North America

by Vernie Caparas With eyes that acknowledged every student seated in that 120-square-foot-workshop at Bahay Migrante, just across Mountain View Cemetery on Fraser Street, the Maestro began his 4-hour masterclass in mural painting. “I have been using art, specifically painting,…

On September 29th, Peace Action Fund of New York State (PAFNYS) will present the 2025 William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Peacemaker Awards to lifelong educator and former U.S. Congressman, Jamaal Bowman, and anti-racist educator and activist, Jesse Hagopian at a ceremony in New York City attended by leading…

I have taught for fourteen seasons at one of the largest labor unions in America, with a 30,000-strong membership. In those classrooms, filled with hardworking men and women who fight every day for fair wages and respect, I was surprised…

Sunday, September 21, 2025: the meeting is at noon in Fulton Park, one of those small parks in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, the neighborhood where my husband and I have decided to live this year. In reality, almost no one calls…

Many Americans today do not fully understand the depth of the problem facing the United States. Yet, if they looked into their own households, they would see that the situation cannot be sustained much longer. The average U.S. household now…

 With news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 29th, thousands from across the country are expected to gather in New York City for a mass march to…

Amid the darkness and suffering ravaging the Gaza Strip, in the thick of a conflict that has put thousands of families—and above all, hundreds of thousands of innocent children—at risk, a light of hope shines from our host country. Canada…

In a time of unprecedented polarization, institutional decay, and global authoritarian resurgence, the United States faces a crisis unlike any in its history—a society devouring its own foundations. The ancient symbol of the ouroboros—a serpent devouring its own tail—has long…

There is a great opportunity coming up to build the peace movement by supporting or creating anew a powerful local event on the International Day of Peace. We’ve got all the resources you could want below — and if something is…