IMMEDIATELY EXCLUDE RUSSIA FROM SWIFT

Russia launched an open war of aggression against Ukraine this morning under fabricated pretexts. This must have immediate and comprehensive consequences. One of the most effective means would be to exclude Russia from the international payment system SWIFT. According to consistent media reports, the German government ( along with Italy, Cyprus and Hungary) is blocking [...]

STOP THE POLITICS AGAINST HIJAB

The Karnataka High Court Thursday adjourned hearing in petitions filed by Muslim girls studying in government pre-university colleges in Udupi against the government ban on Hijabs in classrooms. The court will resume hearing the pleas on Friday, after state advocate general Prabhuling Navadgi sought time to respond to the petitions. The AG told the court[.....]

Pass Registration of NRI Marriages Law

I am not alone. There are more than 40,000 other women in India who are staring at an uncertain future after men who married them left the country, sometimes never to return or even make a phone call. For the women, the struggle is not only about dealing with a sense of abandonment, but also[.....]

Ban the Sale of Elephant Ivory in Canada #IvoryFreeCanada

Photo credit: Carole Deschuymere/Alamy We could be the generation that lets elephants become extinct. A shocking 20,000 elephants are killed every year for their ivory. Scientists and conservationists agree that at this rate, both African and Asian elephants will be extinct in the wild within our lifetime. Even so, at the last IUCN World Conservation Congress, Canada was 1[.....]

Disney robs Swahili of “Hakuna Matata”

Problem Disney has trademarked the Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata”. Join us and say NO to DISNEY or any corporations/individuals looking to trademark languages, terms or phrases they didn't invent. "Hakuna matata" is a Swahili language phrase from East Africa; translate, it means "no trouble". The word "hakuna" means "there is not here" while "matata" means[.....]

Seatbelts for Canadian School Buses, Now!

The picture above cost a child’s life because Canadian school buses have no seatbelts. Thousands of Canadian children are being injured and in some cases killed because school buses aren’t equipped with seatbelts. If they were, these tragedies could be prevented. I started this petition because I’m a school bus driver and I’m the only one[.....]