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Humanist artists send a powerful message of Peace, NonViolence and Food Sovereignty from Arusha, Tanzania.

By Kimberley Khasiala Photos by Kimberley Khasiala & Hamisi Omolo What if, just for a moment, Africa felt like one big home filled with music, stories, and shared dreams? What happens when music becomes a language everyone understands, even without…

The Prehistory of Mankind and its Violent Endgame we Witness Today

As far as we can go back in human history always violence was at the core of human action, with sporadic moments of enlightenment brought by Messengers to help humankind on its predestined path towards the elimination of all forms…

URGENT statement about the unlawful detention and deprivation of liberty of Yurii Sheliazhenko

The undersigned organisations are shocked by the detention and deprivation of liberty of human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, today March 19th, by the Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv. This is just weeks after a joint call to the authorities to withdraw from…

An Ode and Elegy for Jürgen Habermas: In Gratitude and Remembrance

by Genevieve Balance Kupang I. The First Encounter I met you not in Frankfurt, not in Starnberg’s quiet light, but in the humid heart of Manila, where the air was thick with the scent of mimeographed pages and the restless…

“To the Merchants of Death,” a powerful letter from Don Mimmo Battaglia

With a view to simply examining the facts and engaging in a calm discussion, we bring to the attention of our readers the letter written by Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, Archbishop of Naples, published on March 8, 2026, on the website…

A Conversation with Peter Geffen on Civil Rights, the Holocaust, and the Power of Optimism

This interview with Peter Geffen is part of an ongoing series exploring one of the most pressing questions of our time: how do we find meaning in a world that seems increasingly unable to offer it? Two recent articles—Meaning of…

Five days of art, music and culture promoting peace, non-violence and food sovereignty

From 17 to 22 March 2026, the Festival of Art, Music and Culture for Peace, Non-Violence and Food Sovereignty will take place in Arusha, Tanzania. The initiative is promoted as part of the activities of the World Humanist Forum’s thematic…

Joint Call from Conscientious Objectors and Draft Resisters in Turkey, Cyprus, Greece and Israel NO TO WAR IN IRAN

We, anti-war voices from Turkey, Cyprus, Greece and Israel, raise a common cry against the ongoing attacks in Iran and the expanding conflict. This cry is not for the power of states and armies, but for the freedom of peoples…

Takis Politis from Santa Clara: “The collective versus the individual is evident in Cuba.”

On Saturday, March 7, the Greek office of the international news agency Pressenza supported an important event organized in the municipality of Halandri under the title “Cuba is not alone!” Dozens of citizens and residents of Halandri donated medicine and…

Peacewave Festival 2026: Over 1.5 million lights for peace, tolerance and environmental protection

The volunteer organization “Wandern für den Frieden e.V.” (Hiking for Peace) is organizing the Peacewave Festival (www.peacewavefestival.org) for the third and final time on Easter Monday, April 6, 2026. More than 1.5 million lights will be lit worldwide to promote…

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