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In 2004, Rady Ananda joined the growing community of citizen journalists. Initially focused on elections, she investigated the 2004 Ohio election, organizing, training and leading several forays into counties to photograph the 2004 ballots. She officially served at three recounts, including the 2004 recount. She also organized and led the team that audited Franklin County Ohio's 2006 election, proving the number of voter signatures did not match official results. Her work appears in three books.
Her blogs also address religious, gender, sexual and racial equality, as well as environmental issues; and are sprinkled with book and film reviews on various topics. She spent most of her working life as a researcher or investigator for private lawyers, and five years as an editor.
She graduated from The Ohio State University's School of Agriculture in December 2003 with a B.S. in Natural Resources.
All material offered here is the property of Rady Ananda, copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Permission is granted to repost, with proper attribution including the original link.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009Vandana Shiva, Organicology & the Seed Wars Physicist, ecologist and world-renowned author Vandana Shiva closed the inaugural Organicology Conference in Portland, Oregon on February 28th with her speech: The Future of Food and Seed: Justice, Sustainability and Peace in the 21st Century. This hour long video gives a brief history of the seed wars that have been ongoing since the late 1980s and argues for seed freedom and protection from unregulated biotechnology.
Monday, March 30, 2009100 Iraqis face imminent execution for being gay UK GAY NEWS: More than 100 prisoners in Iraq are facing imminent execution, many of them believed to have been convicted of the 'crime' of being gay, a UK-based Iraqi-LGBT group discovered. It believes that a total of 128 executions are imminent, is calling on the UK Government, the USA, international human rights groups and the United Nations Human Rights Commission to intervene "with due speed."
Sunday, March 29, 2009Film, Music, Books & Art: Comments on Culture All my reviews, in one place. Every cause needs its activists, its films and its books; and all these need journalists shining a light on their work and amplifying their message.
Saturday, March 28, 2009Lights out at 8:30 pm for EarthHour Tonight: Switch off your lights at 8.30pm-9.30pm on March 28th! (everyone earthwide is encouraged to do this in their own time zone). Sign up; take video or photos; pass this on!
Friday, March 27, 2009When Doves Cry: US-backed Ethiopian regime imprisons opposition MITMITA Report: Ethiopian prisons hold a "Who's Who" of intelligentsia, artists and human rights defenders. Those not imprisoned are often killed, drawing the charge of crimes against humanity. This brand of leadership is supported by Western interests, and the US allegedly runs a prison here for the CIA's extraordinary rendition (kidnapping and torture) program.
Monday, March 23, 2009Link TV to air The Future of Food this week Joining the growing conversation about genetically modified foods and the tactics of transnational corporations, Link TV will air The Future of Food this week, Deborah Koons Garcia's groundbreaking film from 2004.
Sunday, March 22, 2009Seeds of Deception: 10-pg summary by Author Jeffrey M. Smith Given the amount of recent attention on genetically modified organisms, it seems appropriate to reproduce for OEN readers a ten-page summary of the book, Seeds of Deception: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the Food You Eat. The summary was prepared by the author, Jeffrey M. Smith.
Thursday, March 19, 2009Obama signs UN Declaration to decriminalize LGBTIs On March 18th, U.S. President Barack Obama signed the United Nations General Assembly Statement calling for the protection and decriminalization of sexual minorities, "LGBTIs" (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendered and intersexed). Bush declined to do so at the December 2008 UN meeting when 66 UN member states signed on. Paris to host IDAHO world congress on May 17.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009Day of Decision national action to follow CA Prop 8 ruling PRESS RELEASE by Pride Tampa Bay. The California Supreme Court will provide 24 hours notice of its ruling, at which time Day of Decision will notify cities of its national action. Several LGBT orgs are helping to coordinate this.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009Global Week of Action against Capitalism and War: March 28–April 4 We the social movements from all over the world came together on the occasion of the 8th World Social Forum in Belém, Amazonia, where the peoples have been resisting attempts to usurp Nature, their lands and their cultures. We are here in Latin America, where over the last decade the social movements and the indigenous movements have joined forces and radically question the capitalist system from their cosmovision.
Monday, March 16, 2009Seeds of Domination video focuses on Monsanto This 17-minute video, produced by Organization for Competitive Markets, provides a 'news-feel' introduction to the bullying tactics by Monsanto. It exposes that both Clinton (D) and Bush (R) have allowed Monsanto's explosive, monopolistic growth since 1996.
Sunday, March 15, 2009The new weapons of genetic engineering Biotech labs and industry have developed two techniques – artificial minichromosomes and transformed organelles – which are supposed to overcome low efficiency and genetic contamination by GMOs. But, in fact, as the two technologies converge, the frightening possibility arises that contamination will reach a new level of toxicity, and occur not only within organisms of the same species but also between species.
Saturday, March 14, 2009Fighting GMO contamination around the world GRAIN Paper: Ever since GMOs were first introduced in the mid-1990s, farmers' groups and NGOs have warned that they would contaminate other crops. This has happened, just as predicted. In this article we look at how communities in different parts of the world that have experienced contamination are developing strategies to fight against it.
Thursday, March 12, 2009Amorous cockatiels and marriage equality There must be a reason the genus name for cockatiels is 'nymphicus' and it does reveal a natural truth to confront homophobia.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009Obama's Omnibus Appropriations Act May Save Lever Voting System Analysis from Co-Chair of the New York State Board of Elections on the effect of HR 1105 as pertains to election technology is reproduced in full. Douglas Kellner suggests that the Act, which extends the deadline for states to use federal funds to modernize voting systems, can also be read to extend New York's timeline for another year. Lever fans also get another year to win the hearts and minds of NY's county heads.
Sunday, March 8, 2009Vagina Warriors Stand against Femicide Eve Ensler monologues 'Marta' at the Atlanta tourstop of Turning Pain to Power with Dr. Denis Mukwege, the ob-gyn who serves in the war-torn Congo. International groups like V-Day continue to publicize the sexual terrorism spreading from the Heart of Darkness, where minerals are more valued than lives.
Thursday, March 5, 2009Shaking the Tree March 8th Men and women 'Unite to End Violence against Women and Girls,' the theme for 2009 International Women's Day. Find an event near you.
Sunday, March 1, 2009Robbin' the Hood Remember when politics were interesting and important and that's all you could talk about? Then, years later, remember when you avoided it? Couldn't stand to hear stupid opinions from people who hadn't cracked a book in ten years. Do you remember when the cracks began to form in your illusion of the US of A? Do you remember the moment when Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009Q-Equality March on CA Supreme Court March 5 On March 5th, the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case to repeal Proposition 8 and confirm that fundamental freedoms cannot be stripped from minorities by a popular vote. You can show your support for the repeal of Proposition 8 in four ways.
Sunday, February 15, 2009O'Reilly's Hate Factor: 'Venom Boys' Blamed for Shooting Spree Hate speech of MSM talking heads is linked to the shooting spree in a liberal church last year. But don't ask any of those 'venom boys' to recognize the connection. Point it out to them.
