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Indigenous People, Communities, Sectors Stand Against China-funded KALIWA DAM in National Sectoral Consultation

Quezon City  – About 250 people including indigenous peoples (IPs), urban poor organizations, student and youth associations, workers, parish and church members, non-government organizations, fisherfolk, affected residents of Rizal and Quezon areas, and other organized sectors based in Metro Manila…

PPFA Demands a Careful Re-verification of the NRC Draft Before Endorsement

Guwahati: As various organizations and civil society groups of Assam are demanding the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be endorsed by the Registrar General of India (RGI), a forum of nationalist citizens insisted on a…

EcoWaste Coalition Informs the Public of Untold Hazards in Some Christmas Ornaments 

4 November 2024, Quezon City. As spooky Halloween decorations are quickly taken down and replaced with jolly Christmas ornaments, a toxics watchdog group has alerted consumers on which items to avoid to safeguard human health and the environment, too. Amid…

Montana’s First Worker Cooperative Is In It for the Long Haul

How the custom steel fabrication and design company Crucible built a “gravel road” for other Montana worker co-ops to follow. By Damon Orion Worker cooperatives—businesses owned and democratically managed by their employees—have shown high rates of economic stability, employee retention,…

Indian Media Narrative regarding Communal Conflict in Bangladesh is Far from Reality

Since the fall of the Awami League, Indian media has portrayed Bangladesh as a nation plunged into chaos, highlighting alleged attacks on the Hindu minority in Bangladesh. The country, having more than 170 million people in about 8 percent of…

Hoekstra told not to bring fossil fuel lobby to COP29

As the EU’s climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra prepares for his hearing in the European Parliament to reprise his role for the next five years, more than a hundred civil society organisations have written to ask him not to bring fossil…

SUKAT DI MAKAN: A Traditional Kankanaey Food Exchange Ritual Before Marriage

by Beberly T. Calugan   A place’s identity is defined by its cultures and traditions. In Mountain Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines, cultural traditions are rooted in the beliefs, customs, knowledge, practices, and skills of its indigenous people. One of…

What the Air Force Doesn’t Want Us to Notice on Election Night

Much significance will happen at the end of Election Day, and a countdown will begin at 11:00 p.m. PDT on November 5th. While everyone’s attention will be on who our next president will be, the U.S. The Air Force will…

COP 16 on Biodiversity concludes in Cali

The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) on Biodiversity took place in the city of Cali, Colombia, reaching significant agreements in favour of global biodiversity. Significant progress was also made in relevant aspects such as the relationship between human health…

Members of the Global Journey for Peace and Nonviolence Arrive in Kannur

Kannur, Kerala Members of the World march for Peace and Non-Violence arrived in Kannur one month after having commenced their journey from Costa Rica on October 2. The team members received a warm welcome at the railway station. Rafael de…

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