South America

How difficult it is for me to separate Miguel from all his relatives! To speak of him is to speak of his family, of his close environment, of ties that transcend all times and difficulties. He was a cultivator of…

What do we mean when we discuss mental health? The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines it as: “A state of wellbeing in which each individual fulfils his or her potential, can cope with the stresses of life, can work productively…

It is the first in-person workshop on Nonviolent Journalism. By: Ricardo Rojas With great enthusiasm, the Nonviolent Journalism Workshop developed by the International News Agency Pressenza began to take place in the Public Bookshop of the Cerrillos community. The workshop…

12 years ago, a group of humanists in Quito, Ecuador articulated as Espacio No Violento (Nonviolent Space) took the decision to convene organisations to make visible the nonviolent initiatives they had been implementing; thus, a first public, open and inclusive…

How is it possible that “they” (said elite) have so much power over us, that they are able to make us believe in a reality that is simply an exercise of strategies on a chessboard, where what is at stake…

In October, Argentines and Ecuadorians are once again called to the polls. In the case of Ecuador, a second round of voting will determine who will occupy the presidential seat of the ousted banker-president Lasso in a shortened mandate for…

Do you remember when tenderness nested in our hearts? Do you remember the times when we marveled at the garden full of fireflies, that flowing river, the warm sand on our feet and the flower of a thousand petals? Do…

Under the slogan “40 years of Democracy. 40 years of Participation”, humanist activists celebrated four decades of unwavering commitment to humanization in Santa Rosa, the capital of the Argentinean province of La Pampa. After an introductory speech by Humanist Party…

The exhibition Peace and Active Nonviolence Now! has moved to the city of Huancayo, in central Peru, and has been on display since 15 July at the Instituto de la Juventud y Cultura de la Ciudad Incontrastable (Institute of Youth…

“Your perception of the world is a reflection of your state of consciousness.” My name is Antonia. I was 26 years old, I was reading at the time when I rubbed my eye and I resumed reading and suddenly I…