53 child labourers rescued from north-west Delhi, 7 arrested Source: Bachpan Bachao Andolan 4th Oct, 2011 New Delhi: On the heals of India Action Week, 53 child labourers were rescued in simultaneous raids conducted in two areas of Sultanpuri and Mangolpuri police stations of North West district of Delhi. At least 7 employers are apprehended presently. […]
Philip Morris Tobacco Farms Using Forced Child Labor
October 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Posted by Byard Duncan at AlterNet There are a million reasons not to smoke cigarettes. Today, a Human Rights Watch report offers you yet another. The report, titled “Hellish Work: Exploitation of Migrant Tobacco Workers in Kazakhstan,” documents a series of abuses by farmers under contract with the tobacco giant Philip Morris. They include the […]
Bapu’s Birthday sees Prep for Gandhi Center Expansion
October 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Scott's video below shows the work that was taking place to prepare for the next phase of development of the first (of many!) Gandhi Center for Learning. This is a moderately large video file size and is 5-1/2 minutes long. It is best viewed after it downloads completely to your monitor. Guest Post from photo-journalist and […]
Gandhiji Birthday Observed Globally
October 2, 2011 by 5 Comments
Non-violence and peace are all best exemplified with one name – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi. Today is the 141st birthday of one of the world's most notable peace-keepers: Mohandas Gandhi. Countless observances and gatherings are celebrating the birth anniversary of Gandhiji around the world. Residing in the minds of millions, […]
A Gandhi Peace Day Message from Arun
October 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
Way back before the 1942 Quit India movement in India that got Gandhi arrested and imprisoned some women from a Women's Center in Wardha, near Sevagram Ashram, in Central India, requested permission to come to the Ashram on October 2 to celebrate Gandhi's birthday in his presence. Typically, Gandhi wrote back and said: There will […]
Nepal ‘Adoption Trafficking’ Big Business in Nepal
October 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
From Ramesh Saud, GWEI correspondent in Kathmandu – Nepal became an important source of children for international adoption in part because adoption is not widely practiced or accepted among the Nepalese, an attitude that is prevalent across South Asia. But the United States and several other countries have recently stopped adoption of abandoned children from […]
Local Hero Rescues Girl Sold by Her Father
September 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
Source: Sakal Daily In the streets of a small town, Kagal, some citizens had noticed a small girl of 9 years tending a bunch of donkeys. They came to know from her that she was sold by her drunkard father to a local owner of a brick kiln. Her plight was brought to the notice […]
Peace Week 2011
September 20, 2011 by 1 Comment
Tomorrow, Wednesday Sept 21, I'm pleased to be a featured speaker along with Dr. Jane Goodall, Deepak Chopra and others, for the PeaceWeek 2011, a free global peace telesummit with over 60 great peacebuilders. I'll be speaking from 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time. All calls are recorded and will be available for free indefinitely. […]
Vandana Shiva on Knowledge, Biodiversity & Sustainable Living
September 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
GWEI friend, Dr. Vandana Shiva waxes prolifically on all things that matter to and for life on earth. ————- Vandana Shiva: Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity and Sustainable Living By Bhavani Prakash | EcoWalkTheTalk.com Dr Vandana Shiva needs little introduction as a prominent environmental, social justice and anti-GM activist. In 2010, she received the Sydney Peace Prize and was named […]
Gandhi’s probity should be an example for everyone
September 13, 2011 by 2 Comments
A recent article appeared in the Times of India that featured Arun Gandhi's grandchildren Kasturi and Vivan. It speaks to the importance of MK Gandhi being a much-needed role-model to the people, especially the children, in our turbulent and uncertain times. Bapu's probity should be an example to all Source: Bella Jaisinghani | Times of […]
India Circus Owners Banned From Using Child Performers
July 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
India’s traditional traveling circuses remain widely popular across the country, although attendance has been falling in recent years. Despite their popularity, there have long been concerns about their treatment of child circus performers, many of whom are trafficked from Nepal. Starting this month, India’s Supreme Court banned circus owners from using child performers and demanded […]
Mahatma’s grandson to attend Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations
July 5, 2011 by 2 Comments
‘Dr. Arun Gandhi and Martin Luther King III will grace the occasion to mark the birthday of His Holiness in Washington on July 6,’ announced Tenzin Taklha, joint secretary at the Dalai Lama’s office on Monday. Over 100,000 people are expected to turn out for the Tuesday July 6th event being held at the Verizon […]
Missing girl child means murdered girl child in India
June 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
According to a recent report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) up to 50 million girls and women are missing in India’s population as a result of systematic sex-murder discrimination. Source: Harini Calamur | DNA INDIA A recent poll suggested that India was the fourth-most dangerous place in the world for women. Afghanistan and Congo, in […]
Eyewitness Account of Child Slavery
June 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
[Editor’s note: This report, written by Siddharth Kara, appeared in the Spring 2011 GoodWeave newsletter and is reprinted with permission. GoodWeave works to end child labor in the handmade rug industry and provide educational opportunities for children in South Asia.] Siddharth Kara is a Fellow on Human Trafficking at Harvard University and author of Sex […]
Transform Africa! Arun Gandhi Urges Graduates
June 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Sharai Nondo | Africa University The graduating class of 2011 — the 17th class of graduates for the United Methodist-related school — included 279 bachelor’s degree and 71 master’s degree recipients from 19 African countries. Gandhi, an author, journalist and social activist and the grandson of Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi, urged the graduates […]