Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Open for business: World Bank to reinvest in palm oil amid criticism

The gang-bankers strike again.

“Although it is clear that the new policy has taken on board some of the comments made by NGOs and government agencies during the consultations, some provisions remain weak. The policy as adopted would discourage but still allow the takeover of indigenous peoples’ and local communities' lands without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent.

http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/art-568287