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Spain: Celebration of the Day of Nonviolence in Valencia

On the day of 2 October, two activities took place. In the morning, in the Town Hall Square, messengers of Silo’s Message, humanists, representatives of organisations and associations, friends, etc. came together for two hours in a simple but moving…

A No-Word: The Silence of Zen

An Interview with Sr. Anne-Marie Brittain, NDS about her book: A No-Word   by Genevieve Balance-Kupang The trees, flowers, and plants grow in silence. The stars, sun, and moon move in silence. Silence gives us a new perspective… We need…

The wisdom of peoples in global networks

The third meeting of the Council of the Wisdoms of the Earth’s Peoples was held on 09.04.2021, with all seven networks present. With satisfaction, we have observed that the experiment of the Parliament of Planetary Citizenship has been consolidating to…

Dialogue, Tolerance and Reconciliation Campaign

The Community for Human Development – Peru, a humanist organisation of a social and cultural nature, in the face of the current context of division and social disintegration, calls upon and invites the progressive forces of our country to rebuild…

PPFA reiterates demand to revitalize Hinglaj temple in Baluchistan

Guwahati: As Durga Puja (also known as Durgotsav or Sharodotsav) is set to begin next month (11-15 October 2021), a northeast India-based forum of nationalist citizens reiterates its demand to revitalize the Hinglaj Mata Mandir, a Shakti Peeth located in…

Our Biggest Addiction is Not to Food or Drugs, but to the Past

This article has also been translated in Norwegian by Harald Olsen (Vår største avhengighet er ikke mat og medisin, men fortiden) Every day, the news gets more challenging, but also more interesting. Everything is collapsing: the environment is erupting with…

There is still a future: 40 years on, this message is being sent out again

Twelve years later, in 1981, with the impulse of The Community for Human Development and accompanied by a group of friends from different parts of the world, Silo spoke again, this time on an international stage. From Madrid to Mumbai…

Gifted to Give: In the Spirit of Indigenous, Jewish, Christian, Muslim Faith Traditions

by Genevieve Balance-Kupang  There is excitement and unfolding of inspiration as one unwraps the gifts s/he received and amplifies the good. This is true especially if it is done in the presence of others. Such were the feelings experienced last…

Ode to a remarkable man

POEM     Once upon a time ago An unremarkable remarkable man Walked upon the earth.   He looked just like an ordinary man But when he looked and spoke to you The ground you walked on, shook.   T’was…

Revenge for 9/11 Didn’t Work and Never Will

This year’s 9/11 commemoration opens the door for a new analysis of what went wrong with the US strategy in Afghanistan. At the beginning of August, President Biden ordered a pull out of US troops and negotiated with the Taliban…

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