Mar
31
2009
November, 2008. Kicking and screaming in terror, the girl was carried into the stadium. 1,000 onlookers watched as her hands and legs were forcefully bound.
When anguished family members broke from the crowd and ran towards her, the militia opened fire. A small boy was killed.
13 year old Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow was buried up to her […]
Popularity: 43% [?]
Mar
17
2009
On March 28, the annual Canadian harp seal hunt is set to begin. It is the only commercial hunt in which the target is the infant of a species. Baby harp seals, 2-12 weeks old.
For 6-8 weeks, the ice floes of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland & Labrador will turn blood red as hunters use […]
Popularity: 22% [?]
Mar
08
2009
On March 8, 1857, women from clothing and textile factories in New York staged a protest against poor working conditions and low wages. Police attacked and dispersed the protestors, but more protests followed on March 8 in years to follow.
On March 8, 1908 15,000 women marched shoulder to shoulder through New York City demanding shorter […]
Popularity: 18% [?]
Mar
06
2009
Hey Fraccy…. is it spring yet?
P.S. Course, I still lose the weather game to Aussie Sis. *sigh*
Popularity: 16% [?]
Popularity: 16% [?]