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Come to a great party to celebrate the launch of The CLP's new website, SeattleGlobalist.com  This will be  a fun evening - and a great way to bring together all in Seattle who think of themselves as compassionate globalists!  Great networking as well as dancing, music, food and drink…. And a great way to support these extraordinary visionary journalists.  Hope to see you there!  Please tell your friends. Background: The Globalist is a blog celebrating the Seattle region's international…See More

September, 2007, the world’s attention was riveted by video footage of never-ending columns of saffron-robed monks streaming through the streets of Burma, protesting the government’s overnight spike in fuel prices. The reaction by Burma’s military regime to the “Saffron Revolution” resulted in thousands of peaceful protesters being arrested. Almost five years later, on January 13, as a result of intense international pressure, about 300 prisoners were released from prison. Hundreds more remain…See More