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#NoWar2023 Virtual Global Conference: Nonviolent Resistance To Militarism Start

Throughout three days of virtual panels, training, and discussion sessions, #NoWar2023 will make the case for the efficacy of nonviolent resistance as a tool for conflict resolution, highlighting case studies from around the world of unarmed civilian based defense against…

International solidarity with the Ukrainian pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko

The wave of international solidarity continues with the Ukrainian pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko, unjustly accused by his country’s services of activities against the Ukrainian state and from whom work tools and important documents have been confiscated. Solidarity that has seen, from…

Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting Pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko for “Justifying Russian Aggression”?

We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, whom Ukrainian authorities have charged with justifying Russian aggression, days after his Kyiv apartment was raided and searched. Sheliazhenko is executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and has vocally opposed any…

This August a rare ‘blue moon’ astronomical event will occur with a special nuance

The last time it happened was in 2018 and it won’t happen again until 2037. This month of August [2023] reserves us an extremely rare astronomical spectacle, since coupled with the occurrence of the unusual phenomenon of the ‘blue moon’,…

The problem is not growth but sustainability and distribution

Recently we have been able to read articles with different positions regarding some data on GDP growth in Asian countries. For some this data is encouraging, as it could mean better levels of employment and income in neglected sectors. For…

An Open Letter to the People of Japan from Concerned Peace and Civil Society Organizations of the United States

—In observance of the 78th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Japan— We, the undersigned, representing a coalition of concerned peace and civil society organizations in the United States, are advocating for the elimination of nuclear weapons globally. We join…

Dealing with the climate

The “full agreement” between Giorgia Meloni and Joe Biden is not surprising: unconditional support for the war in Ukraine leaves no room for differences of any kind. In addition, Giorgia has also signed up for the war – for now…

Economic growth or degrowth? Less would be much more

On 19 July the Asian Development Bank euphorically released the economic growth estimates for Asian countries for 2023 and 2024: after the pause imposed by Covid, the Asian economies will grow by an average of 4.8%. According to the data,…

August 8: Peace Gathering to Commemorate 78th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 8, 2023, Tuesday, 11:50AM-1PM In front of the Consulate General of Japan in New York, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY (Between 49th and 48th Street) 78 years have passed since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese…

Oppenheimer Paradox: Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists

The new blockbuster film on Oppenheimer has brought back the memories of the first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It has raised complex questions on the nature of the society that permitted such bombs to be developed and used and…

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