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NYC: Vigil to Abolish Nuclear Weapons on the 3rd Anniversary of the TPNW

January 22nd, 2024 A vigil outside the U.S. UN Mission across from the United Nations with members of Peace Action NY, Manhattan Project for a Nuclear Free World, Pax Christi NY, The Catholic Worker, Veterans For Peace, PSR, and ICAN…

Prague, mobilisation for ceasefire in Palestine

Thousands of people marched in Prague yesterday, 21st January 2024, in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in peaceful protest against the Israeli war actions on Gaza, that have already caused almost thirty thousand deaths (70% of them women, children,…

Peso Pluma or the hypocrisy and conservatism of elites

The opinion column by Chilean Alberto Mayol entitled “Sometimes you have to listen to the voice of the narco”, a political analyst associated with the left, in which he argues that the invitation to Peso Pluma to participate in the…

Conference in Paris on the pilot plan for universal basic income in Catalonia: What impact will its implementation have on mental health?

Mental health is the foundation of individual wellbeing and the basis of a well-functioning society. This state evolves according to both personal and external factors, the socio-economic context and even climate change. The quality of urban (and rural) life therefore…

US: Murders, poverty and discrimination

The 2024 World Report of the international organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW), which analyses the human rights situation in more than 100 countries, went somewhat unnoticed in the mainstream media in Latin America. In my opinion, the mainstream media tend…

Filipinos are Good at Being “Resilient”: Lifting the Philippines out of Poverty with Sam Tamayo’s non-profit Project SMILE

Sabrina (Sam) Tamayo founded her non-profit, Project SMILE, in the Philippines in 2018. Her organization helps people of various ages and professions rise out of poverty and follows an inspiring mantra of starting small and building a reliable impact. In…

Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom make statements on Peruvian Forestry Law

Due to the “potential impacts” on the environment, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom have expressed their views on the amendments to the Peruvian Forestry and Wildlife Law, enacted by the Peruvian Congress last week. The joint declaration, in which…

Haifa: Arab-Jewish demonstration against the war

In Haifa today, hundreds of Jewish and Arab protesters demonstrated against the war and for a political solution. The protest was allowed after an appeal to the Supreme Court, after the Israeli police, managed by Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, tried to…

Israel-Palestine: It Is Time For A Reckoning

In my recent article “Why The Two-State Solution Is The Only Viable Option To The Exclusion Of Any Other“, I argued that the two-state solution is the only viable option to bring closure to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Not surprisingly, the…

In praise of tolerance

Tolerance (from tolerate and this from the Latin tolerare). Moral quality that expresses an attentive and respectful attitude of a person, group, institution or society concerning the interests, beliefs, opinions, habits, and conduct of others. It manifests itself in the…

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