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Daily Archives: November 10, 2011

Open letter: Carnegie Mellon University should not collaborate with Rwandan government

We believe it is fundamentally inadvisable to collaborate with the current Rwandan government, given its grave human rights violations record and overt curtailment of political freedoms in Rwanda. If you move forward, we request that CMU promote democratic space and respect for human rights in the region.

Rwanda returns Congo minerals as more are smuggled in

The Kagame regime knows about these minerals that have been entering Rwanda illegally for all these years. We’re happy they gave a little back, but they never should have invaded and occupied the eastern Congo in the first place, so there should be no points given for having emptied the cookie jar and then giving back one of the cookies.

Looms in the living room

A Bay View resident for 44 years, Rhonda Smith has been participating at the Women’s Building Annual Celebration of Craftswomen for almost three decades. This year the show takes place Nov. 11 to 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Festival Pavilion in San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center.

Death threat against Cynthia McKinney: Why is the FBI calling me?

The FBI called to say that four men named in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story today had listed me as a target for assassination. Please post this message everywhere so that people will know that I will not be deterred from opening communication with other members of the 99 percent and I will not stop my activities for truth, justice, peace and dignity.