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more about #darfur more comments → sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell: Can everyone please just back the fuck off from criticizing Obama for the entirety of the world's problems? Thanks. more » MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治: Ain't nothin' gonna change until something is done about China's management of its oil interests in Darfur, which is what this stems from. You hear g... more » maude_flanders: In a related note of what the U.N. can (or rather, cannot) do...they published a piece in the NY Times on peacekeeping forces terrorizing the same civ... more » Scout: this just reminds me of what a failure the U.N. actually is. more » CurtCole: I, for one, commend her for continuing to speak out on this issue. more » Alohamaid: That was a very thin op-ed, more suggestions and less "remember Darfur" would have been helpful. more » PilgrimSoul: I am one of those churlish types who feels annoyed every time a celebrity lectures me on world peace/prosperity/environmentalism. Particularly one wh... more » maude_flanders: I'm curious. How can eliminate rape (especially in war) if we can't eliminate the rape that occurs in stable places (more stable than war zones or pol... more » eadubbs: I'm reading "Justice on the Grass" by Dina Temple-Raston about the Rawandan war crimes trial (it's excellent, I recommend it) I just finished a chapte... more » JillJitsu: until people stop seeing women as "the weaker/fairer sex," property, inherent victims, and start seeing them as human beings due basic dignities there... more » curiousgeorgiana: "There are people who say, 'Well, women's issues is an important issue, but it doesn't rank up there with the Middle East or Iran's nuclear threat or ... more » nerdycellist: Not to be reactionary, but how about we ban men from these areas? This isn't a girl-on-girl crime wave we're seeing. more » Topsyjane: "Raison Allah Iceman" - Ben & Jerry's worst selling flavor of ice cream. more » topsy: Mia Farrow was one of the first and the few to call the Beijing Olympics what it was; a disgrace equal to Hitler's Olympics. I have so much admiratio... more » sympathyforthebasementcat: Surely creating awareness of David Blaine is a negative. more » -
#paperpolitics
Angelina Jolie Questions Idea Of Justice In Darfur
Jolie takes to the op-ed pages to remind readers that on the day of Barack Obama's Peace Prize win, the people of Darfur are still waiting for justice. But can this be accomplished without the use of force? [Newsweek] -
#reports
"No Place For Us Here": How To Solve Issues Of Sexual Violence In "Safe" Zones?
Today, Amnesty International released its report "No Place For Us Here: Violence Against Refugee Women in Eastern Chad" (PDF), which describes in painful detail the sexual violence that women escaping from Darfur face both outside and inside United Nations camps.
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#goaskalice
Mia Farrow's Hunger Strike Has Not Gone Viral On YouTube
Conscientious readers of the HuffPo will be aware that Mia Farrow has embarked upon a 21-day hunger strike to draw attention to Darfur. Conscientious viewers of YouTube will be more familiar with "Cop Tasers Child!!!" More » -
#dirtbag
Rihanna May Get Glossy; Kiefer Sutherland "Was Really Drunk"
- Rihanna was the big show-stopper at the Met Ball: Celebs cheered when she took the stage to perform. And! At an after-party, guess who RiRi was in deep convo with?
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#dogooders
Emma Thompson: Celebrities + Charities = "Causeweariness"
Today, Drew Barrymore penned a 760 word essay about the battle of global hunger. Somewhat unrelated, Emma Thompson has written a piece about how celebs with causes can be irritating. More » -
#dirtbag
Lindsay Lohan Likes Guys, Bathrooms
- Lindsay Lohan has supposedly been spending time with "a different man every night" since breaking up with Sam Ronson:
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#dogooders
Mr. Clooney Goes To War
NY Times journalist Nicholas Kristof writes of George Clooney in Darfur: "Mr. Clooney figured that since cameras follow him everywhere, he might as well redirect some of that spotlight to people who need it more." More » -
