Press Releases And Advisories
Rally Outside of Ugandan Embassies to Call for an End to the Proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill
November 19, 2009
"Today, people in NYC and Washington, DC are responding to a call to action by our allies from SMUG (Sexual Minorities of Uganda), and rallying outside of Ugandan embassies to call for an end to the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill that's being considered by the Ugandan Parliament. Click here to learn more.."
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Request for Civil Society Participation in IMF Study on FTT
November 12, 2009
"Today Africa Action and civil society partners delivered a letter to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, regarding financial transactions taxes (FTT). Click here to read the letter and learn more about FTT..."
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Africa Action Applauds U.S. Decision to Lift HIV Travel Ban, Calls for Sustained U.S. leadership on Global Health Ahead of Global Fund Board Meeting
November 6, 2009
"Ahead of this weekend’s 20th Board Meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and malaria, it’s vital that the U.S. fulfill its commitment to fight HIV/AIDS and fully fund The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria..."
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New Report Identifies Priorities and Price Tag for President Obama’s Leadership on Global Health
October 23, 2009
"Members of the media are invited to a special teleconference call and join Africa Action with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, UN Special Advisor on the Millennium Development Goals, Director of Columbia’s Earth Institute, Dr. Peter Mugyenyi, director of Uganda’s Joint Clinical Research Center, and The Hon. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Thursday, October 29, 2009, 10:00 AM ET. Click here for RSVP information..."
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Tens of Thousands of Schoolchildren Nationwide Will Protest Poverty and Child Labor-Tainted Cocoa during Third Annual Reverse Trick-or-Treating this Halloween
October 22, 2009
"Kids across all 50 U.S. States and Canada will urge nearly a quarter million households to shift purchasing to Fair Trade certified chocolate, coffee, etc by handing Fair Trade chocolate to adults..."
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Africa Action Reacts to Sudan Policy Announcement by Sec. of State Clinton
October 19, 2009
"Over the past nine months, Africa Action has been calling for a new U.S.-Sudan policy that would prioritize human rights over counterintelligence. Yesterday Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Ambassador Susan Rice, and General Gration finally announced a new U.S. – Sudan policy. Africa Action reacts with caution and concern..."
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Annual Fall Meetings Begin: Criticism Continues to Mount Towards World Bank/IMF Policies
October 6, 2009
"This week Istanbul, Turkey is hosting the IMF/World Bank Annual Fall 2009 meetings. In addition to the protests in Istanbul, Africa Action highlights the 5th Annual Southern Africa Social Forum (SASF), which begins in Maseru, Lesotho. Africa Action calls for IMF reform and greater civil society participation poverty reduction strategies..."
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Statement on Kennedy Road Informal Settlement
October 5, 2009
"Over the past weekend, civil society partners reported to Africa Action that Abahlali baseMjondolo, a grassroots movement campaigning to improve the living conditions of poor people, was attacked in one of it's most prominent settlements in Durban by an armed militia. Click here to read Africa Action's statement and a video by S'bu Zikode, President of Abahlali baseMjondolo..."
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Tens of Thousands of Schoolchildren Nationwide Will Protest Poverty and Child Labor-Tainted Cocoa during Third Annual Reverse Trick-or-Treating this Halloween
October 1, 2009
"Kids across all 50 U.S. States and Canada will urge nearly a quarter million households to shift purchasing to Fair Trade certified chocolate, coffee, etc by handing Fair Trade chocolate to adults..."
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Break the Silence: Condemn the Violence!
September 29, 2009
"This week in West Africa, human rights activists are reporting that over 157 people were killed in Conakry, the capitol of Guinea. Africa Action calls for the U.S. to work the the African Union, the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) and civil society organizations in the region so to protect human rights activists and advance democracy and rule of law in Guinea..."
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