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True Peace Demands the End of War: Unmasking the Illusions of Power and Profit

 OPEN LETTER AGAINST WAR Ladies and Gentlemen, representatives of citizens and peoples Stop the horror, the inadmissibility. Why are you leaving open the absurd possibility of resorting to nuclear weapons when the war in Ukraine has reached a total stalemate?…

In Belgrade, Art Meets Faith: The Premiere of People of Christ. Our Time with Kusturica and Global Voices

On September 18 in Belgrade I received two invitations, one for a solemn evening at the Embassy of the largest country in the world, and the second, which I could not avoid attending: the press premiere of the film “People…

Book review: Redeeming Africa through Philanthrocapitalism

Aaron Eddens (2024). Seeding Empire: American Philanthrocapital and the Roots of the Green Revolution in Africa. University of California Press, Oakland, California. by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu In his 2024 book, Seeding Empire, Aaron Eddens, a scholar in American Studies and…

BCU Doctoral Students Visit The Baguio Mansion House Presidential Museum SDG #4, SDG #11

by Josefa Dampilag and Genevieve Balance Kupang   On September 14, 2024, the doctoral students of Baguio Central University’s (BCU) ‘Current Trends, Problems, Innovations in Graduate Education’ class embarked on an educational trip to The Baguio Mansion House-Presidential Museum (TBMH-PM).…

The causes of the electoral success of the far right in Germany. Interview with Reto Thumiger

In Thuringia and Saxony, where elections were held on Sunday, September 1, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party obtained more than 30% of the vote with a turnout of 73.5%, while the government coalition parties (Social Democrats, Greens and…

The Third World March for Peace and Nonviolence will depart from San Jose, Costa Rica.

On October 2, 2024, the International Day of Nonviolence, the Third World March for Peace and Nonviolence will depart from San Jose, Costa Rica, where it will return, after circling the planet, on January 5, 2025. As the date approaches,…

Intimations: A haiku journal #3

  “At times a total comprehension has overwhelmed me. At times a perfect communion with everything has filled me with ecstasy. At times I have broken through my reveries and seen reality in a new way.” – Excerpt from Chapter…

Singer-songwriter/Producer Chris Wells: Planting Peace and Opening a Heart that’s Peaceful, Fearless and Free

Meet Chris Wells…a songwriter, actor, teacher, and Siloist based in New York City. Since the early 90s, he has been part of the Humanist Movement, an all-volunteer international movement launched by Silo, working for deep social and personal change through…

Western Balkans: exploring Montenegro with the journalist, media executive and international civic activist, Milka Tadić Mijović

On the occasion of a recent road trip to the Western Balkans, Mariannella Kloka and Efi Pavlogergatou interview the journalist Milka Tadić Mijović about Montenegro’s past and present. Milka Tadić Mijović became internationally known as an activist during the turbulent…

Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A Vision of Unity for Sri Lanka’s Future

On September 21, the people of Sri Lanka have elections to vote for a new president for a five-year term. Since its independence from the United Kingdom in 1948, there have been successive conservative governments, more or less authoritarian and…

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