CIVIL SOCIETY:  It's Better to Act, But Good to Talk
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GLASGOW, May 26 (IPS) - On the face of it, nothing really  'happened'   at the Civicus world assembly, other than  the announcement that   secretary-general Kumi Naidoo would quit.  But that announcement did   not need a world assembly. Perhaps  the symbolic locking up in a cage   to draw attention to civil  society activists was something supplied by   way of a  'happening'. The rest was, and was expected to be, no  more   than talk.
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Money talks. That's the theory, at least, behind a foreign-policy tool used by the United States to try to get others to see things its way.
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âGive people the vision and hold them accountable, but let them do it their own way.â
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Improved safety and lobbying can lead to improved performance.
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An unlikely meeting of minds on an issue of global concern.
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Comment is free: Henry Porter: Mass events like the Live Earth concert raise awareness, but if we are going to combat climate change, personal action is vital.
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Wired's How To Wiki discusses the finer points speaking in public -- without making a fool of yourself.
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Newer EU members are struggling to promote a more traditional morality.
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LONDON, Oct 25 (IPS) - The third European Social Forum appears to mark the  end of the "love story" between grassroots social  movements and the international gatherings that are now in vogue.  In any case, discontent in both camps -- the activists and the  official organisers -- will leave a mark on future events.
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cornerstone of civilized behavior, ancient gesture of greeting among friends and strangers alike -- is in trouble. Politicians are avoiding it.
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Sometimes what people don't say about a topic is more interesting than what they do say. Consider, if you will, President Bush's State of the Union address. Social Security, the focus of his speech two years ago, got only a few fleeting mentions. But if you delve into the details of Bush's...
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GLASGOW, May 24 (IPS) - New defence is being considered for defenders of  civil society rights by the nearly 1,000 participants in the  Civicus world assembly under way in Glasgow this week.
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GLASGOW, May 29 (IPS) - Representatives of civic groups from the  post-Soviet region admit that their organisations are sometimes  more closely following the democratisation line set by donors  than the aspirations of their societies.
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Mysore, Jan. 28 (DN)- The initiatives and the voluntary involvement of individuals for noble cause of lessening the burdens of the deprived sections of the society does not necessarily limit to its own place by ...
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While much was said at the United Nations summit on global warming, the world is still a ways from taking concrete action
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By Chan, Chitat  ABSTRACT.  Thanks to advances in user-friendly, new media technology, many educational organizations around the world are supporting young people who wish to express their views through media production.
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Market politicos sometimes say one thing but mean another.