GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - APRIL 2015
GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - APRIL 2015
The main topic this month is Monsanto and GM food companies. First, read this:
Monsanto is the world's biggest seed company. Will they feed the world or poison the world?
Is Monsanto "the farmer's friend" like they say they are? Or do they bully and cheat farmers - read this about farmers around the world:
Can farmers and groups win if they fight against Monsanto? In some cases - yes! Read these short stories:
Must we make everyone vote in elections? Read about the ideas for and against this question:
From the web:
Deforestation was going down - now it's going up again - what can we do to protect the biggest rainforest in the world?:
Do you know about the children selling flowers at night in Thailand? They are usually indigenous groups that are forced to move to the cities. Read more:
Read how solar power is helping people in a refugee camp in Lebanon
From blogs this month:
It's not easy to fight for women's rights if you get death threats - but Sharmila Seyyid, a woman poet in Sri Lanka, continues to do this. Read what she says about forcing women to cover their head and face:
Climate change, the Arctic 30 and our general election - are the politicians doing enough:
Why is there so much racism against Eastern Europeans in Britain?:
Eduardo Galeano, poet from Uruguay, died in April 2015 - read his beautiful dream about the future from 1975:
The media in the UK do not tell us everything. Read about the new ways to report the truth:
What is the best future for food in Africa? - big business or local communities?:
Why does big business have so much power in politics? What can we do?