Though Oxfam’s initial concern was the provision of food to relieve famine, over the years the organisation has developed strategies to combat the causes of famine. In addition to food and medicine, Oxfam also provides tools to enable people to become self-supporting and opens markets of international trade where crafts and produce from poorer regions of the world can be sold at a fair price to benefit the producer.
Oxfam’s programme has three main points of focus: development work, which tries to lift communities out of poverty with long-term, sustainable solutions based on their needs; humanitarian work, assisting those immediately affected by conflict and natural disasters (which often leads in to longer-term development work), especially in the field of water and sanitation; and lobbyist,advocacy and popular campaigning, trying to affect policy decisions on the causes of conflict at local, national, and international levels.
Oxfam works on trade justice, fair trade, education, debt and aid, livelihoods,health, HIV/AIDS, gender equality, conflict (campaigning for an internationalarms trade treaty) and natural disasters, democracy and human rights, andclimate change.

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Though Oxfam’s initial concern was the provision of food to relieve famine, they have more recently looked to develop strategies to combat the causes of famine. These include
* providing tools for people to become self supporting,
*community development work,
*humanitarian work in conflict and disaster zones
* campaigning.

(keep last paragraph if you wish, good luck)

The modern Age is not just about development alone. There are hell a lot of problems coming up, some already getting acute – the sustainability issues relating to resource uses and management (including the dwindling quality of basic resources like water, land and air), the issues of equity – economic and social, that are still getting vitialted by traditional play of exploitative forces in every sector and so forth!

Many expert findings are coming up, but the average citizen is too bogged down by his own livelihood issues, or his routine business, while Govts are playing to expediencies rather than studied implementation of long range measures! Precious water sources are neglected, even as new colonies are coming up everywhere throwing a challenge to provide quality water and waste management issues!

At a time when Activists are fitghting for cotrol of encroachments in the catchments that feed the water bodies, govt itself is yielding to pressures to alter land uses wrongly and create problems for scarcity!

Our govts are lost in monitoring the opposition, disarming them from gaining any edge over rulers, yielding to business sharks, religious extremists, criminal Robinhoods etc, to consolidate their postion – in the process committing serious breaches of fair deals to the public! They have no time to attend even routine administration farily, not to speak of taking any distant vision!

Only power and pelf are the conerns of the parties hankering for power! Activists have become mutually contradicting. The era of fighting for the oppressed innocents have given way to support of separatists, social radicals propagating unhealthy past times, etc. Dreams of well meaning intellectual elties like Dr Kalam are least drawing attention of the persons at the helm!

What are likely to result from this criminal complacency?? Is there hope for a reversal from the mess? What are your thoughts please?

Actually not less than 80% Indian have been devoting their all efforts towards Roti,Kaprra aur Makaan.
Our creamy layers have been enjoying all the means to live healthy life and to earn more.They don’t consider corruption as a bad thing.10% Indians feel the need of reforms.Out of them only 0.1% [Kalaam like people]have been trying to do something.But those 0.1% of 10% get ‘not required element certificate’ from the creamy layers.Those certifying authorities are the source of corruption-I think so.
And Authorities like Raja,Kalmadi,Chavan.MMS,Yedu etc can’t be punished for their big blunders.Then how they can be punished for not taking care of welfare measures !
So,we are busy in …… !
Please enjoy it.
Though becoming part of welfare seekers-activists is a graceful job.

Read this, stick with it and you will Understand the Progressive Movement and what drives it much better, unless you already know. But most dismiss it as conspiracy theory because that’s what the Media says, but it’s well documented, if well obfuscated by extremely rich and powerful sources as well.

Progressives perverted the word Progressive to basically hide the fact that the movement was created to destroy the Constitutional System the US has and bring her back under European rule. I know, you think I’m crazy with this stuff, but it’s a documented fact. Bernard Shaw and others from England in the Fabian Society created the Progressive movement. Bernard Shaw was responsible for the basic Fabian Mission Statement of World Domination, One world government, that was used in the design of the Fabian Window.

Anyway the Fabians & Progressive movement are based around deception. Their Symbol, Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. Their moto: "Let your mouth deny what your hands are doing" It’s a basic group of liars and Propagandists who see people as dumb dangerous animals that must be controlled like live stock, even selectively bread like live stock. That philosophy spawned the Progressive Book Eugenics and the Progressive Book by the Prog hero Edward Bernays "Propaganda"

Cecil Rhodes, creator of DeBeers Diamonds (mining) renound for it’s murderous organized crime to monopolize the diamond trade father of Rhodesia, named after him, and all the genocidal bloodshed there over making the Africans dig diamonds … was a formative member of the Fabian Society. Some of his words:

Rhodes said of the British, "I contend that we are the first race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race."

Rhodes included American students as eligible for the Rhodes scholarships. He said that he wanted to breed an American elite of philosopher-kings who would have the United States rejoin the British Empire.

At his death he was considered one of the wealthiest men in the world. In his first will, of 1877, (before he had accumulated his wealth), Rhodes wanted to create a secret society that would bring the whole world under British rule.[4] The exact wording from this will is:

"To and for the establishment, promotion and development of a Secret Society, the true aim and object whereof shall be for the extension of British rule throughout the world, the perfecting of a system of emigration from the United Kingdom, and of colonization by British subjects of all lands where the means of livelihood are attainable"

The Secret Society IS the Fabian Society. They Spawned the Progressive Movement in the USA to bring the USA back under British rule. The Fabian Society is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. They present as Collectivist but they are Imperialist would be world wide Oligarchs. They want to take over the whole world and rule it. How will they do it? It’s going on right now. They are responsible for pushing the crash we just had in the US and the world heating up. Soros is a Fabian Society member, the man who brags of bringing down 5 governments and wants to crash the US system.

Working with Progressive organizations in the US to weaken and ultimately crash US system (these organizations are unwitting of the final outcome, the leaders just know there is a promise of huge reward for themselves, but if history be any indicator when they deliver the reward they will get is death because they will have power & expect their reward which isn’t part of the big Fabian plan) They also Work with the Muslim brotherhood, which is also to be used and cast aside, about like Hitlers alliance with Japan was planned to end.

Anyway the whole thing is very complex and Fabian Society members include extremely rich members who have the money to buy media & entertainment industry as well as influence Colleges Culture and Curriculum (much donation to US Colleges from Europe & Muslim interests that also fund anti Zionist Medrasa schools who preach Jihad and death to all non Muslims) because they loan bribe, peddle influence and basically reward going their way and punish those who don’t using media and their bought & paid for officials. Entertainment industry needs funding, and Fabian Bankers are where that’s at. They take the risk because it’s more than just immediate financial gain, it’s about an ultimate goal and media propagandizment of populations is very effective.

So the Progressives are not Progressive at all. The goal is ultimately Regressive. They are not Liberal in the true sense of the word either. They are of the opinion that people can’t be trusted to make their own choices in life. That they must be controlled. That’s not liberal

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/13959

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/13999

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa

Why don’t many people read the information? There is much there vitally important to understand, and links to much more. If we don’t understand the game, the bad guys win. We would never see these scum bags coming.

That’s very good information, well documented. Great job.

The Progressives are not Progressive at all, and they are especially based around deception, as are the Fabian Society. They are basically the Fabian Mini Me. Funny the Europeans are not as powerful as the US, but the forces in Europe are the most powerful and diabolical in the world.

The Fabian Plan sounds much like Hitlers plan, and he may well have gotten much of it from them.

In Daniel 7: 8, it says: “I was looking at the horns, when another small horn sprang among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots to make way for the new. It had eyes like human eyes and a mouth that uttered insolent words.” This small horn is the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Again, please be informed that the subject matter in Daniel’s 4-beast vision according to the author Winston Kayanan from the Philippines is earth (particularly the environment). Even if one could have decoded & interpreted the four (4) beasts, it would be very hard & difficult for such person or anyone to identify the small horn & the 3 horns because the key actor (responsible for the environment), natural disasters (recurring horrifying & destructive effects of climate change), the 3 major players that fell (their failures on earth), apostasy (the falling apart of the Church), the man of sin (the highest authority in the Church), the lawless one (the deceiver who brainwashed many, unknowingly challenging God’s laws on nature with his inconvenient truth), the scientific knowledge (the pre-given solution as God’s answer to save man & earth) together with the theological knowledge (the word of God as pre-given truth) must appear or come in the picture as ingredients in the coming of the Son of Man.

One might still be skeptical about my interpretation being related to the environment (in reference to the four winds of heaven stirring up the sea). To further explain & justify it, let us take a link in the above passage to connect with the environment, saying: “It had eyes like human eyes & a mouth that uttered insolent words.” What thought which comes into your mind? This means that the eyes are eyes of powerful storms and the mouth is earth movement like soil cracks, deep holes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, etc. Forgive me for I am not a Bible expert but I was able to read a portion in Moses which used the word “mouth,” meaning earthquake that concurred with & fortified my interpretation. These figurative languages are clues which do connect, having certain relationships. What brought such great horrifying & destructive things to happen? It is because the small horn has appeared.

In truth, there was grandest fault in the administration of earth, i.e., uncovering the lie of the world (John 16: 8). Per Millennium Development Goal as of 2005, it was reported that 60% of earth’s arable land have been in the state of desertification. Since carbon is a major component of (fertile) soil, lots of carbon have been freed in the atmosphere to form carbon dioxide (CO2) & methane (CH4), creating warming. And since there are no plants on desertification, no photosynthesis is working (i.e., absorbing CO2 & releasing O2), thereby causing climate change. However, UNEP invented carbon emission reduction & introduced this under the Kyoto Protocol Treaty that was pushed by many people in several conferences (last of which was COP 15) for more than a decade but unfortunately, it could not find or gain support from some developed or first world countries. The rationale was that it oppresses the livelihood of people and suppresses the economy of a nation.

The author Winston (whom God gave understanding of the environment) had created & invented a very powerful technology (i.e., anchored on photosynthesis via rehabilitation of soil) to eradicate global warming & climate change. This (God-given) solution was offered to the United Nations in December 2002. This was however rejected & then ignored by UNEP (despite continued yearly offerings) simply because of the impending treaty which cannot be possibly broken.

With no hope, the author Winston prayed to God for an answer in 2004. For 3 consecutive nights (June 25, 26 & 27), Daniel’s 4-beast vision was given, the same object of readings for 3 days (Bible opened with just one stroke of hand) which unfortunately, the author Winston could not understand. On the 4th day, light came for God gave me the revelation of the identities of the codes in just 2 minutes. And on June 29, 2004, the author Winston sent a copy by mail of the decoded characters in Daniel’s dream to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Ignored by the Catholic Church, after experiencing ignorance from UNEP, a copy by personal service was given to one of our Bishops in the Philippines in November 2004. No reply.

In other worlds, this tandem (i.e., scientific & theological knowledge) showed that God is intervening. The ancient secret which is the truth has now been revealed (John 16: 8). With all different comments & answers by repliers since 2009, these will prove that no secret has been revealed to anyone since the time our Lord Jesus Christ gave his word, i.e., “Do not keep the secret of the prophetic words of this book because the time is near.” (Rev. 22: 10). The world cannot save itself with this resistance and hence, the coming is very near. BE READY.

So… is there a question in there somewhere, or are you seeing this forum as your own virtual street corner/soap box?

As long as Socialism existed, its main premise was that the Collective’s interest is above that of an Individual. That’s directly opposite the persuasion of Tea Party and most of the traditional Conservatives. Let’s see, what other similarities there are:

THE COMMON INTEREST BEFORE SELF-INTEREST
…

7. We demand that the State shall make it its primary duty to provide a livelihood for its citizens.
…
10. The activities of the individual must not clash with the general interest …
We demand therefore:

11. The abolition of incomes unearned by work.

The breaking of the slavery of interest

12. In view of the enormous sacrifices of life and property demanded of a nation by any war, personal enrichment from war must be regarded as a crime against the nation. We demand therefore the ruthless confiscation of all war profits.
…
13. We demand the nationalization of all businesses which have been formed into corporations
…
14. We demand profit-sharing in large industrial enterprises.

15. We demand the extensive development of insurance for old age.

16. We demand the creation and maintenance of a healthy middle class …
…
18. We demand the ruthless prosecution of those whose activities are injurious to the common interest. Common criminals, usurers, profiteers, etc., must be punished with death, whatever their creed or race.
…
20. The State must consider a thorough reconstruction of our national system of education … We demand the education of gifted children of poor parents, whatever their class or occupation, at the expense of the State.
…
21. The State must ensure that the nation’s health standards are raised …
…
22. We demand the abolition of the mercenary army and the foundation of a people’s army.
…
25. To put the whole of this programme into effect, we demand the creation of a strong central state power

http://hitler.org/writings/programme/

Why do modern-day American Illiberals — while still using the talking points set forth by Adolf Hitler in 1920 — refuse to recognize him as one of their own?
Ok, so there ARE different schools of Socialism — but still it is clear, Hitler belonged to one of them. And yet, he is rejected as such by today’s Socialists. They aren’t saying: "we are a different kind of Socialists".

They claim to be the complete OPPOSITE of him, and insinuate, it is the Conservatives, who want to bring about Hitler-like regime…
So, he hated OTHER Communists/Socialists — big deal… There are TWO Communist Parties in France right now — and they hate each other’s guts too. If either of them manages to get to power, they would immediately do to the other, what Lenin’s Bolsheviks did to the other part of Russia’s Communist party — the Mensheviks. Or what the Bolsheviks did to the former allies at Socialist Revolutionary Party — or ANY OTHER party, for that matter. Sorry, that’s not an argument.

Because his name became a "dirty word" in the West. Up until then they OPENLY embraced him as one of their own and pledge to remake America in the "Hitler model."
Today, literally 100% of elected Democrats demand EXACTLY THE SAME policy-set as the "we’re proud to love Hitler" crowd of the 1930s.

I want to earn money from share market regularly or monthly. I am learning how to invest in share market. What you people think about this issue? Please give me suggestion.

It is Gambling,

There is a quote by Thiruvalluvar, in his Thirukkural:

932.
ஒன்றெய்திநூறிழக்கும்சூதர்க்கும்உண்டாங்கொல்
நன்றெய்திவாழ்வதோர்ஆறு.

Translation:
Verse 934:
To win once, a gambler loses a hundred times.
Is that the way to win either happiness or prosperity?

http://www.educationalservice.net/ebooks/ebooks-001/eseb20090202_kural.pdf

President of the United States (and former General of the Army) Dwight D. Eisenhower

(Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961)

"A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction…
This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. [PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO WHAT HE SAYS IN THIS NEXT PART, AND DOESN'T IT APPLY TO BIG BUSINESS?] In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together."

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex

Do we have ‘an alert and knowledgeable citizenry’ today? Is that what Ike thought would save us? Was he naive about the media or has the media become much worse since them?
Was he naive about the media or has the media become much worse since then?

He’s specifically warning the American people about the military-industrial complex. Your interpretation that he’s talking about big business in general is too broad.

President of the United States (and former General of the Army) Dwight D. Eisenhower

(Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961)

"A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction…
This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together."

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex

Pay special attention to what he says in this part:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together."
Do we have "an alert and knowledgeable citizenry"?

Yes Ike is probably spinning in his grave that his party has become the partners of the military-industrial complex!Republicans of that era would be appalled at the way the Republican party has betrayed America by ignoring Bush’s dereliction of duty prior to 9/11/2001!

We demand that the State shall make it its primary duty to provide a livelihood for its citizens.

All citizens shall have equal rights and duties

The activities of the individual must not clash with the general interest, but must proceed within the framework of the community and be for the general good.

We demand the nationalization of all businesses which have been formed into corporations (trusts)

We demand profit-sharing in large industrial enterprises.

We demand the extensive development of insurance for old age.

We demand the creation and maintenance of a healthy middle class

We demand a land reform suitable to our national requirements, the passing of a law for the expropriation of land for communal purposes without compensation

The State must consider a thorough reconstruction of our national system of education (with the aim of opening up to every able and hard-working ……. the possibility of higher education and of thus obtaining advancement)…..
We demand the education of gifted children of poor parents, whatever their class or occupation, at the expense of the State.

The State must ensure that the nation’s health standards are raised by protecting mothers and infants, by prohibiting child labor, by promoting physical strength through legislation….

We demand freedom for all religious denominations in the State, provided they do not threaten its existence not offend the moral feelings….
Edit: forgot 1 more:

To put the whole of this program into effect, we demand the creation of a strong central state power
To: tony tedeschi
Very good, you identified the source correctly, but you did not answer my question…
Does it sound conservative or liberal?

Sounds Fascist or National Socialist to me is that the Nazi platform, or maybe Hugo Chavez’s Christmas list?

THE COMMON INTEREST BEFORE SELF-INTEREST

We demand that the State shall make it its primary duty to provide a livelihood for its citizens.

All citizens shall have equal rights and duties.

It must be the first duty of every citizen to perform physical or mental work. The activities of the individual must not clash with the general interest, but must proceed within the framework of the community and be for the general good.

We demand therefore:

The abolition of incomes unearned by work.

The breaking of the slavery of interest

In view of the enormous sacrifices of life and property demanded of a nation by any war, personal enrichment from war must be regarded as a crime against the nation. We demand therefore the ruthless confiscation of all war profits.

We demand profit-sharing in large industrial enterprises.

We demand the extensive development of insurance for old age.

We demand the creation and maintenance of a healthy middle class.

We demand the education of gifted children of poor parents, whatever their class or occupation, at the expense of the State.

The State must ensure that the nation’s health standards are raised by protecting mothers and infants, by prohibiting child labor

We demand the abolition of the mercenary army and the foundation of a people’s army.
—————————–
Is any of the above NOT on the list of the Illiberals’ agenda to shape ours into a "better" society?
Oh, T.K. is too clever — my secret is out:

http://hitler.org/writings/programme/

No, I don’t imply, Illiberals are NAZIs… Just that their wonderful intentions have been tried before — and led to mass-murder and disaster.

Forgive me here, but I see a question followed by a list of demands that look suspiciously like those of a communist warlord like mao zedong. Is the top part your question? Are you talking about the US? To answer that bottom part, the Illiberals, as you call them want to shape the US into another communist russia. They all worship madmen like joseph stalin and ernesto "che" guevara who murdered anyone who dared question their authority. Anyone who wears the so called iconic che guevara t-shirts is a commie punk who probably doesn’t even know how dumb they look or even who the idiot on the shirt is. Even if they do, they don’t know what he REALLY did.