Humanist Party
Valparaíso, Chile: authorities receive the South American March for Peace and Nonviolence
Maya Fernández Allende, president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, and Jorge Sharp, mayor of Valparaiso, received on Thursday morning a large delegation of the First South American March for Peace and Nonviolence in the port city. Accompanied by the deputies of the Chilean Humanist Party, Tomás Hirsch and… »
The Flat Tax: Stealing from the middle class to give to the rich?
In most parts of the world and also in Italy there is a progressive tax system. Progressive because the rate increases with increasing income: if I earn 1000 I pay 10 but if I earn 10000 I don’t pay 100 but 120. This has a very clear logic and is… »
Tomás Hirsch, Chilean Congress Deputy: “We can’t change things alone”
Preparations for the European Humanist Forum [EHF] are gathering pace and every day we’re receiving information about new initiatives, more confirmations of supporters and more confirmed speakers. Among the latter, Tomás Hirsch, life-long humanist from Chile, twice presidential candidate,… »
Paris: Jean-Luc Mélenchon meets Tomás Hirsch
The humanist deputy [Member of Parliament] of the Chilean Broad Front [Frente Amplio], Tomás Hirsch, met today in Paris with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Sabine Rubin and Alexis Corbière, deputies of the France Insoumise caucus, in the offices… »
Chile: the humanist parliamentary bloc “with both feet in the street”
“Don’t expect this bloc to be stuck in parliament. We will have both feet and all our soul on the streets”. With these words by Deputy Pamela Jiles, the first press gathering with the Humanist Party bloc took place in Santiago. Besides the distinguished journalist were also gathered two other… »
Chilean elections: On the “Freedom of Choice”
The run-off election to determine who will follow Michelle Bachelet as Chilean president is due to take place on the 17th of December. In the first round, former president, Sebastian Piñera, candidate for the right wing grouping Chile Vamos, obtained around 36% of the vote, while Alejandro Guillier, the candidate… »
Chile: The Humanist Party returns to congress after 25 years in the wilderness
This week I have been closely following the experiences of Tomás Hirsch, the Humanist Party candidate for Congress Deputy in the 11th district of Chile because his wife and my good friend, Juanita Vergara, invited me back in May to come down to Santiago for the elections, already sensing six… »
Tomás Hirsch: “We can’t do the changes we want alone”
A team of Pressenza editors is currently in Santiago, Chile to cover the general election taking place on Sunday 19th November. We had the chance to interview Tomás Hirsch from the Humanist Party, an integral part of the Broad Front coalition. He explained how it is possible and necessary to… »
HP’s 5 Points in Support of the YES Vote in the Colombia’s Peace Process Referendum
Here are a few key points outlining why we support the agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC: We support peace and discussion instead of war and violence as a way to resolve conflicts. The NO vote will cancel all the work carried out by both parties during the… »
Attacks in Brussels: no way out through violence.
We strongly condemn the attacks carried out today in Brussels, as we condemn all wars, wherever they may be. It is with immense sadness and great determination that we express our solidarity to the victims and their loved ones. With our aspiration for a Universal Human Nation, we send our… »
Film: The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons
2nd World March for Peace and Nonviolence
Milagro Sala
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
