December 2011
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MATTERNET, an interesting concept for distributing stuff
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Northern Cyprus to decriminalise homosexuality →
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells... →
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Gay Ugandans Come Out Fighting →
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MORE ON EPIDEMIC DISEASE AMONG SUGAR CANE WORKERS... →
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Chinese Village Locked in Rebellion Against... →
A long-running dispute between the local authorities and farmers in a southern Chinese town exploded into open rebellion this week, residents said.
The conflict in Wukan, a coastal settlement near the country’s booming industrial heartland in Guangdong Province, escalated on Monday after residents learned that one of the representatives they had selected to negotiate with the local Communist...
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Thousands of sugar cane workers die as wealthy... →
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awesome
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Immigrant Detention Centers In Illinois Cited In... →
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Gambia's Yahya Jammeh ready for 'billion-year'... →
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GREAT HOLIDAY CHARITY GIFT IDEAS!
Several organizations have some wonderful ways to donate in honor of your loved ones during the holiday season and year-round.
International Rescue Committee (give a flock of chickens!)
Oxfam America (plant 50 trees!)
Big Cat Rescue (sponsor a tiger or a lynx or another of the many species these folks help)
Unicef (give measles vaccine)
Heifer International (name says it all)
Nothing But...
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Norway refuses gay Iraqi asylum →
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Advancing LGBT Human Rights in Iran: A Historic... →
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Iranian Christian pastor accused of 'apostasy'... →
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TWO WINGS MUSIC
Please check out the wonderful Two Wings album, from our partners the Desperado Orchestra, available on iTunes.
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RUSSIANS PROTESTING FRAUDULANT ELECTIONS DEFY... →
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OBAMA TO CONSIDER GAY RIGHTS WHEN ALLOCATING... →
Definitely an interesting development…
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U.N. ENVOY CRITICIZES UNITED STATES OVER HANDLING... →
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Watch this teaser from filmmakers Leslie Foster and Tim Banks for their project “Until We Have Faces,” a film about the perilous situation in Jamaica for LGBT people. More about the film here.
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Support LGBT Asylum News →
LGBT Asylum news is an important resource, let’s help keep them going.
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CROSSING OVER
An exciting feature-length documentary about three trans women from Mexico seeking asylum in the United States. From their website:
Stigmatized by religious and patriarchal powers within their community, transsexuals in Mexico find acceptance elusive and jobs nonexistent. Francis Murillo, Brenda Gonzalez, and Abigail Madariaga – the three women who let us into their lives for Crossing...
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ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE, ASYLUM & MIGRATION
Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration (ORAM) is a longtime partner of Two Wings, we have a huge exciting project coming out soon (more about that later). From their website:
Founded in 2008, ORAM is the first migration organization focusing exclusively on refugees fleeing sexual and gender-based violence worldwide. ORAM provides clients with free legal representation and conducts...
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INTRODUCING THE NEW TWO WINGS PAGE
Welcome to the new home of Two Wings, an ongoing collaborative, creative project to raise awareness for human rights and humanitarian initiatives. Visit us here for updates on our projects and links to news stories from around the world.