-Up


Willy Wonka duo wants to put Ugandan chocolate on the map

http:CNN African Start-Up//www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/AFRICA/african-start-up
https://twitter.com/cnnafricanstart
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/14/business/14-african-startups-to-watch-in-2014/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/29/world/africa/ugandas-very-own-willy-wonka-duo/
https://thenetworkoneafrica.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/ugandas-willy-wonka-friends/
http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/10/dangote-projects-africas-potential-marketplace-africa-cnn/
http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/marketplace.africa/

Of Interest
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Center-for-African-Studies/35282858824