DN!: Edwidge Danticat Chronicles Uncle's Death at Federal Immigration Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:48:23 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST October 5, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Senior TV Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * American Peace Activists Denied Entry to Canada After Appearing on FBI Database * Two leading U.S. peace activists were denied entry into Canada on Wednesday after their names appeared on an FBI criminal database that the Canadian government is using at its borders. Ann Wright, a retired Army colonel and former diplomat, and Medea Benjamin, co-founder of womenıs peace group CODEPINK, were headed to Toronto to appear at an antiwar event. We speak to Ann Wright about her entry denial and its implications on civil liberties. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/05/1419236 * Activist Ted Glick on 32nd Day of ³Climate Emergency Fast² to Protest Washington Inaction on Global Warming * Ted Glick is the coordinator of the U.S. Climate Emergency Council. He is on the 32nd day of a fast to protest the failure of lawmakers in Washington to address climate change. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/05/1419241 * In New Memoir, Award-Winning Haitian Novelist Edwidge Danticat Chronicles Death of Her Uncle at Federal Immigration Jail * Edwidge Danticat is an award-winning Haitian-born writer who now lives in Miami. In November 2004, Danticatıs 81-year-old uncle, Reverend Joseph Dantica, died in the custody of immigration officials. He had arrived from Haiti seeking political asyslum following threats on his life. Denied his medicines and accused of faking an illness, he died just days after his detention. Edwidge Danticat tells this devastating story in her latest book, ³Brother, Iım Dying.² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/05/1419252 * Headlines for October 5, 2007 * - Witnesses: U.S. Airstrike Kills Civilians in Baquba - Dems Demand Secret Torture Memos - House Backs Law to Prosecute Iraq Contractors - Pentagon: Blackwater Guards Fired Unprovoked - Junta: Suu Kyi Must Drop Demands Before Talks - Pinochetıs Widow, Children Arrested in Chile - Tutu Barred From Speaking at Minnesota University - Report: World Bank Encourages Congo Forest Destruction Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/05/1419225 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Friday, October 5, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! 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