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“La Moderna Filipina 2024”: 12 Female Artists Celebrate Diversity and Creativity, Advocating Women’s Empowerment in the Arts

The Women’s Month exhibition, “La Moderna Filipina 2024,” at Imahica Art! opened on March 2, 2024, a stunnng showcase of the exceptional talents of 12 Filipina contemporary artists. Paintings, sculpture, mixed media, a wide range of mediums and art forms……

Outdated Narratives Have Humanity in a Downward Spiral—It’s Time to Tell ‘Stories for Life’

A short film and narratives project “Stories for Life” seeks to bring about the shift in culture that humanity needs to survive. By April M. Short The stories we do and don’t tell about ourselves and these times in which…

The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency

Architects and everyday people are teaching each other to build spaces for community and climate resilience using local, natural materials. By April M. Short The way we build our structures and organize our cities can have a significant impact on…

At the Beach

At the beach is An ocean of time.   Where to discover anew, leafy shapes Clear against the blue of the sky. Sun’s rays, glittering down Diamonds upon the crests of waves. The texture of tree trunks Brush scored and…

The semantic field of the “Indian”: from stigma to murder

Dehumanization, through the media, as state policy, for foreign (and local) extractive interests. When I told my friend Matías, a computer teacher and social communicator, he couldn’t believe it. His first response was to laugh. “You didn’t even know how…

Women & War: World BEYOND War’s 2024 Virtual Film Festival

Join World BEYOND War for our 4th annual virtual film festival! Marking International Women’s Day (March 8), this year’s “Women & War” virtual film festival from March 9-23, 2024 explores the intersection of women, war, and militarized masculinity. Each week, we’ll…

Lula, Israel’s Genocide, and Racism on Brazilian Corporate Media

“Brazilian diplomatic tradition relies on solving problems. The ‘incident’ with Israel takes the opposite direction and affects not only the image of our country but also the course of subjects that actually matter for the population in an electoral year.”…

Paying Tribute to Bir Chilarai

The stage was readied to narrate the inspiring story of Bir Chilarai, the younger brother of Maharaj Narnarayan, the 16th-century great Koch king of eastern Bharat, as the astonishing war hero who mesmerized everyone with his bravery, clever diplomacy, patriotism,…

Long fucking live freedom (of speech)!

Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, there are governments and individuals, including those in positions of power, around the world who threaten this right, from the…

February 21st: International Mother Language Day

The International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on 21st February is observed worldwide to promote cultural diversity, linguistics, and multilingualism, In Bangladesh, the day is observed as National Language Martyrs Day. UNESCO announced the IMLD on 17 November 1999. It was…

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