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Rights of Nature—Why Do We Need It? 1

Por Mumta Ito Our planet Earth in its present mode of fluorescence is being devastated. This devastation is being fostered and protected by legal, political and economic establishments that exalt the human community while offering no protection to the nonhuman…

Humanitarian groups refuse to partake in ‘mass expulsion’ of refugees

‘It is incomprehensible how Europe has basically suspended the rights of these people who are looking for protection in Greece’ by Nika Knight, staff writer for Common Dreams In a stinging rebuke to Europe’s political leaders, four prominent humanitarian groups…

Staying human on Good Friday

Today is Good Friday, a major holiday in the Western Christian traditions. My family being mixed Christians always had two Christmas holidays and two Easters and so on. For us children growing up in the Bethlehem area, there was a nice rhythm and…

Documentary “Silo, a Spiritual Path” gains awards and accolades

Silo, a Spiritual Path, officially selected for a Hollywood International Independent Documentary Award, 2016. The documentary Silo, a Spiritual Path, Director Pablo Lavin, has gained Official Selection under The Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards, Los Angeles, California. This is the second…

Benefits & risks of artificial intelligence

“Everything we love about civilization is a product of intelligence, so amplifying our human intelligence with artificial intelligence has the potential of helping civilization flourish like never before – as long as we manage to keep the technology beneficial.” Max…

Silo, a Spiritual Path wins prestigious award

Silo, a Spiritual Path wins prestigious award in Accolade Global Film Competition The documentary Silo, a Spiritual Path, Director Pablo Lavin has won a prestigious Award of Merit, Special Mention from The Accolade Global Film Competition, La Jolla, California. Executive Producer…

Young voice of dissent about the current state of affairs in Hong Kong

 Hong Kong: Rita Kwan Wing-yee delivered a tirade against Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s government during a special meeting on retirement protection held by the Panel on Welfare Services March 14 2016, identifying herself as “a citizen who loves Hong Kong”. The following is extracted from…

Court orders Japan’s Takahama Nuclear Power Plant to shut down

Background:    March 18, 2016   Before the Fukushima triple meltdown five years ago, there were 54 nuclear power reactors in Japan, providing 30 percent of Japan’s electricity.  Following the disastrous earthquake and tsunami of March 11 2011, most of…

Roma Feminists Navigate the Tricky Terrain of Ethnic Stereotypes

 Last year, as the news broke in the Romanian media that a man who had died of AIDS had infected over 30 young women with HIV, it became clear to me that much needed to be done on sexual education…

Europe: missing persons and ways to support victims

Nine ways for European governments to establish the truth about missing persons and support victims Strasbourg, 17 March 2016 – “The protracted inability of European countries to shed light on the fate and whereabouts of tens of thousands of persons who are…

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