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The Dalits in Dhaka: where the society has doubled their marginalization

15 years ago for the first time, I was interested in investigating the life of Dalits of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Although the city gets neat and clean and tidy by this community, very few city dwellers have a broad and…

Indigenous peoples, democracies and territories

In times of elections, advances of right-wing options and democracies in crisis, indigenous peoples propose other models of life: without exploiting nature, with solidarity, complementarity and reciprocity. Overcoming genocide, structural racism, extractive governments and millenarian peoples who mark out paths.…

Art Weave: A Tapestry of Life and the Arts

An exuberant, bursting orange sun against a blue sky hovering over a row of tiny hills and fields. Benguet blooming with the vibrant colors of the sunflower. A lush landscape beckoning towards the orange sun sending out sunshine rays as…

Lula: Veto everything!

Apib* demands that President Lula be consistent with his environmentalist discourse and veto the entire bill that threatens indigenous lands. Following the approval of Bill 2903 (PL2903) by the Federal Senate (27/09), the Brazilian indigenous movement is mobilising in the…

Anak Datu: Myth, Memory and History Interweaves and Stages a Tale for Peace

To hear the kulintang, gongs, and drums play is enough to connect you and me to our Muslim brothers and sisters living in Mindanao. To see and hear their heartfelt stories of what happened during the Mindanao war, in song…

Blood carbon

“These people have sold our air”. This is the title of the shocking report of the “Blood Carbon” campaign that the international organisation Survival, which fights for the rights of indigenous peoples, has directed to raise awareness of what is…

Arauco forestry, monoculture tree plantations and the Mbya Guarani People standing up

Report from the indigenous community Puente Quemado 2, which demands the return of territories and the withdrawal of the multinational Arauco. “The monoculture of pine trees is a tragedy and we are going to fight to recover the forest”, says…

The Woman of Artsakh Today

For over 30 years, Artsakh women have survived fierce territorial wars for the right to self-determination. With husbands and sons defending their territory amidst the first Artsakh war, a shift in traditional gender identity began, making women household heads, breadwinners,…

CEHA’s virtual presentation on Zulu Culture: “A look from the stars”.

Zulu culture: “A look from the stars”. The Centre for Humanist Studies of the Americas (CEHA), with headquarters in Mendoza and activities in Colombia, Panama, Canary Islands, Dominican Republic and Dubai, among other regions, will hold its third Conference on…

A High Seas Treaty Aimed at Protecting Polluted Oceans is Now a Reality

By Thalif Deen A historic new international treaty, described as “a monumental win for the protection of the world’s oceans”, will be open for signature by member states beginning September 20 during the high-level meeting of world political leaders at…

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