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Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting Pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko for “Justifying Russian Aggression”?

We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, whom Ukrainian authorities have charged with justifying Russian aggression, days after his Kyiv apartment was raided and searched. Sheliazhenko is executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and has vocally opposed any…

Sandy Joseph: “When black women, regardless of nationality, are united, we achieve great things”.

Sandy was 15 years old when she arrived in Chile in January 2017. The reason was to be reunited with her mother, who was working in the country, and also to finish her final year of school to facilitate her…

Nicaragua Celebrates its Revolution While the US Plans New Sanctions Against It

“We are fighting against the Yankee enemy of humanity,” explained Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo, setting the tone of the 44th anniversary celebration of their revolution. By Roger D. Harris Later, her husband Daniel Ortega, the country’s president, elaborated in…

“Floating prisons”: the UK’s government’s new plan to house asylum seekers

The ‘No floating prisons’ campaign is active to counter it By Francesca Reppucci The UK government’s new plan to accommodate 500 asylum seekers in a barge in Portland’s port violates freedom of movement and the right to privacy. On 5…

Amani, a bereavement support initiative coordinated by Noelia Correa

Today from REHUNO Health we are approaching AMANI, a grief support initiative coordinated by Noelia Correa Landaluce, a therapist specialised in grief and emotional understanding. Noelia is a woman committed to the decisions and commitments she makes and the relationships…

Ukraine: planting seeds of peace and social cohesion despite war

An interesting and unedited report on the situation in Ukraine was published on July 10 in the Vatican News press agency, which reveals news not disseminated by the Italian press. We offer you a summary. In Ukraine, after having been…

To be a pacifist in Ukraine, the toughest job: They call me a traitor

Yurii Sheliazenko , leader of the Nonviolent Movement in Kiev speaks: “I risk my life, but I am not intimidated by warmongers. Putin and Zelensky remain supreme peace deniers and seek victory on the ground. They lack imagination in building…

How are creative arts students beginning successful careers in post-COVID19 Australia?

Freelancing Artist Samara Louise Shares Her Story The 2020 pandemic has brought anxieties to students and those beginning careers in new fields about what the future will look like for them. Aspiring artists – particularly performers, visual artists, vocalists, writers…

I Used to Be an Animal Lover Conversation Mitchell, Jimmy & Jhon Part III

This is Part III of our multi-dialogue conversation among the contributors to I Used to Be an Animal Lover, edited by D.A. Cairns. Part I contains the conversation of Rhys Hughes, Barbara Reins and Mitchell Toews. In Part II, Boris…

[Spain] Ernesto Maleno: “Transculturality is the reality to which we are called in these times, a loving response to so much violence and disintegration”.

Accepting the new global reality means recognising the increasing disappearance of cultural and even physical barriers. Activists like Ernesto Maleno are championing and working in Spain with the concept of transculturality to promote integration across borders. Ernesto Maleno is a…

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