Monthly Archives: November 2009

        Other titles on violence against women from UNBISnet [ UN ] | [ Non-UN ]   International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women25 November By resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, the General Assembly designated … Continue reading →

WORLD TELEVISION DAY 21 November In 1996, the General Assembly proclaimed 21 November as World Television Day, commemorating the date on which, the first World Television Forum was held at the United Nations. States were invited to observe the Day … Continue reading →

    » Canadian Connections: Canada and Children’s Rights » Suggested Activities for Universal Children’s Day     » Links       Universal Children’s Day Background After the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in … Continue reading →

UN Road Safety Collaboration About Projects Publications Events Networks Funding opportunities Ministerial Conference   United Nations Road Safety Collaboration > Projects > World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS The World Day … Continue reading →

        Other titles on tolerance from UNBISnet [UN] | [Non-UN]   International Day for Tolerance16 November In 1996, the General Assembly invited Member States to observe the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November, with activities directed … Continue reading →

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On Friday, November 13th, the film “Precious” opens in wide release in my city. I have been looking forward to seeing ‘Precious”, which is based on the novel by Sapphire:   Push (French Edition) by Sapphire (Mass Market Paperback – … Continue reading →

CLAUDE-LEVI STRAUSS, FATHER OF MODERN ANTHROPOLOGY WHO ALTERED VIEWS OF THE ‘PRIMITIVE’ By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN Published: November 4, 2009 Claude Lévi-Strauss, the French anthropologist whose revolutionary studies of what was once called “primitive man” transformed Western understanding of the nature … Continue reading →

In honor of all of our proud veterans of foreign wars, service in peacetime, and for giving the ultimate sacrifice. We thank you humbly from the bottom of our hearts. SALUTARE.       SOURCE

On November 5, 2009, at approximately 1:30 pm Central Time, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. Army psychiatrist, opened fire on and killed 13 people, and wounded 30 others, at Fort Hood, located outside Killeen, Texas. Let us all keep … Continue reading →