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Who profits from Israel's occupation of Palestine?
The website Who Profits? identifies Israeli and international corporations directly involved in the occupation. The database is part of an on-going grassroots investigation by The Coalition of Women for Peace.   more on our site


"Boycott from within" movement: www.boycottisrael.info 
Palestinian call for BDS: www.bdsmovement.net

Introducing the BDS Movement


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June 17, 2012

Green Economy - the Next Oxymoron?

No Lessons Learned from Failures of Implementing Sustainable Development. Political scientist Ulrich Brand analyzes the concept.

»The concept of a green economy has become the new buzz word in sustainability discourses, particularly in light of the Rio+20 Conference. Because of the current economic crisis and the perception that sustainability politics cannot be implemented efficiently, politicians have set their hopes on greening the economy. However, there are major problems with the aims and strategies linked to this concept.«

Urlich Brand analyzes this omnipresent term of these days on the occasion of the Rio+20 Conference in Rio de Janeiro this month.
more information and download of pdf-document here.


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