Getting Out the Anti-Globalization Message
( New York Times)http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/getting-out-the-anti-globalization-message/?scp=1&sq=globalization &st=cse
In Pittsburgh People have be protesting for anti-globalization. The G-20 economic summit is taking place there and Barack Obama is the host. Protesters have put together short videos highlighting their gripes with the global financial system. Some videos have documented abuse and there might be later legal action. Organizers have complained about being harassed by these protesters and have set up their own legal help hotline.
Living longer: the aging population
(BBC)http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009/08/090812_age_wt_sl.shtml
In 2040 the World's population over 60 will go up to two billion people. For the first time ever, there will be more people over 60 than under 15 in the next 30 years. Aubrey de Gray says that we could very well stop aging all together but that we just haven't grasped it yet. More than 10% of the Danish population joined DaneAge. The organization is forcing major political parties to adopt more pro- elderly policies. Many elderly people are in poverty, abandoned, and ignored by society and children. Japan has the oldest population in the world.
Birthrate, age of mothers on the rise in Canada.
http://www.canada.com/life/parenting/Birthrate+mothers+rise+Canada/2028033/story.html
The number of births in Canada is increasing. In 2007 women gave birth to 367,864 babies which is 13,247 more than 2006. It was the highest number of babies born since 1995. Women aged 30 and over were the main contributers to the increase. In Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia there was a 83 per cent of the total increase in births.The Saskatchewan women had the highest fertility rate at 2. 03 per cent, while Newfoundland and Labrador had the lowest fertility rate at 1. 46 per cent.
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