 Dear Friends at Gobar Times,
The world's largest oil company, Exxon Mobil (Esso), for decades has been opposing
policies that would reduce the USA's need for oil. The company has not got the message of
global warming.So we have started the "Attack of the
Speech Bubbles" campaign to stop Esso in its War-and-Global-Warming-fuelling tracks.
Thousands across the world are telling the company that they
don't like the way it's controlling the US government's global warming policy.
You can also participate in the global campaign. We've created a
web gallery where people can upload any picture of themselves, drag a speech bubble over
their image, and say their piece to the world's number one environmental criminal.
Visit the website to know more about the campaign.
http://www.stopesso.org
 Hello Panditji,
I am a class X student of Salwan Public School. Our school has taken up a lot of the
environment friendly activities. The vermi-composting pit in our school is used to make
manure from organic waste, a recharge well located in the school functions for water
harvesting purposes. We also have a paper-recycling unit. Our school regularly conducts
air and water monitoring activities. We have a very active environment club that conducts
eco-tours, campaigns and organises events on important environment related days. To
acknowledge the various activities undertaken by our school, the Department of
Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi has selected our school as the lead school for the
Central zone. It has also been adjudged as the "Best eco club school" for the
year 2001-02. We believe this is just the beginning and we have a long way to go.
Neha
X - B
Salwan Public School
Hello Panditji,
In the April 15th issue Panditayinji has rightly said, "war is fought by old men
ordering young men to kill." This is what we see in every battle. The ultimate
sufferer is the common man especially women and children. The latest attack on Iraq was
nothing but the stubbornness of two old men, which has killed thousands of people. It is
definite that USA had oil in its game plan. After Afghanistan, Iraq falls to USA but now
the question is which country is next on United States agenda? Destroy and rebuild and
mint money is policy of United States. United State gains in every respect whether it is
war or post–war reconstruction program. It is the common man, women and children who
suffer the most.
Pradeep Kumar
Via Email
 Dear
Panditji,
I am a grade 7 student studying at Our Lady of Providence School, Brampton, Ontario. The
grade 7 and 8 students at our school have created a "massive" sized website. The
site is entitled: "Kids For Kyoto", and is based on the Protocol passed by
government leaders in Kyoto, Japan. This website is all about Global Warming, Climate
Change, What Kids Can Do About It, and more. The site has been created entirely by the
students, each group of students doing research and designing their own pages for our
site. There are many, many pages within our site as well as links to other related
websites. Please keep in mind that it reflects the various achievement levels of students
in Ontario, meaning that it is purposely not perfect.
Please visit :
www.dpcdsb.org/grassroots/
Kids For Kyoto: An
International Information Site for Children about Climate Change
Daniel F
Via email
Is it fair to
define human violence as male violence?
Indira Gandhi liberated Bangladesh. Rani Lakshmibai defended her kingdom in the face of
imminent death. Margaret Thatcher fought for British pride in the Falklands. History
suggests that violence is not gender-biased. It is the individual’s upbringing and
his/her circumstances that are the key factors. War or terrorism is one aspect of
violence. Be it Saas-Bahu or Bhabhi-Nand, the television does reflect violence amongst
women. Due to traditional segregation in professions (like politics and the military for
men and households for women) an incorrect stereotype of males being warmongers exists.
Violence by no means is an entirely negative force. Whatever connotations it might have,
the career women of today, our women politicians, or even women fighting for elevated
domestic status are all using this human instinct to crush the ‘enemy’. Violence
can breed competition and liberation. Both can be viewed as positive forces or examples of
‘violence’ in women. It would therefore be inappropriate to stereotype violence
based on gender.
Dinkar Jain, New Delhi |
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