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Chile: Massive closing ceremony of the Apruebo campaign

We publish here a photo report with images circulating on social networks showing the massiveness of the closing ceremony of the campaign for the “I approve” option in the Plebiscite on the proposal for a new Chilean Constitution. This massive…

World without war: A life-giving initiative

The origins of the humanist organisation “World without Wars and Violence” (MSGySV) were in Moscow after the dissolution of the USSR. Rafael de la Rubia, its founder, lived there in 1993. One of the first supporters of the organisation was…

Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet president and friend of the humanists, dies

The last president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, who died today in Moscow at the age of 92 after a serious and prolonged illness, was very close to Silo and the humanists, according to Russian state media. He maintained…

Long live Gorby

When in 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev took over as General Secretary of the CPSU (Communist Party of the Soviet Union), which was de facto equivalent to a presidency of the USSR, succeeding three gerontes (Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko), few imagined that…

The Three Stooges (A Geopolitical Update)

Four Things To Know Before You Read On I do not nor have I ever supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. I have made this clear in almost all of my previous writings about the conflict and feel no need to…

Geo-tagging and Cultural Mapping (Scoping and Negotiation Phase) in Guinluthangan,  Milagros, Masbate

On August 25, 2022, the Milagros LGU Municipal Planning and Development Officer (MPDO) Jessica F. Madrilejos, with other LGU personnel were deployed to conduct the last day of geo-tagging activities at Guinluthangan Island (formerly named Puro). The team members were…

Superheroes do exist!

“Don’t worry, I’ll pass on my arachnid powers and you’ll be cured. But you have to believe it. Tomorrow, maybe not. Maybe not the day after, either. But you’ll see how little by little you’ll feel better until you’re cured.…

A conversation with Charlie Fish about his short story collection, “The Man Who Married Himself.” Part I

In 2018, Charlie Fish published my short story, “‘My Love Ana’—Tommy” in Fiction on the Web. Charlie, a New York native, has been publishing stories online since 1996 and now lives in London. In addition to publishing and editing other authors,…

Hope grows amid Burma’s crushing military coup – NGO graduates 25 “agents of change”

by Perfecto Caparas INDIANAPOLIS – Showcasing their resilience and undying hope despite the covid-19 pandemic and military junta’s atrocities, 25 students graduated recently from the National University of the Union of Myanmar (NUUM). During their commencement ceremonies on August 27,…

Gustavo Petro’s “total peace” plan and how it could shape the notion of security in Colombia.

In his inaugural speech, Petro said, “peace is the meaning of my life, and it is the hope of Colombia” his words resonated in the ears and hearts of an entire nation striving to overcome the grief of war. The…

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