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“Some clues for nonviolence”: 12 – Integrating and overcoming duality

We transmit to you the study “Some clues for nonviolence” carried out by Philippe Moal, in the form of 12 chapters. The general table of contents is as follows: 1- Where are we going? 2- The difficult transition from violence…

Religion at the Service of Fraternity (fratelli tutti) Human Fraternity and Interreligious Dialogue: Seeing God in the ‘Other’ (cont’d) #3/4

by Victoria Corral and Genevieve Balance-Kupang On Interreligious Dialogue  Thank you for reading this series’ first and second articles: https://www.pressenza.com/2021 /12/human-fraternity-and-interreligious-dialogue-seeing-god-in-the-other-1-4/. https://www.pressenza.com/2021/ 12/human-fraternity-and-interreligious-dialogue-seeing-god-in-the-other-contd-2-4/. Bro. Maksimilianus Daham (Indonesia); Lucknold Louis-Jean (Haiti), Bro. Bitsong Mouchili Frederic (Cameroon), Huai-En Yu Joseph (Taiwan) leading…

New global studies show health threats throughout the plastics supply chain

Health and environmental groups call for international action to control plastic chemicals and the scaling down of plastics production, to curb the growing crisis. 14 December 2021, Davao City & Quezon City, Philippines/ Gothenburg City, Sweden. Plastics pose significant threats to…

Whales Will Save the World’s Climate—Unless the Military Destroys Them First

The U.S. military is famous for being the single largest consumer of petroleum products in the world and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Its carbon emissions exceed those released by “more than 100 countries combined.” Now, with the Biden…

India: 250 million farmers and farm workers on massive strike (I)

This is a “backstory” and gives a wider context for understanding what could be considered one of the largest nonviolent protests the world has seen. After more than a year of sustained and concerted effort, the farmers have succeeded in…

Recent US sanctions On China, Bangladesh and a few other countries

The US should look at the human rights situation in its territory first! by Jubeda Chowdhury The United States imposed sanctions on several companies and individuals in China, Myanmar, and North Korea on December 10, 2021, on ‘International Human Rights Day…

Why Xiomara Castro’s Win in Honduras Could Address the Country’s Endemic Corruption and Violence

After more than a decade of violent repression and undemocratic rule that emerged after the 2009 ouster of Manuel Zelaya, a new leader takes the reins of the Central American nation. By Sonali Kolhatkar “I am overwhelmed with joy; I…

Eco-revolution in India: agricultural project could initiate global agricultural turnaround

Cow dung is the new gold. At least in Andhra Pradesh, the eighth largest state in India. There, six million farming families want to establish a completely pesticide-free agriculture. This could lead to the most important agricultural turnaround in history.…

Philippine NGO Asserts Enforcement of ASEAN Ban on Mercury in Cosmetics 

13 December 2021, Quezon City.  Mercury in cosmetics remains a serious threat to human health and the environment 14 years after the ASEAN regional bloc decided to ban it in cosmetic product formulations. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition made…

The Judicial Kidnapping of Julian Assange

“Let us look at ourselves, if we have the courage, to see what is happening to us” – Jean-Paul Sartre  Sartre’s words should echo in all our minds following the grotesque decision of Britain’s High Court to extradite Julian Assange…

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