Naomi Pattirane
Naomi Pattirane is an Indonesian American human rights journalist and activist. Her work has been featured in Foreign Policy Journal and on the United Nations site Peacewomen.org to promote action against sexual violence in conflict zones. She is the founder and editor of the online magazine World Women International, a documentary maker and an author of slipstream fiction.
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The Congo and Coltan: How High Tech Business Finances GenocideThe economic roots of the conflict that has plagued the DRC for over a decade is eclipsed by the worst war atrocities committed in recent times. The Congo holds the world's largest reserve of Coltan, used to power computer and mobile phone capacitators.
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Human Trafficking and the Sexual Exploitation of Women in War ZonesThe sexual exploitation of women in conflict zones is frequently viewed as an inexorable byproduct of war. From Bosnia to Afghanistan women have victimized by both opposing forces and those whose mission it is to protect the civilian population.
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1st Thursdays DUMBO Gallery Walk Ushers in the New Art of 2011Arts initiative Dumbo Culture 411 will be presenting 1st Thursdays Gallery Walk, a free monthly gathering for art lovers who want to explore the latest on offer in the galleries Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.
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The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture Holds a New Year Colloquy in Park SlopeThe Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture is holding a New Year's Colloquy, an opportunity for quiet reflection and exploration of the quest to create a more meaningful and ethical life.
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Across the Seven Seas: Travelling with Temporal Lobe EpilepsyBeing a woman travelling alone with a disability can be challenging and sometimes frightening, writer and filmmaker Naomi Pattirane describes her journey around the world with temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Dharma in the English Countryside at Dhamma DipaIn the green fields of Hereford, England Dhamma Dipa provides a 10 day Vipassana meditation retreat that is the ultimate spiritual boot camp. This is not a holiday for the faint hearted but a metaphysical journey into the deepest recesses of your mind.
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Filmonik Kabaret: Inspiration, Perspiration and the Love of FilmFilmonik Kabaret, a ten day intensive filmmaking workshop that sprouted from the UK Kino Film Festival, provides participants with an opportunity to conspire in cinematic improvisation in collaboration with professionals and other aspiring creatives.
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Fort Greene Based Rada Film Group Explores the Fringe Economy in a New DocumentaryFilmmaker Michele Stephenson has produced a new documentary focusing on the 'fringe economy' of money lenders, pawnshops, check cashing outlets and how it affects the economic survival of minority communities.
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'Chocolate Chip Chamber Music' Offers Classical Concerts for Children in Park SlopeNew research shows that music helps children develop intellectual skills and can help facilitate learning. Chocolate Chip Music in Park Slope offers a classical and jazz series specifically created for children aged two to six years old.
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Park Slope Civic Council Holds Community Meeting on Fourth Avenue DevelopmentPark Slope is a community that has demonstrated that neighborhoods do not have to be gutted to be saved. Civic activism has made the area one of the most regenerated areas of New York and now more improvements are planned along 4th Avenue.
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French Authors Bring the Chronicle of a Bird's Life to Fort GreeneUncle and niece team Etienne and Claire Frossard bring the whimsical journey of a pigeon's life alive with their innovative style that combines illustrations with photos. They will be in Fort Green to share and discuss their book Emma's Journey.
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Carroll Gardens Ronen Givony Brings Wordless Music to the MassesArtistic director Ronan Givony has created the series Wordless Music to demonstrate that genre boundaries and distinctions segregating music today are an illusory barrier to freedom of musical expression.
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Clinton Hill Artist Miyoung Song Explores Our Perceptions in Multimedia Art and LightMiyoung Song, a talented multimedia artist in Cobble Hill, creates light and video installations that contrast the architectural and sculptural form to explore our perceptions of the physical and emotional realm.
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Author Stefanie Iris Weiss Tells You How to Keep Your Sex Life Eco-Sustainable in Cobble HillWould you like to learn how to make you love life eco-sustainable? Eco-Sex, a new book by Stefanie Iris Weiss shows readers how to reduce the carbon footprint of their love lives and join the "ecosexual" community.
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Lymphoma Workshop Offered for Patients and Family Members in Downtown BrooklynThe emotional and physical challenges faced by those diagnosed with lymphoma can seem overwhelming. The Lymphoma Research Foundation is offering a workshop that provides information about the condition, current treatment options and support issues.
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Park Slope's Brooklyn Lyceum Features Ugly Rhino Micro Festival in NovemberAbsurdist is the theme for the new season of Brooklyn Lyceum's UglyRhino festival, featuring the plays Celebration by Harold Pinter and Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco along with a celebration of multifaceted music, dance and eclectic visual art.
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Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open Series Continues with the Anat Cohen Quartet in Boerum HillThe Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open Series will continue in November with a performance by the Latin infused clarinetist, bandleader and composer Anat Cohen with her Quartet and special guests at the Littlefield Performance and Art Space in Boerum Hill.
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Kaleta and the ZoZo AfroBeat Bring the Sounds of Nigeria to Fort GreeneNigerian born musician Kaleta,legendary Fela Kuti's guitarist, escaped the oppression of Mugabe and now resides in Brooklyn, performing music that brings the rhythm and soul of Africa alive with ZoZo Afrobeat.
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Proteus Gowanus: The Paradise of Reading in South BrooklynProteus Gowanus is a new space in a former 19th century box factory that is now an interdisciplinary gallery and reading room offering exhibitions, programs and publications from a diverse community of multimedia artists and writers.
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The Geometric Poetry of Aakash Nihalani in Vinegar HillAakash Nihalani is an artist like no other, he creates new geometric dimensions with negative space utilizing brightly colored tape to "offer people a chance to step into a different New York."
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Prospects Heights Activists Promote Military Counter-Recruitment CampaignMilitary recruitment officers frequently target poor and ethnic minority students, portraying the army as an exciting career alternative. Prospect Heights activists have started a counter-recruitment campaign to educate young people about alternatives.
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NYFA Offers Cheap Workspace for Artists Affected by the RecessionThe New York Foundation for the Arts is now offering their Affordable Workspace program to artists and organizations that have lost their studios due to the recession. The program provides a stop gap for artists who need to re-establish work space.
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Health Advocates Offer Forum on Vaccination Information and Choice in Boerum HillRecent research has sparked a controversial debate on the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations. Advocacy group 'New Yorkers for Vaccination Information and Choice' now provides forums offering information and guidance on this issue.
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Author Peter Cameron Reads from Millen Brand's the Outward Room in Cobble HillThis week author Peter Cameron will be reading and critiquing long forgotten 1937 literary gem The Outward Room by Millen Brand, who was the co-writer of the the Academy award nominated screenplay for The Snake Pit.
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Author Alexandra Horowitz Provides a Dog's Perspective in Downtown BrooklynHave you ever wondered what it would be like to be your dog? Cognitive psychologist Alexandra Horowitz, who has written a book called Inside a Dog will be discussing canine perception and psychology at the Dweck Center at Brooklyn Public Library.
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Brooklyn Heights 'First Acoustics Folk and Jazz Concert Series' Commences in NovemberSongs of humanistic vision and caring will grace the stage at the First Acoustics Folk and Jazz concert series as vocalist Priscilla Herdman is joined by Massachusetts acoustic guitarist Max Cohen to perform her insightful and beautiful music.
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Free Showing of the New Documentary 'Intifada NYC' in Park SlopeA new documentary, Intifada NYC directed by David Teague, follows the journey of Debi Almontaser, principal of NYC's first Arabic language public school as she battles against prejudice and defends freedom of speech in the era of the war on terror.
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Award Winning Park Slope Theater Seeks Submissions of New Plays for 2011 FestivalIf you are an aspiring playwright The Gallery Players theater in Park Slope is seeking submissions of new work for it's 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival to be held in June 2011.
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New York Writer's Coalition Holds Youth Writer's Marathon in Fort GreeneThe New York Writer's Coalition, which provides free creative writing workshops for diverse community groups around the city will be holding 'Write Stuff' a youth marathon reading at the Great Room at South Oxford Space in Fort Greene.
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Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Provides Shelter for Homeless Women from NovemberAs the days get shorter and the weather takes a turn for the bitter cold, Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Homeless Shelter will be opening its doors to provide warmth, food and beds for ten women in need of a helping hand.
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DUMBO's Brooklyn Art Project Extends a Helping Hand to the Dumagat Tribe of the PhillipinesThe DUMBO based Brooklyn Art Project has teamed up with the Rotary Club of San Juan to bring food and supplies to the nomadic Dumagat mountain tribe, who live in an area that has been affected by illegal logging and environmentally damaging practices.
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Penny Harvest Program Teaches Youth Philanthopy at P.S. 154 in Prospect HeightsIn 1991 journalist Teddy Gross was walking down Broadway with his 4 year old daughter Nora when they spotted a homeless man and she turned to her father to ask, "Why can't we take him home?" This became the catalyst for the Penny Harvest charity drive.
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Tae Kwon Do Center Founded by Trailblazing Female Grand Master Offers Courses in Carroll GardensGrand Master Oh Soon Chun was one of the first women to master the art of Tae Kwon Do. She has won numerous international competitions, travelled the world and taught for over 30 years, bringing her unique perspective to a new generation.
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Downtown Brooklyn Disability Advocates Offer Free Legal AdviceThe Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled is offering a a free legal clinic in conjunction with the Urban Justice Center. The BCID provides disability rights advocacy and offers peer support, housing assistance, job training and more.
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Park Slope Poet Laureate Tina Chang Reads at the Academy of American Poets ForumBrooklyn's first female poet laureate Tina Chang wants to demystify poetry and make it accessible to all, dismantling the misperception that it is an esoteric art form. Her "ultimate goal is to break down the wall between people and poetry."
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Fort Greene State Building Renamed After Barrier Breaking Congresswoman Shirley ChisholmShirley Chisholm was a trailblazing African American politician who broke all the barriers before Obama and Hilary even dreamed about the White House. This month Governor David Paterson has dedicated a state building in honor of her achievements.
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Downtown Brooklyn Chapter of the United Nations Association Celebrates UN DayThe Brooklyn chapter of the United Nations Association has called on the borough's congressional representatives to support ratification of the Convention of the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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Fulton Ferry's Bargemusic Offers Free Concert in NovemberBrooklyn's floating concert hall Bargemusic, founded by violinist Olga Bloom in 1976 is offering a free afternoon concert of chamber music in November for classical music lovers who want to enjoy a unique experience.
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Cobble Hill Poet Nick Flynn Writes a Memoir of Bewilderment in the Age of TerrorPoet Nick Flynn's new memoir, The Ticking is the Bomb explores fatherhood and personal morality in the age of terrorism and torture. His last book, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City has been translated into a film starring Robert deNiro.
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The Demon and the MenorahMaury was trying to access the space in his mind that was once inhabited by peace. Last night he had destroyed a spiritual experience, his wife had told him so. He knew he was the thoughtless defacer of metaphysical truth.
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Vinegar Hill House Featured in New Brooklyn Culinary PublicationVinegar Hill House is one of the new wave of fine culinary establishments profiled in The New Brooklyn Cookbook, which offers moutwatering recipes and profiles of the best restaurants, purveyors, cheesemakers, bakers and chocolatiers.
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Park Slope Mime Required; Own Silence Necessary21st century mimes are the target of ridicule on internet sites, some mocking them as aliens with telepathic powers and others simply espousing hatred for them. But if you are brave enough revive this lost art Craig's List has a job you.
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Digital DUMBO Brings Together City's Tech CommunityAt Digital DUMBO the burgeoning tech community gets together to network, brainstorm and check out what's new in the world of digital media and technology.
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88th Precinct Reports Recent Crime Wave in Clinton HillDeputy Inspector Anthony Tasso of the 88th Precinct has reported a 70% increase in Clinton Hill crime from September to October. Google maps now offers a map detailing the locations and circumstances of all criminal incidents in the area.
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International Authors Descend Upon Prospect HeightsCelebrated authors featured in Voices from the Planet: An International Anthology of Living Fiction will be reading excepts from their work at Unnameable Books in Prospect Heights on the 30th of October to benefit the charity Doctors Without Borders.
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Gowanus Music Club Offers 'Rock Camp' for KidsGowanus Music Club offers a special intensive 5 day 'Rock Camp' where students from the ages 8 to 16 can learn all aspects of performing, composition and digital music recording from professional musicians.
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South Oxford Street Opera Crosses Cultural Boundaries in Fort GreeneAmerican Opera Projects, a Fort Greene based organization which mentors new talent and offers free programs to introduce young adults and diverse communities to opera will be featuring local collective South Oxford Six in a series of new concerts.
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Enter the Dragon in Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn centers offer a variety of courses in various martial art traditions that can improve your stamina, strength, coordination and discipline, presenting a challenging and dynamic departure from your traditional hamster-like routine at the gym.
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Trafficking in Human Misery: The Road to Modern Day SlaveryThe United Nations reports that human trafficking is one of the most lucrative illicit businesses in the world, the Polaris Project estimates that over 27 million children and adults worldwide are in some form of labor exploitation or sex slavery. Raising awareness of this problem is the first step -
Sword of Honor: Fencing Classes for Children and Adult in Carroll GardensThe pen may be mightier than the sword but it won't give you a cardiovascular workout that improves your strength, coordination and muscle flexibility. Fencing is no longer an activity reserved for 18th century French aristocrats.
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Boerum Hill LGBT Group Slams Paladino for Antigay RemarksLGBT leaders are not happy with Carl Paladino and his incessant unapologetic gay bashing. Boerum Hill activists believe that he is inciting violence against gay people and have taken a stand against the bigotry he endorses.
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The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Team Helps Keep Fulton Ferry GreenThe volunteer park stewardship team that works to keep Brooklyn Bridge Park green meets for the last day of the season this Tuesday. Volunteers have donated 3,500 hours to plant hundreds of tulip and daffodil bulbs, plants, sand dune grass and trees.
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Vinegar Hill Sculptor Richard Brachman Creates Environmentally Themed ArtSculptor Richard Brachman creates public installations that are intended to provoke thought about social issues such as famine, environmental pollution and the spectre of global weather change, literally inviting us to view them from every angle.
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The Quest to Save Historic Greek Revival Architecture in Fulton Ferry11-15 Old Fulton Street, built in 1839 is one of the few last surviving rows of Greek Revival architecture in the city. Local activists are now battling to preserve these structures that represent 19th century commercial life and development in Brooklyn.
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Poignant Documentary Traces the Changing Face of Carroll GardensCarolyn Cole and Pia Sawhney, filmmakers with the Brooklyn based company Mediastorm have produced a short documentary called Roots in the Garden which focuses how gentrification has irreversibly altered the lives of people who grew up in the area.
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Halloween Jazz Celebration in Clinton HillClinton Hill is getting ready for Halloween, Bill Ware and a host of other internationally acclaimed jazz artists will be providing grooves, chills and thrills in this October's Grand Avenue Block Party.
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The Secret Subterranean Tunnels of Brooklyn HeightsFalse facades, grimy Escheresque labyrinths and 19th century subterranean tunnels provide an interesting historical footnote for architectural historians and an inconvenient security risk for the NYPD anti-terrorism squad.
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The Knitting Fringe of Prospect HeightsIn the days before the internet revolution crocheting and knitting were solitary activities that city dwellers indulged in alone but now thanks to the technical era you can meet like minded craftspeople to share an evening of esoteric fun.
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The Auspicious Jewel of the Tibetan Community in Vinegar HillIt may look like a Daliesque structure from the set of the Teletubbies but in fact the technicolor structure on Vinegar Hill's Gold Street is the center of Tibetan religion and culture in South Brooklyn.
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True Hip-Hop Stories: The Homeless Emcee of DumboHomeless rapper Sawed Off has watched gentrification change the streets of DUMBO whilst he keeps his spirit alive rapping about survival on the fringes of life. Local filmmaker and rapper D-Nice features him in the documentary series True Hip-Hop Stories.
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An Hitchcockesque Aural Exhibit: The Birds Invade Cobble HillThe primeval sounds of the wild can be heard over lattes across Cobble Hill, Professor Jenna Spevak of the NYC College of Technology has created an aural exhibit which is bringing the sounds of endangered bird species to various locations around the city.
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The Eight Gates of Zen in Boerum HillFinding inner tranquility can seem like an impossible quest in this stressful city and meditation is one of the best methods to help cope with stress and anxiety. The Zen Center of New York in Boerum Hill offers a way to help cultivate inner peace.
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The Abolitionist History of Downtown BrooklynDowntown Brooklyn has a place in abolitionist history that is unknown to many residents. Some of the most influential activists in America lived on Duffield Street which was part of the Underground Railroad which helped to emancipate thousands of slaves.
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Gowanus Art Collective Offers Courses in Multimedia Printing TechniquesThe industrial renaissance of Gowanus has attracted a new generation of artists and craftspeople to its once abandoned warehouses. A new local collective of artisans is now offering workshops in unconventional lithography and silkscreen techniques.
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Park Slope's 'Project Connect' Helps Ex Prisoners Reintegrate Back into the CommunityOver twenty years ago Chibueze Okorie was an inmate in a federal prison. He managed to turn his life around and now he is the Minister of Evangelism at the The Church of Gethsemane helping other ex-prisoners rebuild their lives through Project Connect.
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From Manhattan to Guadalajara: Fort Greene Novelist David Winner Takes Us on a Multicultural JourneyFort Green novelist David Winner tells tales of love, lust and redemption, his latest award winning novel "The Cannibal of Guadalajara" is out this autumn and this week he will be reading exerpts at the Greenlight Bookstore.
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Chinese Lessons for Preschoolers in Boerum HillNew centers in Brooklyn are offering Chinese language classes to preschoolers, preparing them for their global future.
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Women's Advocates Fear Bloomberg's New Subsidy Rules Will Discourage Domestic Violence VictimsThe recent housing subsidy rules implemented by the Bloomberg administration will be yet another obstacle for victims of domestic violence, who may face homelessness if they unable to find a full time job while they are shelter residents.
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Downtown Brooklyn-Based DA Leads the Way in the War Against Human TraffickingHuman trafficking is the one of the most profitable illicit businesses in the world, the Polaris Project estimates 27 million children and adults worldwide are victims. Now Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes is leading the way to help combat this brutal crime
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New York gubernatorial debate eccentric, surprisingly informativeThe 2010 New York gubernatorial debate highlighted that this year's election may be a no-brainer with the front runner clearly ahead in the polls for a reason. If the polls have it right Andrew Cuomo looks set to be New York's next governor.Also published on:
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The Renaissance of Industrial GowanusDespite its status as one of the most contaminated areas in the nation, things are looking up for Gowanus, which is in the process of being cleaned up by the EPA's Superfund to make way for a $300 million residential development project.
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Independent Filmmaking is Alive and Well in Fort GreeneBrooklyn has a thriving young independent filmmmaking scene; the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, Cinema Set Free and the Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Center in Fort Greene are inspiring a new generation to set their artistic vision to the big screen.
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The Exorcist of Carroll GardensThe spirits are restless in Brooklyn and if you can't afford to move out of your rent controlled apartment it's time to call your local exorcist.
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The Community Bookstore: A Literature Twilight ZoneChaos and the written word reign supreme in this tangled labyrinth on Warren Street, a time warp of literary variety, oddities and homegrown eccentricity in the last truly independent bookstore in Cobble Hill.
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The Shadows of 911The events of 911 changed the lives and perceptions of Indonesian Americans, altering our cultural landscape forever. One day my family and I were normal New Yorkers, the next day we were perceived as potential terrorists.
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The Dichotomy of Women's Rights in IndonesiaIn contrast to new economic opportunities enjoyed by middle class women in Indonesia, millions of domestic, industrial and migrant workers are subjected to exploitation and abuse. NGO's are now assisting in the creation of new legislation to protect them.
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Repression.Com: The War on Freedom of the Internet Press113 internet journalists have been jailed worldwide for their political commentary and online activism. Reporters Sans Frontieres have created the first "Anti-Censorship Shelter" to help protect journalists and bloggers under threat.
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Stigma and Survival- Living with Temporal Lobe EpilepsyThe personal experience of Naomi Pattirane, a human rights journalist and film maker who has TLE.
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Child Soldiers: From Uganda to GuantanamoAn overview of the use of child soldiers around the world citing recent medical evidence that indicates exposure to violence in childhood causes long term brain damage.