Dear Antonios,

I just want to make you aware that -
if you're going to quote word for word -
from Amnesty International,USA - (or any one else)
- you have to give credit to their website, and
not present it as your own.

Just thought you should know.

whistler
uuuuuhhhhuuuu!
"my primary concern is equal rights. " THEN why do you stick on the defferences between men and women and not on the commons between them WITH FULL respect to all humans independend on their sex, age, race, religious, language, economic or professional status, or culture?
Why do you divide humans instead to bring them closer?
Do not you know that there are diferences NOT ONLY between men and women but also between young and old, between educated and non educated between rich and poor etc.
Do you suggest to create an endless line of human divisions?
It is very different promoting women's rights from promoting the differences beetwen men and women.
Our goal should be how to make people happy, how to make them to understand and respect each other, HOW TO MAKE EACH HUMAN TO BE HIM/HER SELF.
While I try to promote the commons between humans simultaneously I defend and promote the individuality and integrity of each human without any kind of bariers or discrimination.
Promoting the differences between men and women we we divide them and and we damage the relations between them!
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

Foxy
As you can see I send two posts for international Amnesty USA, I had them for one post but I had problem with word limits and I divided them in two posts.
I did not put the same link again in the second post because already I had the link in the first one.
I do not promote it as mine, every one can follow the link above and read it on the Amnesty International USA's web site.
What realy I do is to promote their activities and ideas and NOT TO CLOSE MY EYES FOR VARIOUS REASONS. I try to be honest and fair, without tricks and tips and other cheap or dirty things.
BOTH OF MY POSTS ABOUT AMNESTY ARE NOT MINE AND VERY EASY EVERY ONE CAN FIND IT FOLLOWING THE LINK FROM MY POST!
I am not so stupid!
Simple Amnesty international gives a battle for human rights in China and I FULLY AGREE WITH THEM AND SUPPORT THEM AND PROMOTE THEIR IDEAS AND ACTIVITIES!
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

Amnesty Int. is a marvelous organisation with a long history of standing up for basic human rights. In China's case, I think more can actually be achieved not through human rights organisations, although they certainly have their important place, but instead through inclusive national foreign affairs policies from 1st world places like the USA, UK, Europe, Australia etc. By INCLUDING China with trade, culture, communications etc it will grow to not fear us, and there will be lesser motivation for China to control it's population. Eventually China will fully realise it's better for all concerned to be a fully functioning member of the world community. China is already heading in that direction. It's human rights situation is much better than it was 30 years ago, although it still has a very long way to go in that regard. Despite it's recent communist history, China has now developed into a powerhouse of capitalism, and if that's not evidence that China can change, then nothing is. I think China will continue to change as long as it is encouraged to be a fully functioning part of the world community. That's the best and quickest way to help with human rights in China. Excluding China is just a return to the dark old days of the cold war mentality and iron curtain type of approach.

Protagoras,
I try to buy 'Australian Made' wherever possible, but it is getting more and more difficult. One has to use reading glasses in the supermarket. I now note that seafood is marked whether Aussie or not, but do not know about fresh meat, perhaps 'rehctub' would like to comment as to any imported fresh meat.

My experience is that chinese steel is absolute rubbish, so I avoid that like the plague.

I wear mostly R M Williams and now notice they are or are to be made overseas, so am going to have to watch that. Fortunately they are quality and do not have to buy often.

I rely on the younger family to advise on the quality of electrics.

The chinese have some unusual culinary tastes, but that is their business. Just do not want somethings introduced here.

Foxy
Thank you! You gave me the opportunity to speak about the violation of human rights in china.
If Foxy the text was mine it will not be important, from a bastard migrant BUT this text is from Amnesty International USA, the strongest branch of Amnesty International world wide, this text is signed from thousands of people, and it says some BIG truths about the violation of human rights in china as "the blatant violation of the rights of Internet users in the People’s Republic of China to information, privacy and freedom of expression",
I ONLY signed the text, and I send it as mine to China with the advices and support of Amnesty International USA.

Human Rights in PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Amnesty International
Only from the first of july 2009 China violated human rights in the following cases
China: Free Sichuan earthquake activists | Amnesty International 11 August 2009
China Sichuan earthquake activists to be tried | Amnesty ...4 August 2009
China: Free human rights defender Huang Qi
31 July 2009
China: Human rights lawyer detained, tortured: Wang Yonghang 28 July 2009
China: Open letter: Amnesty International comments on the draft ...28 July 2009
China: Human rights lawyers disbarred | Amnesty International 15 July 2009
China: Authorities widen crackdown after Xinjiang riots | Amnesty ...10 July 2009
China must investigate 156 deaths during protests in Urumqi ...7 July 2009
China: Fair and impartial investigation must be launched in Urumqi ...6 July 2009
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/china
I agree we should close our eyes a little bit BUT NOT TO BECOME BLIND!

Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide