Welcome to the third volume of Five Minutes to Midnight. 2005 promises to be a major year for the project, as we are starting our first campaign and will be working with multiple organizations and publications around the world. As you may have already noticed, we have a new layout for the website and issue as well. Please e-mail us and tell us what you think!
Thanks for reading,
Wojciech Gryc
Editor-in-Chief
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Women and Food Security (by Katherine Grechuta)
This article explores the importance of including women in the processes being used to ensure adequate food quality and quantity in developing countries. Many programs designed to promote food security tend to overlook the role women play within the process.
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Iraqi Elections (by Allison Martell)
January 30 is set as the day when Iraq will have elections, leading to a new phase in its governance. However, there are many issues the transitional government and Coalition must face before the elections can be successful. This article explores some of these issues.
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Canada's Battle for Oil (by Kaley Kennedy)
Recent decisions regarding financial and oil agreements between the Canadian Federal Government and Newfoundland, a Maritime province, have caused fury among politicians and citizens in Newfoundland, leading to Newfoundland's refusal to fly Canadian flags on Provincial Government land.
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Update: Avian Influenza (by Michael Chong)
Michael Chong has researched the threat of Avian Influenza and the World Health Organization's (WHO) recent predictions of millions of deaths around the world. This is an update for a previous article.
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Get Involved: Millennium Development Goals Campaign
(by Wojciech Gryc)
Five Minutes to Midnight is starting its first major campaign, focusing on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2005. There are many of ways volunteers can get involved locally and internationally, with opportunities to help affect people's views about the MDGs.
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Comment: Your Reality (by Mark Cavdar)
The growing popularity of reality shows has glued millions of people to their television screens and created a competitive market for the programs. But have networks gone too far with recent reality show ideas?
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