Landing the prize: peace activists share in the 1997 Nobel

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Jody Williams won the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in organizing and leading the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. The group, which was founded in 1991, has made enormous progress in changing political opinion on landmines and sponsoring an international treaty to ban their use.

Laws, regulations and rules, Achievements and awards, Political activists, Activists, Mines, Military, Military mines, Nobel prizes, Fo, Dario, 1997 AD, Authors, Italian, Italian writers, Williams, Jody, International Campaign to Ban Landmines

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Toxic air, tainted land: activists fight to put environmental concerns back on the public agenda

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1997 was a difficult year for Canadian environmentalists. Loggers blockaded two Greenpeace ships and the environmental movement got some negative media coverage. However, environmentalists hope that the upcoming World Environment Summit in Kyoto will renew public interest in the issue.

Canada, Environmental aspects, British Columbia, Logging, Environmental movement, Environmentalism

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The price of peace

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Dozens of individuals and ethnic associations across Canada have launched campaigns to organize aid for the former Soviet republics. However, providing food, clothing and medicine is only a short-term solution.

Economic aspects, Donations, Economic assistance, Foreign economic assistance, Commonwealth of Independent States, Soviet Union, Canadians

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