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Bogotá mobilizes in support of mental health

In a somewhat unstable socio-political context, a few days before October 10, the date on which World Mental Health Day is celebrated each year, Bogotá was the epicenter of a silent revolution that promises to transform the way the world…

Healing Colours: Surfacing the Unseen for Justice and Accountability

By Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas* That fateful LapuLapu Day Festival on 26 April 2025 not only quashed the future of eleven lives; it bared the grief, loss, outrage, and trauma of migrant communities. The three levels of government’s lingering…

The intellectual corruption of Karl Schlögel

Karl Schlögel was once a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. Today, he calls for the reintroduction of military service—and has been awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his efforts. It is a symbolic act so…

The Disarming Force: Why Active Nonviolence Is Not the Same as Non-Violence

In light of the Sumud Global Flotilla (the most ambitious attempt towards Gaza since Oct-2023), it makes sense to question the real power of unarmed resistance in the face of overwhelming force. Beyond the specific act, whose humanitarian value is unquestionable, this…

Marco Cavallo’s Final Ride for All Freedoms

The final stages of Marco Cavallo’s journey have brought the blue horse to Brindisi and Bari, two strategic ports in southern Italy facing the Adriatic and looking towards Albania. From these shores, Italy is experimenting with the externalisation of borders…

Transcending the Borders: A Virtual Meeting Between India and Pakistan

On October 4th, 2025, at 11:00 AM CET, the webinar “Transcending the Borders: An Interdisciplinary Analysis on the Indo-Pakistani Conflict in a Peace Construction Perspective” was held online via Zoom. By Federica De Luca The event was part of a…

Korea-based Indigenous Jumma People’s Community Calls for Justice in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Condemning Atrocities by the Bangladeshi Army

On 4 October 2025, the indigenous Jumma People of the Chittagong Hill Tracts living in South Korea organized a public rally in central Seoul against the attack and killing of their fellow people in southeastern Bangladesh by the Bangladesh Army…

Peace is possible, amplify our voices!

On the second anniversary of October 7, we receive and gladly share this message from Maoz Inon, who lost both his parents on that tragic day. Initially reported missing, Bilha and Yakovi Inon were later found burned to death inside…

Two years since October, 7, 2023: we reflect, we reaffirm

“Two years have passed since the tragic events of October 7, 2023; a day that shattered lives, deepened divides, and marked the beginning of one of the most horrific chapters in the history of this land. Since then, we have…

Israeli draft refusers Roman Levin and Itamar Greenberg arrested for their protest on the Gaza border

Israeli draft refusers Roman Levin and Itamar Greenberg are still arrested with another comrade for their protest two days ago on the Gaza border and their attempt to break the siege. Mesarvot Network: ״Itamar and Roman, together with dozens of…

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