Vancouver The opening saw street side lines for registration and security and too many people surprised at how cool the breeze comes off of the water even on a bright, sunny Vancouver morning. The security was necessary because of the dignitaries in attendance. Stephen Harper, the new conservative Canadian Prime Minister, was the main speaker. …
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Catching up with Na
Vancouver The World Urban Forum is a biennial affair put together by UN-Habitat to look the issue raised by cities and the continued concentration of the world’s population in urban areas and the massive issues that follow. They talk about these problems at least, and we will have to see if they do anything about …
Building a Movement and the Weight of the Past?
Delhi In building our campaign against the FDI being expanded in retail we continued on a Saturday in Delhi to push forward at the highest level with our new friends and what would have sometimes seemed strange bedfellows. Meeting with G. Devarajan, the Central Committee Secretary of All India Forward Bloc, one of the small …