Global IssuesNews headlines for “Racism”, page 63
CUBA: Youth, Love and Sex — Fewer Constraints
- Inter Press Service
Cuba's young people today feel they have more freedom to navigate the waters of romantic feelings in an uncomplicated way.
CUBA: The 'Other' Revolutions
- Inter Press Service
YES to sexual diversity! NO to transgenics! LONG LIVE @! In stark contrast to the political apathy of many of their contemporaries, some sectors of Cuban youth are radically re-writing the standard slogans, opting for active participation and fomenting 'new revolutions within the Revolution.'
CUBA: Gender Inequality Persists Behind Closed Doors
- Inter Press Service
While gender roles have changed since Cuba's 1959 revolution, inequalities persist among men and women in private life, and young people are both accepting that and breaking with it.
OP-ED: Solid Present, Bright Future for Latin America's Film Industry
- Inter Press Service
Since the 1980s, despite chronic social crisis, Latin America has seen significant advances in economic and industrial development, which have given a boost to the region's film industry.
CUBA: Forum Calls for Decentralisation, to Boost Participation
- Inter Press Service
The annual Critical Observatory Social Forum discussed the need for new spaces of dialogue, debate and participation in Cuba, including the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and decentralisation to empower local communities.
ECUADOR: Catholics Demand Removal of Far-Right Bishop
- Inter Press Service
The appointment of an ultra-conservative priest as apostolic administrator of the diocese of Sucumbíos, in northeastern Ecuador, triggered open rebellion among a large proportion of the area's Catholics, with the support of civil society organisations and even of President Rafael Correa himself.
Theatre For Development and Peace
- Inter Press Service
Some African playwrights say they want to use drama to promote development and peace, and they appealed to world leaders to listen on World Theatre Day, celebrated Wednesday.
'God Bless Montevideo' Inspires Serbs
- Inter Press Service
Only months ago, most of the Serbs would probably not know that Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay, as there is hardly anything that connects the two nations.
CHINA: Sympathy for Japan Drowns Out Historic Hate
- Inter Press Service
Despite deep historic tensions between the two Asian powers, a surge of sympathy has emerged among Chinese toward victims of last week’s earthquake and resulting tsunami in northern Japan, which has left an estimated 10,000 dead or missing.
PAKISTAN: Unsung Heroines Bring Healthcare to Villages
- Inter Press Service
At eight in the morning 30-year-old Sultana Solangi steps out of her house ready for her day’s work. Wearing a black gown that shows only her eyes, she is shod in comfortable slippers and lugs a large black bag.
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