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Humanity and Hope: Desmond Tutu

Following interviews with Noam Chomsky and Vandana Shiva and Silo‘s speech in Punta de Vacas on May 4, 2004, we continue our series of short inspirational videos with the “message of hope for activists” launched by Desmond Tutu in Cape…

Argentina: urgent support for Mapuche women prisoners

2023, Argentina. In the country of the award-winning “1985”, human rights continue to be violated. 4 Mapuche women have been imprisoned for more than 6 months, crammed with their children, and accused of a crime that the law does not…

A petition drive for the release of Julian Assange has begun among members of Congress

Action4Assange activists supporting Rep. Tlaib’s petition initiative will storm Capitol Hill in Washington DC this Tuesday — not in the manner of Trump supporters two years ago, but peacefully and diplomatically. Sit-ins of support April 11th in Rome and in…

Appreciating and Honoring Chiara Lubich: The Apostle of Dialogue

by Genevieve Balance Kupang The above painting of the radiant and joyful Chiara Lubich signifies the congregations’ ecstatic celebratory consciousness that day when we commemorated the Silver Anniversary of the Awarding by the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas…

On the road to humanism

We, Westerners, have been robbed of our access to and ability to get in touch with the Sacred. In all forms, not only in the religious or mystical sense but also in art, in communication with our fellow human beings,…

Why we will be proposing an Unconditional and Universal Basic Income

One of the most controversial aspects when talking about Universal and Unconditional Basic Income is its universality. Many people, even from progressive ideologies, do not agree that wealthy people should receive the Unconditional Basic Income. EUREKA By UNIVERSALITY we mean…

Uzbekistan: domestic violence is now a criminal offense

It took a years-long campaign, waged in a highly repressive environment by women’s rights activists, but finally, on April 6 the Uzbek Senate unanimously approved the crime of domestic violence through an amendment to the criminal code. In addition to…

Humanity and Hope: Silo

After the interviews with Vandana Shiva we continue our series of short inspirational videos on the theme of “Humanity and Hope” with an excerpt from a speech given by Silo in Punta de Vacas on May 4, 2004. Almost two…

A Pebble that Floats

a book launch review by Agnes Prieto All weddings are full of smiles, looking for the fulfillment of dreams. Expectations beckon. Too swiftly, life crashes; there is nothing to look at, only a yawning emptiness that nothing reckons with. Weddings…

Face 2 Face with Kathy Kelly

On this show, we speak with Kathy Kelly about the situation of young women in Afghanistan. Since 2021, she and an ad hoc circle of internationals have assisted young Afghans to resettle in safer havens. She co-coordinates the BanKillerDrones.org campaign,…

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