People Speak out against the Death Penalty
On the African continent, the death penalty is increasingly being abolished. Since 1980, no less than 12 African states have outlawed it, the most recent being Senegal in 2004. Eleuthère Molisho hopes that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will make a similar announcement soon. He is a member of the Congolese Coalition against the Death Penalty and the Culture for Peace and Justice Association, which fight for the abolition of capital punishment in the DRC.

After Living in Houses of Straw and Wood, People Demand Houses of Brick
For more than two years, they have been fighting against the government to give the poor a sense of dignity. For members of the Abahlali Base Mjondolo movement, the killings, two of which occurred during the nights of 29 and 30 April, have been countless. However, they have a stronger conviction that they “have the right to exist in the city, the right to live, to laugh, and to love,” and that they should have all that, “even if they live in shacks,” according to Raj Patel, a member of the organization.

Youth Training and Professional Artisans
Traditionally in Senegal, master artisans teach their trade to young apprentices, for whom this training is often their only education. This can become extraordinarily long and complicated for teenagers and young adults who, having had little or no education, do not know how to read or write, and do not know math. It thus falls on the artisan to teach not only his craft, but also to give the apprentice basic instruction. This can begin by things as basic and important as an understanding of meters, centimeters, and millimeters. Kora-PRD has thus launched training programs for artisans and apprentices, offering evening courses in literacy, math, management, accounting, and design.

Claiming the protectionism to defend food sovereignty
They are more than 500 representatives from 100 countries and social movements gathered in the village of Selingué in Mali. It is February, 2007 and the Forum for Food Sovereignty is being held, baptized Nyéléni 2007 in reference to the Nyéléni story, a Malian peasant woman that has become well known for its agricultural talents developed in a hostile masculine environment. Nyéléni embodies at once feminism and food sovereignty. The forum is taking place in a small rural village in Sélingué and the reception of participants, in terms of both food and lodging, was harmonious with the lives of the local farmers, since the population was completely involved in the organization of the event.

The Boletim da UNAC, a peasant publication created by peasants themselves
The first issue of UNAC’s news bulletin was published on 30th august 2003. For this peasant organization, which manages to finally accomplish a long-time project, this is a great victory. The idea was to create a news bulletin made by and for the peasants in Mozambique. The result is truly there. Nowadays, the bulletin is still published regularly, every three months. Number 15 just came out. It is now a bit longer, and the articles are embellished with many colour pictures.

No red card for « soccer for peace »
To promote amongst those under 13 years old a spirit of tolerance, peace and acceptance of others through soccer. This is the challenge the ASCCI, in collaboration with the Côte d’Ivoire Federation of soccer, is taking on, the 24th to the 28th of last January in Yamoussoukro with the project “Soccer for peace”.

Luzau Has to Hide to Survive and Allow His Organization to Flourish
Three months after the World Social Forum, where African homosexuals tried to fight to be accepted by other Africans, little progress has been made. Luzau Bosambombo, coordinator of Anti-Homophobie Africaine (African Anti-Homophobia) and correspondent for the Belgian magazine, Tel Quel , bears witness.