News headlines for “Racism”, page 96
ARTS-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Women Dancers Can Fill Granaries
- Inter Press Service
'Some said, how can women dancers tell us about climate change? Some said, how can dancers talk about planting trees? Others asked, how can women dancers build schools? But now the government says a drum has managed to fill our granaries, a dancer has managed to build schools.'
ARGENTINA: Homemade Portraits of Life Behind Bars
- Inter Press Service
'I wanted to take a self-portrait, and I thought about keeping a straight face, but it came out all weird, with these very long arms,' says Liliana Cabrera about the photo she took with a camera she made herself, out of a condensed milk tin, at a workshop in an Argentine prison.
HAITI: Artists Join UN to Rebuild Cultural Life
- Inter Press Service
As international donors prepare to meet at the United Nations headquarters in New York to discuss ways to rebuild Haiti, after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, the country’s artistic community has been mobilising to make culture a key aspect of reconstruction.
BRAZIL: Bringing the Multicoloured Soul of the Favela to Life
- Inter Press Service
The 'favelas' or shanty towns of Brazil are a uniform red ochre, the colour of unplastered brick walls. But two visual artists from the Netherlands want to paint them every colour under the sun, a facelift intended to showcase the colourful soul of these poverty-stricken neighbourhoods.
CUBA: Replica Slave Ship Drops Anchor amidst Debate on Racism
- Inter Press Service
A replica of the historic Cuban slave ship Amistad, which was taken over by the Africans aboard in 1839, is visiting Cuba, where academics and community leaders have begun to publicly debate the problem of racial discrimination that has not been stomped out in Cuban society.
CHILE: Restoring National Heritage in Wake of Quake
- Inter Press Service
The major earthquake that recently shook Chile - the fifth most powerful in the world since 1900 - and the subsequent tsunami not only destroyed thousands of homes, but wreaked havoc on historical monuments, museums, theatres, churches, parks and heritage zones.
MEDIA-MALAYSIA: Censorship Taking A Religious Turn, Critics Say
- Inter Press Service
For many Malaysian journalists these days, it has become very tricky to draw a clear line between commenting critically on an issue and offending a particular community and thus threatening social order.
RIGHTS-MALAWI: Full Court Trial for Gay Couple
- Inter Press Service
Two men who married each other in a traditional engagement ceremony will have to undergo trial and face years of imprisonment if found guilty of having a homosexual relationship.
EDUCATION-MALAWI: Communication Made Easier with a Local Language Dictionary
- Inter Press Service
The thickest book on secondary school teacher Hellen Ndalama’s desk is her indigenous language dictionary. It is also her most-used book.
WORLD CUP: But South Africa Will Win
- Inter Press Service
Less than a hundred days to go, and the world looks on, often more with scepticism than anticipation.
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