International Politics

A Climate Change Agnostic

July 22, 2009
By Stephen
A Climate Change Agnostic

Image via Wikipedia So the COP 15 summit is coming up in December in Copenhagen. I will be blogging about it in the lead up to it both here and on the Think About It blog when launched. Like Joe I have a bit of a manifesto going, for example learning more about Climate Change, COP15 and finding out Ireland’s poistion and expert and NGO poistions on it. For me though this is will personal aswell. While I applaud...

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Time to Learn about Climate Change

July 16, 2009
By Stephen
Time to Learn about Climate Change

Remember round 2 of the blogging competition I was in that I blogged about? Well I have been selected! They were looking for 81 bloggers from around Europe so it will be interested to see in who else gets selected. The competition will be a bit different for me this time round, we will all be given cameras (I need to sort out my shakey hand) and the number of posts per month has increased to 3. I am...

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Goodnight, Travel Well

July 14, 2009
By Stephen
Goodnight, Travel Well

This is the new video from the Killers. It has been made in conjunction with UNICEF, MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) and US Agency for International Development (USAID). It is a haunting video. Full PR under the video Starting today, MTV audiences around the world will see a new music video that aims to raise awareness about sex trafficking. Featuring the rock band The Killers, the video is an exclusive collaboration between UNICEF, MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and...

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Th!nk Round 2 Open for Applications

July 3, 2009
By Stephen
Th!nk Round 2 Open for Applications

Image of Th!nk about it The 2nd round of the Th!nk Blogging Competition is open for applications. They are looking for 81 bloggers from Europe as well as having guests from India, China, Brazil and the USA. The focus of the competition this time round will be the COP15 Climate Change Confrence in Copenhagen, Denmark. You can sign-up for Th!nk2 on the home page as well as finding out more about the competition. PS: There is prizes and I...

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Aung San Suu Kyi

June 19, 2009
By Stephen
Aung San Suu Kyi

Image via Wikipedia Today is Aung San Suu Kyi 64th Birthday. The Nobel Peace Prize Winner is spending it in Insein Prison, a notorious prison. She is still awaiting the verdict of the show trail for breaking the terms of her detention. She has already spent more than 13 years in detention and faces another 5 years in prison She is one of more than 2,100 political prisoners, imprisoned just for peacefully calling for freedom. They face horrific treatment...

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