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International Conference on Orgonomy in Rome

An International Conference on Orgonomy will be held next October 4-6, 2013 at the Hotel dei Congressi, Rome, Italy. The Conference is organized  by the Associazione Italiana di Orgonomia, and is focused on the science conceived and developed by Wilhelm…

Occupy London in support of court case against undercover police sexual liaisons with activists

‘Police spies court case suggests sexual relations with activists were routine. Lawsuit for undercover police deception indicates several officers struck up intimate relations with those they spied on’: The Guardian Undercover police use of sexual relationships with UK female activists…

Peace is…

“World Without Wars and Violence” organizes for the fifth consecutive year the international photography contest “Peace Is” from May 1. The competition theme for 2013 is “children’s rights”. The competition and the exhibitions that will follow, are under the auspices…

Raw deal for migrant labour. A personal experience

By Diana Sala Coming from Latin America in a plane to Spain, I talked to the person sitting next to me. He turned out to be a temporary worker for the agricultural industry in Spain. Wondering about the type of…

The silent protest of the standing men in Taksim Square

Here is a video of Andrea Di Grazia shot on June 20, 2013, in Taksim Square, Istanbul. The silent protest in Taksim Square goes on. At any time of the day dozens of people stop in silence, watching the portrait…

Greece Democratic Left party pulls out of coalition government

Greece’s Democratic Left Party has pulled out of the ruling coalition government after a dispute over the sudden closure of the state broadcaster, ERT, a senior party member says. “On the basis of developments and the prime minister’s policies, the…

GMF 2013: Conference participants demand release of imprisoned journalists in Chad

The Global Media Forum in Bonn concluded with an appeal from the participants to the government in N’Djamena for the immediate release of three journalists who have been imprisoned in Chad for weeks. Among the detainees is DW correspondent Eric…

“Changing is possible, but everyone has to play a part”: Interview with Federico Pizzarotti, mayor of Parma

On the 25th of May 2012, Federico Pizzarotti was proclaimed Mayor of Parma, the first mayor in a big city who was a candidate from the “5 Star Movement”. The youngest mayor of that city, and as stated in his…

Ankara – calm before the storm

The correspondents heard that people were gathering at the central square of Kizilay, so they went out at 3pm walking down to the main road to Kizilay Square where many people were walking in that direction with slogans, banners and…

To strike or not to strike

I was surfing on a mom’s site, a website for mothers. You know the ones with tearful stories about little ones and their first words, steps and falls. Between these stories one was far different. The title was “Strike and…

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