Archive for January, 2009

COP15 NGO activities.

I had a meeting with Claus Bindslev of Bindslev AS. last week. We discussed the issue of organizing NGO activities for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP15. Bindslev AS is developing outreach activities for promoting the issue of global warming among the Danish population, as well as to provide opportunities for Danish and [...]

“Paki” or “pally”? A police incident in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen municipality’s police chief and press officer have been drawn into an embarrassing discussion. A Danish policeman has been video taped by a local television station, at a recent demonstration against the Israeli military’s intervention in Gaza, pushing a demonstrator and using the ethnic slur “paki”. The police chief and press officer have jumped to [...]

“Bomb them back to the Stone Age.”

“Bomb them back to the Stone Age. The Palestinian people have always been a problem and nobody, not even their Arab neighbors want anything to do with them.” This was one response to the shooting of two Israeli sellers in a strip mall, in the Danish town of Odense several days ago. It has been [...]

Personal suggestions for supporting the Palestinian people.

1) Find politicians and public figures that have a Facebook profile and let them know about your concern for civilians in Gaza and remind them about the Palestinian people’s internationally recognized right to self-determination.
2) Find spokespersons for political parties on foreign affairs or human rights in your home country. E-mail or call them and let [...]