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The Nun who Wanted to Change the World… and Did

“Students of St. Scholastica’s are ‘colegiala ’; they’re not used to advocacy work,” said the retired environmentalist nun, Sister Aida Velasquez OSB. She explained that schoolgirls in this exclusive, all-girls Catholic College are from affluent families. But she added that…

People’s Resistance Triumphs: Bangladesh Government Forced to Scrap Controversial Law Rehabilitating Bank Plunderers

By Mynul Hasan Sohel (Dhaka Bureau) In the face of intense domestic civic protests, anti-corruption social movements, and massive pressure from international donor agencies, the Government of Bangladesh has finally been forced to back down. The Ministry of Finance and…

Building Institutions of Integrity and Peace: BSU Invites BCU for SDG 16 Dialogue

“Peace is most powerful when it is rooted in joy—in the simple, profound gift of a smile.” by Dr. Genevieve Balance Kupang A Forum Rooted in Tradition and Vision Benguet State University (BSU) formally concluded its ‘Ba’diw ya Binnadang‘ Forum…