Tag: avaaz
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Please Urge European Patent Convention’s States to Close Loopholes That Let Companies Patent Vegetables & Fruits
The following video presents “Seeds Biopiracy” (duration is 14 minutes:53 seconds): “Biopiracy and the Patenting of Life Another IP issue threatens an even more fundamental part of our daily lives: Monsanto-Round up Ready Patents The most aggressive biotech company in the world is Monsanto- the leader in genetic engineering, and one of the largest seed…
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Please Save the Internet from the US: Stop Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)
This video gives a good discussion on CISPA, what happened to the SOPA and PIPA acts in the past, and now “Worse than SOPA? CISPA to censor Web in name of cybersecurity”: In the following letter, the Avaaz team urges us to: sign the petition below to stand together once again to demand the US…
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Please Help Save the Rhinos Now!
In this video, Dr Joseph Okori, head of WWF’s (World Wildlife Fund’s) Rhino Programme in Africa, talks about the African rhino poaching crisis: Here is a letter from the Avaaz team urging us to sign the Avaaz’s petition in order to: raise a giant outcry and urge Europe to push for new protections to save…
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Please Save Our Oceans: Only 48 Hours Remaining!
The Avaaz team has alerted us today that we have only 48 hours to help Australia save one million square kms of ocean forever — setting up the largest marine reserve in the world and preserving thousands of delicate species. The Australian government is holding a public consultation to get a clear mandate to put…
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Save the Internet Campaign Pressure is Working: Help Us Reach 1 Million Signers!
This is an update to my previous blog Please Save the World’s Internet Now! Incredible — 800,000 signers in days, Congress is hesitating, and one Senator will block the vote by reading out our petition for hours!! 919,550 have signed at the time when this blog was posted. Please help us get to 1 million!…