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We are all refugees

At the end of the day, we are all refugees looking to return to a mythical and original lost paradise.  If we are persistent, there will be no walls or barriers or tricks to stop us in our path.  …

Humanists call on MEPs to work for a culture of peace and nonviolence

Among the events taking place on the 2nd of October, the International Day of Nonviolence, was a March in Madrid which started at the Syrian Embassy and ended at the offices of the European Parliament. At the Syrian Embassy an…

EuroMarches denounce big commercial shopping centres in Mérida, Spain

After a long stretch on foot, the South-West column of EuroMarches reached Mérida. On arrival, an action took place at a big Aldi hypermarket, the German multinational, in which the ruination of the small shopping centres of the towns and…

EuroMarches joins the Day of Nonviolence

On the International day of Nonviolence, EuroMarches celebrated the meaning of this principle which underlines this citizen initiative. Yesterday’s events, which centred on the condemnation of tax havens located within the EU, culminated in Seville where a thousand people received…

European citizens self-survey

Euro-Survey will take place from the 1st to the 17th of October and will be promoted by EuroMarches2015 This citizens’ initiative consists of doing an opinion survey of European citizens during EuroMarches2015[1], in all European languages, about the 5 central…

Obama & Putin Spar at U.N.: Will regime change in Syria further destabilize war-torn nation?

By Amy Goodman for Democracy Now! President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first formal meeting in two years on Monday in New York to discuss Syria and Ukraine. During the 90-minute meeting, Obama and Putin agreed…

Occupy Movement spreads its wings

September 28, 2015, and the first anniversary of the Umbrella Movement protests, which began on Sept. 28, 2014, and lasted for 79 days, was ‘not celebrated’ in Hong Kong; “There is nothing to celebrate,” said activist Edith Chung – though…

How do we frame the rise of Jeremy Corbyn?

An Occupier’s Perspective How do we frame this? How do we put into context the vitriol and hatred directed at a new leader that seeks to represent the needs and desires of the people. What is of course astonishing is…

USA More Attentive to Russia’s Initiative on Syria, Says Lavrov

Moscow, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that the United States has become more attentive to the viewpoint of Russia regarding the settlement process in Syria. Lavrov told reporters that the US side has become…

Spanish Unity: A sacred and indissoluble marriage “by the grace of God”?

In recent days we have heard President Obama calling for Spanish Unity, as if he were acting as a matchmaker or a marriage broker, just as in the past we heard the same from General Franco. And it’s true that…

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