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A global movement that gives us a new vision. Logbook from the Global Sumud Flotilla

Yesterday was a busy day, as we continued to work on arranging the boats and preparing essential equipment—safety lines to secure ourselves and prevent falling into the sea during night shifts. We also had to clean the water tanks and…

Global Sumud Flotilla, the sea as a companion on the way to Gaza

The sea opens paths that the powerful tried to close. From Barcelona sets sail the Global Sumud Flotilla, a flotilla of persistence, of constancy, of resistance. Half a hundred boats that do not carry bombs but food and medicine, that…

Warrior-Turned-Peace-Activist Delivers Message to Veterans Via Kayak

His Veterans for Peace flag flying, 90-year-old veteran and peace activist Bill McNulty joined the final stretch of a 22-mile cross-Long Island Sound kayak event that drew attention to the fact that 22 military veterans commit suicide every day. Sponsored…

EcoWaste Coalition Urges Local Authorities to Protect their Constituents and the Ecosystems from Toxic Mercury in Skin Lightening Products

4 September 2025, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition appealed to city and municipal authorities to actively cooperate with the national government and other sectors in eliminating the unlawful trade of contraband mercury-added cosmetics for whitening the skin tone. Over two…

Beyond the Defeat: Unpacking the Systemic Failures Holding Pakistani Football Back

Despite yesterday’s devastating defeat to Iraq in the U23 qualifying round, the potential for athletic excellence in Pakistan is not a myth. Our nation is a world champion in squash, hockey, cricket, and snooker, proving our inherent capacity to compete…

Nonviolent exercises. Logbook from the Global Sumud Flotilla

A new report from our collaborators aboard the boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla, currently in Sicily awaiting departure for Gaza. No beatings yesterday for the members of the Global Sumud Flotilla. We carried out a simulation of direct nonviolent…

While the Sumud Aid Floatilla (50 boats, 44 nations) is preparing itself to take route to Gaza…

While the Sumud Aid Floatilla (50 boats, 44 nations) is preparing itself to take route to Gaza, the Western mainstream media stay in total silence about its existance. Their silence speak for itself, as they are ordered not to make…

China Is Unlikely To Play A Major Role In The Ukrainian Endgame

The most that China is expected to do is deploy peacekeepers together with other countries per a potentially forthcoming UNSC Resolution that would likely see these forces jointly patrol whatever the “Line of Contact” may be and monitor each side’s…

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The General Assembly voted, by 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions,…

CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT: Food-Like Plastic Toys May Pose Serious Health Risks to Children

Chemicals and waste watchdog BAN Toxics has raised concerns over the sale of food-like plastic toys suspected to contain health-damaging substances. As part of its safe toys for kids advocacy, the group purchased the said toys for testing at P50…

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