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blah blah climate camp in the city blah blah g20 blah blah police brutality blah blah peace not war Oh sorry, were you actually bothering to read this?ok. 01/04/09 By now we all know about the mess that was the eviction of the Climate Camp In The City, which was Climate Camp's genuinely novel idea to set up home in Threadneedle Street - the heart of London's banking district, over the G20 summit. This was to peacefully highlight the involvement of banks, along with many other MNC's (multi national companies) in the wider issue of global warming. (Prehaps they could also tackle the issue of weekend campers of Glastonfest ilk, one erection of the tent then promptly discarding it only to buy another new one for the next event...thats gotta be worth a few placards, surley?) (www.climatecamp.org/g20) As well as the usual motley crew of students, trustafarians and wannabe filmmakers, Climate Camp played host to doctors, lawyers, chefs, community workers, Mums, Dads, Grandparents, journalists, curiosity seekers and a diverse troupe of performance artists. We focus here on Mr Huggy as he risks life & limb to share his love around, and on the wonderful Rythms Of Resistance, amongst others, who continually raise the stakes in the fluffy battlefields environmental & human rights campaigners find themselves in all to often. After 5 hours or so I escaped the cordon wondering if its just us the police dont see as human, or if they believe that of themselves too? Half hour later another baton bash up occurred. To then add even more insult to injury, those who had retreated to nearby squats and social centres on the destruction of their colourful camp, had another visit from the met next morning and yet another nasty eviction - but thats all another story. special thanks on this one to: All featured artists + NVDA's www.myspace.com/carbontowncryer nathan lewis williams www.myspace.com/fabulousfurryfolk www.tribalvoices.org www.peace.fm www.re

The UN says that 3.8 million West and Central African girls are at risk of a painful form of body mutilation know as 'breast ironing'. In Cameroon where the practice is most widespread, 50% of adolescent girls in cities and a quarter of all girls nationwide have their breasts 'ironed,' often by their mothers. The 'ritual' is performed by massaging the girls' chests with heated objects like stones, in order to reverse their pubescent development. The mums say it's driven by fear of unwanted male attention, rape and pre-marital pregnancies. According to UNFPA, breast ironing exposes girls to numerous health problems such as abscesses, infections, dissymmetry of the breasts, cysts, and even the complete disappearance of one or both breasts. Nevertheless breast ironing is widespread and interestingly, the high prevalence in cities attributed to the effects of urbanization. In Cameroon, the Network of Aunties Association, RENATA, made up of members who have undergone the practice, is trying to stop breast ironing by drawing public attention to its dangers in radio and television spots and by disseminating leaflets.

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