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‘Bugkos’: Citizen-led mural calls for unity, better governance in the upcoming elections

A call for bugkos — Bicolano term for unity in the upcoming elections through choosing better governance was depicted through symbols of a pink rose, ribbon, and different sectors in the community, in a recently unveiled citizen-led mural in Sorsogon City.…

The sad childhood of the pandemic

Current living conditions place limits on childhood development. As my friend Susana said: “When we see children every day, we don’t realise how much their behaviour has changed. They are sad. This one-off observation has made me reflect on the…

Bicolano artists unveil mural painting project on good governance and social justice

Sorsogon, Philippines– Seasoned muralists and young artists from various art groups and youth organizations unveiled a mural project on good governance and social justice earlier today at Barangay Basud in Sorsogon City. The project was organized by 1Sambayan-Sorsogon Youth, in…

Interactive virtual neighbourhood will be the epicentre of the Latin American youth participation meeting 2021

Together with 200 young people in a virtual city, with the participation of the famous environmentalist YouTuber Chantal Chalita and the renowned group of musicians Latin Latas, the first “Latin American Meeting of Youth Participation 2021” will take place on…

COP 26: “There is a generation that is going to turn the tables on climate change”.

From Glasgow-Scotland, where COP 26 is taking place, Pressenza’s programme Cuatro Elementos interviewed Melissa Moreano, professor and researcher at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar-Ecuador, member of the collective Geografía Crítica-Ecuador and the Latin American and Caribbean Platform for Climate Justice.…

The climate, ecological and human health crisis Human beings as a central value?

By: Doris Balvin [1] The current state of the global environmental situation and those responsible. Talking about the global environmental situation, within the framework of the Open World Meeting of New Humanism, entitled “The human being as a central value”,…

Youth Mural Art Project to Visualize People’s Agenda and Good Governance

VISUAL ART Bikol Youth Groups and a broad alliance of artists and cultural workers to launch a mural project visualizing people’s agenda and good governance; calls on Sorsoganon youth to discern the signs of times The 1Sambayan-Sorsogon Youth, in partnership…

NINIS. The Gender Gap and the Asymmetry between Education and the Labour Market

The National Employment Survey for the mobile quarter July – September 2021 that was presented by the National Statistics Institute (INE) provides us with interesting information regarding young people between 15 and 24 years of age who are not studying…

Peace World Congress of the International Peace Bureau (IPB) (Re)Imagine our World: Action for Peace and Justice!

More than 900 participants present in Barcelona and more than 1,700 online shows the tremendous international interest in this Peace World Congress. It was the right congress, at the right time, in the right city. Barcelona proved to be a…

Children and young people learn by imitation

In a study conducted in the United States between 1977 and 1995, psychologists Leonard Eron and Rowell Huesmann concluded that greater exposure of children to violence in the media is the cause of more violent behaviour in youth and adulthood.…

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