http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/multiculturalism/ en-us Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:42:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100890/posts While the state has seen demographic shifts in suburban school districts, the isolation and intense concentration of minority students in the 31 Abbott school districts is worse today than it was 20 years ago.  That's the basis for a "friend of the court" brief filed jointly by the New Jersey Black Issues Convention and the Hispanic Directors Association, two influential umbrella organizations. They are among nine groups challenging the state's overhaul of the school funding formula that guaranteed additional aid to the state's neediest districts. Locally, Paterson, Passaic and Garfield are classified as Abbott districts.   The court is scheduled... northjersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100890/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:42:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092958/posts President Bush will speak in a few minutes. Get to a TV and watch it, if you have the stomach for it. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092958/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:32:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092969/posts UNC-Wilmington decided recently that the way to bolster its failing diversity program is to dump more money into it. Without any help from the Bush administration’s financial advisors, they have decided that rewarding failure is a good way to ensure success. That’s why they created a new Associate Provost of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion position. And that’s why they paid big bucks to Jose Hernandez to fill the slot. According to a university press release, the new tolerance czar will focus on four areas of “diversity and inclusion” including the following: Centro Hispano, the Multicultural Center, the African-American Cultural Center,... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092969/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:50:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092949/posts The roots of today's mortgage-based financial crisis can be traced back to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which Jimmy Carter signed in 1977. Seeking to address complaints from anti-poverty activists and housing advocates about banks allegedly discriminating against minority borrowers and "redlining" inner-city neighborhoods, the CRA decreed that banks had "an affirmative obligation" to meet the credit needs of victims of discrimination in borrowing. To add a government stick to the process, the CRA decreed that federal banking regulators would consider how well banks were doing in meeting the goal of more multiculturalism in loaning when considering requests by banks... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092949/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:48:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092813/posts Tory warning on multiculturalism British multiculturalism has left a "terrible" legacy which has allowed extremists to flourish, shadow home secretary Dominic Grieve has warned. A type of "cultural despair" has led "long-term inhabitants" and newer arrivals to feel alienated and unsure of UK values, he told the Guardian. Mr Grieve, speaking on the eve of the Conservative Party conference, argued this had led to support for extremism. He also warned against downplaying Britain's Christian heritage. Mr Grieve told the Guardian: "We've actually done something terrible to ourselves in Britain. BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092813/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:58:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091411/posts Some City Council members are urging the state to add two Muslim holidays to the school calendar, calling it a matter of religious freedom and fairness. But their efforts appeared headed for failure, as long as Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in control of schools and the state legislature continues to stall a bill that would make the holy days official days off. The debate on the issue continued at a packed meeting of the City Council's Committee on Education today, where several Muslim students testified about their desire to observe their religion without missing valuable classroom instruction. Estimates of the... silive.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091411/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:10:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086781/posts In a move that could help increase home ownership rates among minorities and low-income consumers, the Fannie Mae Corporation is easing the credit requirements on loans that it will purchase from banks and other lenders. The action, which will begin as a pilot program involving 24 banks in 15 markets -- including the New York metropolitan region -- will encourage those banks to extend home mortgages to individuals whose credit is generally not good enough to qualify for conventional loans. Fannie Mae officials say they hope to make it a nationwide program by next spring. Fannie Mae, the nation's biggest... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086781/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:12:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078359/posts "A nine-year-old girl has the same sexual capacities like a woman of twenty and over". Thus reads a fatwa issued by Skeikh Mohamed Ibn Abderrahmane Al-Maghraoui, according to Moroccan daily 'Aujourd'hui Le Maroc'. This immediately sparked off a hot debate, with most of the public opinion absolutely against this stance which is a permit for paedophilia, many say, among other things. Among the various stances against the fatwa (in the Islamic culture, a decree of religious character issued by Islamic experts which regulates issues of topical character), the daily reported those of extremist MP Abdelbari Zamzami and the president of... ANSAmed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078359/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:34:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069778/posts All pupils aged between 11 and 14 will be taught about the slave trade and the British empire when term begins next month to help them understand modern-day issues such as immigration. The two subjects, aimed at highlighting the influence of ethnic minorities, will join the two world wars and the Holocaust as periods that must form part of the history syllabus. Schoolchildren will learn about the roles of William Wilberforce, the MP who campaigned for the abolition of slavery, and Olaudah Equiano, a former slave who drew attention to the horrors of the trade after buying his freedom and... London Telegraph, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069778/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:07:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069647/posts Just thought I would post t this as a reminder of multiculturalism in action. The UK did it's annual celebration of culture with it's 'Notting Hill Carnival' last week, and which inevitably, as it does every year, ended up in a riot. Click picture for video of footage Allegedly Conservative Mayor, Boris Johnson said: "I have watched the Notting Hill Carnival go from strength to strength each year to become an internationally acclaimed event, Nothing beats the sounds of the steel pans, the aroma of delicious Caribbean food and the dazzling colours of the costume parade." What Mr Johnson forgot... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069647/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:02:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2067684/posts Am I Diverse Enough? by: Deborah Lambert, August 25, 2008 When Andrew Quinio graduated from Berkeley in May 2008, one of his proudest achievements had to be serving as editor-in-chief of the California Patriot, the conservative campus magazine. However, in a recent column on mindingthecampus.com, Andrew noted that it was impossible to reflect on his four years at Berkeley without thinking of the word “diversity.” While the goal was supposedly a climate of “cultural tolerance and understanding,” Berkeley “appeared to encourage a divisive culture of victimhood and entitlement.” For example, “housing students by race seemed . . . an odd... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2067684/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:04:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067227/posts If any evil forces were lurking Friday night along the Bangor waterfront, Hassan Hakmoun drove them away and called down healing spirits that blanketed the American Folk Festival crowd at the Railroad Stage. “Feel the spirit,” he told the crowd, “and pray for the world to become one.” Bangor Bolshevik Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067227/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:47:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064167/posts The famous writer Roger Kimball has issued a challenge: Name the silliest argument to be offered by a serious academic in the last 25 years and to be taken up and be gravely masticated by the larger world of intellectual debate. A leading contender is Global Warming. Kimball's own entry is Francis Fukuyama's "end of history" thesis. Kimball's rules of the contest: "I'll collect proposals for the next week or two and then announce the winner. (The decision, from which there is no appeal, will be determined by a committee staffed, overseen, and operated entirely by me.)" This tournament reminds... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064167/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:34:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062423/posts An outstanding speech by the reincarnate Thomas Paine. Utube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062423/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:17:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061111/posts BATON ROUGE -- Some call it a blood sport. Others call it a way of life. But whatever the view, as of Friday cockfighting will be illegal in Louisiana, the last state in the nation to outlaw it. Those on both sides of the battle to end the spectacle that pits roosters with razor-sharp gaffs on their feet in a fight to the death, concede that the law will not eliminate the practice, but only send it deeper into the shadows. "You will have people saying they are going to keep fighting their roosters, " despite the law, said Chris... The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061111/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:42:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060635/posts ----snip Villanueva was reportedly shooting dice with friends in Henri Bourassa Park in the ethnically-diverse borough when police attempted to make a routine arrest. Montreal police say about 20 youths then surrounded them -- several of them reportedly rushing at police. ----snip Villanueva's death triggered an angry and violent response Sunday night. Vehicles were set on fire and there was widespread looting and violence targeting police and emergency service workers. One police officer was shot in the leg, while another officer and an ambulance technician received minor injuries. The technician was struck in the head with a bottle, said CTV... Canada News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060635/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:05:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060601/posts One third of whites claim they are victims of racism Last updated at 10:16am on 12.08.08  A growing number of white people believe they are the victims of racial prejudice in Britain, official research has found. Almost one in three - 29 per cent - said they now expected to be treated worse than other races by key public services.  And the number of whites claiming to have been refused a job or discriminated against at work for reasons of race has doubled in the last five years, according to the Government study.   Flashback: Riots in Burnley, Lancs, 2001 when... The Evening Standard (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060601/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:07:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2060089/posts The UN Deforms Education by: Deborah Lambert, August 11, 2008 “It’s not easy being three years old,” said Mike McNally, writing on Pajamas Media, adding that with potty training, play dates, and learning to feed yourself, life can be a constant challenge. A case in point is the fact that British tots will soon be subjected to “lessons on human rights and multiculturalism, in between finger-painting sessions and nap time.” It’s all part of the “United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,” a plan to develop “Rights Respecting Schools” not only in elementary schools, but at the nursery... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2060089/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057993/posts FORT WALTON BEACH - It's happened again. A Fort Walton Beach police officer found a sixth decapitated pygmy goat early Wednesday at the intersection of Holmes Boulevard and Memorial Drive. "This animal had been killed very close to the time it was put on the ground," said Dee Thompson, director of animal services for the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society. Thompson said feces were found at the scene, which is common when an animal dies. She also said the preservation of the crime scene leads her to believe the officer happened up on the black and white goat relatively soon after... www.thedestinlog.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057993/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:29:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055453/posts Well, can it? Before you answer, take a look at the short VIDEO, available on YouTube by Dale Hurd. Hurd begins with the by-now-familiar news that Britain's top judge and the Archbishop of Canterbury have both publicly declared themselves in favor of instituting some elements of sharia law in Britain. Hurd also notes that British authorities have been bending over backwards to cater to Muslim sensitivities. In Scotland, over a police advertisement which portrayed a cuddly puppy called Rebel, Islamic authorities declared the advertisement "offensive" and police officials fell over themselves apologizing for their insensitivity. He also notes how unevenly... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055453/posts#comment Sat, 2 Aug 2008 19:09:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047945/posts Deadly diversity in Afghanistan Posted: July 16, 2008 1:00 am Eastern By Matt Sanchez © 2008 If you haven't noticed, there is another war going on, in Afghanistan, and it's heating up. According to the 2008 Pentagon Report on Progress toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan, "The Taliban regrouped after its fall from power and have coalesced into a resilient insurgency." Worldnetdaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047945/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:40:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046309/posts By now, many conservatives have heard of the Canadian Human Rights Commissions thanks to the decision by three CHRCs to investigate hate crimes complaints against Maclean’s magazine for printing -- among other things -- excerpts from conservative writer Mark Steyn’s book, America Alone. While two of the complaints against Maclean’s have been dismissed, the CHRCs continue their jihad against their fellow citizens who dare to offend certain protected minorities. One of their ongoing cases is the investigation of a newspaper for publishing a cartoon of a Muslim woman dressed in a burqa even though the woman does, in fact, wear... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046309/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:40:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044638/posts The anthropologist Margaret Mead once observed that in the 1930s, when she was busy remaking the idea of culture, the notion of cultural diversity was to be found only in the 'vocabulary of a small and technical group of professional anthropologists'. Today, everyone and everything seems to have its own culture. From anorexia to zydeco, the American philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah has observed, there is little that we don't talk about as the product of some group's culture. In this age of globalisation many people fret about Western culture taking over the world. But the greatest Western export is not... Butterflies and Wheels http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044638/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:04:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044412/posts Police fury as bosses tell them to 'celebrate' gipsies By Stephen Wright Last updated at 9:19 AM on 12th July 2008 Denise Milani: The Metropolitan Police director urges officers to observe 'Gipsy Roma Traveller History Month'Their arrival in the capital is said to have led to a huge rise in thieving and prompted the creation of a specialist police squad to tackle their sinister activities. Yet in a move which has caused disbelief amongst rank and file officers, Scotland Yard has asked staff to 'celebrate' the contribution of Roma gipsies to 'London's culture and diversity.' In a notice posted on... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044412/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:07:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043492/posts Writing in Human Events, Jihad Watch’s Robert Spencer observes that, “[t]hree years after the July 7, 2005, jihad terror attacks in London, the jihad in Britain is stronger than ever. It is not proceeding by means of more terrorism, but by stealth and by the preemptive surrender of all too many British officials.” He explains: The stealth jihad is a deeply-rooted, well-funded and wide-ranging effort to impose Islamic law, Sharia, upon the non-Muslim populations of Western countries. In England, and in America, it sometimes takes the form of an effort to win acceptance for Sharia law by portraying it as... The Stiletto Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043492/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:42:31 GMT