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Call for action: Asylum children to be out of the centers - M. Bendixen Nov 23rd 2009

Jeg har vist allerede gjort det - opfordret dig til at skrive under på denne kampagne? Men dit navn står ikke på listen, så en af os må have glemt det! Nå, men det kan vi hurtigt rette op på! Gå ind på www.asylboerneneudnu.dk og skriv under på vores 3 krav: Asylbørnene skal ud af centrene Børnene skal leve et normalt liv med deres forældre Børnene og deres forældre skal have den behandling og de tilbud, de har brug for, så de kan komme sig over deres… Continue

Added by foxylens on November 23, 2009 at 7:19pm — No Comments

Climate Rage by Naomi Klein - Nov 11, 2009 - Naomi Klein Interview on DemocracyNow.org - w Amy Goodman Nov 23 2009

Naomi Klein, soon to be a guest of Copenhagen for the COP15, has written a fine article in The Rolling Stone Magazine which depicts a grim look into the realities facing the public and the world on the climate crisis - she adds insight and simple understanding into an often complex climate issue where climate debt and reparations are often shrugged off and side stepped into lengthy debates on who is actually responsible. According to Angelica Navarro, the chief climate negotiator for Bolivia, w… Continue

Added by foxylens on November 23, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Crime Of Centuries By Adam Horatio Tromboli

Secretary of DHS Janet Napolitano spoke at DIIS yesterday about combating trafficking in persons. Here, Adam Trimboli gives a read-out of how he experienced the event. There’s always a hubbub of expectancy at these things --a bit like a theater lobby before a big show. People drift in, scan the room for acquaintances, exchange hugs (air kisses are the preserve of Brits and Americans) and back slaps as they sip the world’s weakest coffee from form-pressed plastic cups. Time goes b… Continue

Added by foxylens on November 4, 2009 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Missing Voices - CD Release Party - Global Copenhagen - Oct 16 2009

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Added by foxylens on October 18, 2009 at 1:23am — 1 Comment

Why conservatives back climate regulation in Denmark - by Kurt Burkart - Internet Entrepreneur blogs about the latest in green media & technology

Connie Hedegaard, the Danish minister of Climate & Energy, explains why conservatives embrace climate regulation in Denmark.click here to read full report by Kurt Burkart

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Added by foxylens on October 17, 2009 at 10:39pm — No Comments

Music 2009 - Pamela JUHL

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Added by foxylens on October 16, 2009 at 8:55pm — No Comments

Reverend Shine Snake Oil Company - Sept 25 Huset concert

For those of you who missed this incredible band - check out their flare, funk, jive and incredible vibe.

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Added by foxylens on September 27, 2009 at 8:57pm — No Comments

EID celebration - CPH DK - Town Hall Sept 21 2009

Great fun and good moments! With wonderful music, games, markets, dance and people connecting and coming together from all cultures and backgrounds. Eid-ul-Fitr, or simply Eid, is one of the festivals, which means most to the city people. The celebration of the Muslim fasting, Ramadan, after the 30 days are over. It is reminiscent of the Danish Christmas atmosphere - Eid traditionally is the biggest party in the year. There is inherently much focus on food, a great social event with joy and a s… Continue

Added by foxylens on September 23, 2009 at 2:07am — No Comments

Back to Kindness - The Kindness Offensive - works its magic again Sept 2009

The Copenhagen Voice had an exclusive opportunity to travel in the "Fun"Balance - seeing first hand The Kindness Offensive's (www.thekindnessoffensive.com) stupendous acts of kindness - handing out gifts to children with serious life threatening illnesses at various Children's Hospitals was their mission this week.

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Added by foxylens on September 20, 2009 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

Ramadan - Denmark - September 2009

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In the 9th month of the islamic calendar year - Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and indulging in things of excess or ill-natured from dawn to sunset. In this period of fasting - it is meant to teach the Muslim about patience, modesty and spirituality. During this time Muslims ask for foregivenes for past sins and pray for gui… Continue

Added by foxylens on September 6, 2009 at 3:17am — No Comments

Peaceful Demo - people united to stop the deportation of Iraqis - Sept 2 2009 - What do you think about this?

For those of you who missed this demonstration - a clear voice of the danish public echoed in the streets of Copenhagen - those who are in disagreement with the Danish government's Iraqi repatriation agenda and Birthe Hornbech's forced deportation of Iraqi asylum seekers. In a recent article in Politiken - it was reported that 5 of the Iraqis sent back for repatriation were arrested upon arrival at Baghdad airport. One Iraqi journalist was denied access to the airport - to re… Continue

Added by foxylens on September 6, 2009 at 12:30am — 2 Comments

Trampoline House - Festival - Morten tells it RAW - What is it all about - July 25th 2009

For those of you who missed this funky fund raising cultural festival for asylum seekers - check it out - something quite moving and hot that's happening in Copenhagen - why because it's true integration of people learning how to communicate and live together - a creation of a community outside of asylum centers. How do you change social space in order to improve contacts between people? Morten, along with many other volunteers and co-participants, create a new vision of hope.… Continue

Added by foxylens on July 26, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Exhibit your body - an HIV Art Project : Bodymapping July 20, 2009

10 HIV+ persons joined together to express their lives in the form of a Bodymapping Art Exhibition - hugh canvases painted with a reflection of their personal experiences of living with HIV. They worked together with a creative consultant Jo Dietrich (creativework.dk) for several days and came up with their own creative expressions to describe their lives after being infected. Founder of this project, Jens Peder Hoeberg, feels a project like this is "breaking the silence" of living with… Continue

Added by foxylens on July 22, 2009 at 8:09pm — No Comments

Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater USA and Obama - one of USA's most recognized award winning journalists known for his brave reporting on Blackwater

Bill Moyers And Jeremy Scahill Discuss Obama Foreign Policy 1 Of 2 June.05, 2009

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Added by foxylens on July 14, 2009 at 1:00am — 1 Comment

Michael Jackson: should this be the 2009 video of the year - What do you think?

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Added by foxylens on July 8, 2009 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

In memory of Michael Jackson - Let's look into one song worth singing in these times when "torture" is found i DK in cases such as Abdulle Ahmed - July 8 2009

What is Michael Jackson singing about really? - Does it show something about our times - our past and where we are headed. While main stream newspapers want to focus on the dire hard "I love you Michael Jackson" fans - let's look into something of greater importance he may have left for the people beyond his normal talent. Even though his history has been plagued by shady suggestions and vague ideas of bizarre behaviour of minors - does this video show another side of Michael - perhaps an under… Continue

Added by foxylens on July 8, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

"Torture in Denmark" - Free Abdulle Ahmed - www.freeabdulle.info - July 6th - Demonstration Gammeltorv

The public, parents, friends and families gathered today to protest the ill treatment of Abdulle Ahmed. Abdul is a young man of 27 years who has been hospitalized in the psychiatric hospital high security in Nykøbing Sjælland (Holbaek) since 2001. This ward houses about 30 patients many of whom are convicts. According to relatives and friends, and those involved with this case: "As a 16 year old teenager, Abdul went to the hospital for backpain, he was accompanied by his family. The doctors cou… Continue

Added by foxylens on July 7, 2009 at 3:30pm — 7 Comments