The Guardian On Angola 3 Film
Posted By Anita Roddick Team on March 10, 2010
Topic :Human_rights
Check out today's Guardian (Wednesday 10th March) Erwin James writes about the Angola 3 and In the Land of the Free. You can also see an exclusive preview of the film.
In the Land of the Free is released on 26 March - please visit the accompanying website to find out more on screenings and the campaign.
Holding Shell To Account
Posted By Anita Roddick Team on March 9, 2010
Topic :Human_rights
Over the last year our friends at PLATFORM have intensified their campaign to hold Shell to account for its worldwide destructive activities. Below is their latest update which we wanted to share with you.
Help Save The BBC
Posted By Brooke Shelby Biggs on March 4, 2010
Topic :The Media
This week, the BBC has announced proposals to make massive cuts to its service, including closing two radio stations and halving the size of its web site. Commercial rivals have been lobbying hard for the BBC to be cut, and it's on the brink of giving in to the pressure. According to The Times, the proposal is a bid to "shrink" in order to "appease the BBC's rivals."
The BBC has many enemies among its corporate rivals. But public pressure has saved it before, and can save it again.
Our friends at 38 Degrees will be delivering a petition against the cuts to the BBC Trust later this week. Please add your voice now.
Providing Healthcare Support In Ethiopia
Posted By Anita Roddick Team on February 25, 2010
Topic :Brilliant
Iasis is a small UK based medical charity, run by medical professionals from various backgrounds, who share a passion for the provision of medical assistance to people who are marginalised either as a result of conflict, poverty or the remoteness of their homes.
Tortured And Raped In The Congo
Posted By Brooke Shelby Biggs on February 18, 2010
Topic :Human_rights
Samantha Roddick has recently returned from a trip to the Congo where she was meeting women who had been raped and tortured. Below is Sam’s account of why she is campaigning and supporting these women.
Last year I was invited to the House of Lords to hear a talk being given by Eve Ensler, playwright, performer, feminist and activist, on the needs of women and girls in Congo who are being raped and tortured.
The moment that Eve began speaking life stopped and the doors to my heart opened – I was overcome with the feeling of such extraordinary pain. Eve had placed a veil over my present existence and was filling me with the most horrific reality. I could feel the fire of my being as a woman ignite – like a sleeping beauty – feminism woke within me like an unstoppable force.
