Voices without Votes » Solana Larsen

Thank You, and Goodbye!

Posted by Solana Larsen · 6:40 pm · Media & Internet

Voices without Votes is proud to have worked with so many Global Voices bloggers and friends around the world to provide a global perspective on the U.S. presidential elections in 2008. Special thanks to Reuters for the commission, to Jeremy Clarke who built the website, and Amira al Hussaini who expertly managed a super team of bloggers. 0 comments · read »

An Open Letter to Obama on Racism in Denmark

Posted by Solana Larsen · 6:31 pm · Activism & Protest · Civil Rights & Ethnicity

Two popular Danish writers and provocateurs, Jakob Holdt and Rune Engelbreth Larsen, have created a video letter to president-elect Barack Obama asking him to do something about the growing amount of racism against Muslims in Danish politics and media. 1 comments · read »

World Video Responses to Obama's Election

Posted by Solana Larsen · 2:39 pm · International Relations

Recharge your video camera. Tell Barack Obama what you think he should do when he becomes president. Read on, for an opportunity for citizens around the world to be heard by television viewers in the USA. 1 comments · read »

Iran

Postcard to the U.S. President

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Today's Faves: Three cheers for McCain

Posted by Solana Larsen · 6:12 am · Education · Gender · International Relations · VwV Top 3

Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. Nervous about the election yet? Here's a triple dose of McCain favoritism brought to you from bloggers around the world. 0 comments · read »

Obama: Still not an Arab

Posted by Solana Larsen · 9:46 pm · Jordan

After more than 20 months on the campaign trail, dozens of interviews, thousands of headlines, it seems some people still aren't sure whether Obama is "an Arab" or not. He is not. 3 comments · read »

Today's Faves: A Letter, a Song, and Dance for Obama

Posted by Solana Larsen · 5:21 am · Palestine · Zambia

Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. Today's links are a little heavy on the Obama-side, but end in song and dance. 1 comments · read »

Today's faves: Cuban Travel, Conspiracy Theories, and Sexism

Posted by Solana Larsen · 4:48 am · Diaspora · Gender · Terrorism and Security · VwV Top 3

Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. Today, we bounce from Cuba, to Britain, to Egypt. 0 comments · read »

Diaspora,
Government & Politics

Cabpoll 08

Aggregated from: Cablog

Yesterday I chatted with Brendan, a Democrat Abroad volunteer living in Sydney. I started proceedings by giving 'ol John McCain a friendly back-hander before we moved onto the Democrats absentee voting campaign and Sydney's strong support for Obama. Finally, at right, I attempted to entice Brenda...

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Activism & Protest,
Civil Rights & Ethnicity,
Labor & Immigration

Campaigns Silent On Immigration: Pro-Migrant SanctuarySphere

Aggregated from: Citizen Orange

While the Obama campaign filled out The Sanctuary's questionnaire on immigration and foreign policy issues the McCain campaign remained silent. In the debates both candidates have been silent on this issue. After three debates involving the Obama-Biden and McCain-Palin candidates, the one sub...

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