Who is really free?
This picture tells me that in some countries censorship is a big problem. People can not even express their criticisms without it even being erased.
This picture really makes you think. Why is it okay that children are soldiers. It makes you think on what we can do to prevent children from being child soldiers. This image really does make you think about a topic that not many know about.
This picture was one of the pictures that stood out the most. This pictures makes the statement that instead of behaving like a normal child and playing with his toys he is being bombarded with violence and war. This picture really touches my heart because he is so distraught and the picture really shows his innocence.
This picture was another picture that stood out to me the most because it symbolizes that children so young are being executed for the smallest reason.
This picture to me kind of mocks certain countries who claim to be democratic. I say this because it shows that even a student knows what he true meaning of a democracy is.
This picture shows a women's right protest in Iran. The women have chained themselves together which i think symbolizes they feel trapped and unable to move freely. I agree with their protest because men and women should be considered equals and not considered as if they were an inferior species.
This picture shows that there is no need for racism. People of every race should be able to come together in a peaceful way. This picture tells me that everyone needs to stand up for every race and come together to fight racism.
This picture gives me the mindset that we should be able to take control of our internet. The internet is not something the government should be able to monitor, or control. It is a freedom that everyone should have with all access and not some.
Many corporations are complicit in violating human rights and the environment. As the free trade market continues to push forward the global economy, holding corporations accountable for their poor practices becomes difficult. Unfortunately, corporations are working harder than ever to cover abuses instead of preventing them.
This is the list of corporations who are violators
1. Shell/ Royal Dutch Petroleum for contamination of the air and waterways of the Niger Delta and disenfranchising native Ogoni villagers by putting their health, safety, property, and well-being at stake.
2. Nike for exploiting workers in sweatshops, failing to provide safe work environments and contracting with cotton factories that use slave labor.
3. Ahava for operating and profiteering on confiscated Palestinian lands, violating international law, and misleading consumers of the exact location where their products are being made.
4. Syngenta for marketing harmful pesticides to farmers, contaminating waterways, and failing to assume responsibility for harm done to people exposed to their chemicals and the declining bee populations.
5. Blackwater International (Xe Services) for profiteering from sending private weapons and under-qualified contractors abroad, creating opportunities for violence and law evasion.
6. Barrick Gold for contaminating waterways in Latin America and failing to uphold safety promises to nearby residents.
7. Herakles Farms for imposing unwanted palm oil farms in Cameroon, seizing local farmlands, and mono-cropping.
8. Nestlé for unnecessarily marketing infant formula to nursing mothers, pushing bottled water sales, and failing to stop child labor in cocoa fields.
9. Clear Channel Communications for monopolizing media outlets, reducing diversity, censoring content and pushing a political agenda.
10. SNC Lavalin for making major campaign contributions, bribing authorities for contracts, and misusing public funds.
11. (Dis)honorable Mention: POSCO for efforts to confiscate villager lands, scheming with governmental leaders to coerce and harass villagers to build a private sea port and steel mine against the community's will.
This is the list of corporations who are violators
1. Shell/ Royal Dutch Petroleum for contamination of the air and waterways of the Niger Delta and disenfranchising native Ogoni villagers by putting their health, safety, property, and well-being at stake.
2. Nike for exploiting workers in sweatshops, failing to provide safe work environments and contracting with cotton factories that use slave labor.
3. Ahava for operating and profiteering on confiscated Palestinian lands, violating international law, and misleading consumers of the exact location where their products are being made.
4. Syngenta for marketing harmful pesticides to farmers, contaminating waterways, and failing to assume responsibility for harm done to people exposed to their chemicals and the declining bee populations.
5. Blackwater International (Xe Services) for profiteering from sending private weapons and under-qualified contractors abroad, creating opportunities for violence and law evasion.
6. Barrick Gold for contaminating waterways in Latin America and failing to uphold safety promises to nearby residents.
7. Herakles Farms for imposing unwanted palm oil farms in Cameroon, seizing local farmlands, and mono-cropping.
8. Nestlé for unnecessarily marketing infant formula to nursing mothers, pushing bottled water sales, and failing to stop child labor in cocoa fields.
9. Clear Channel Communications for monopolizing media outlets, reducing diversity, censoring content and pushing a political agenda.
10. SNC Lavalin for making major campaign contributions, bribing authorities for contracts, and misusing public funds.
11. (Dis)honorable Mention: POSCO for efforts to confiscate villager lands, scheming with governmental leaders to coerce and harass villagers to build a private sea port and steel mine against the community's will.