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Meeting Dr. Teivo Teivainen at the Social Forum of Resistance (FSR)

On the opening day of the Social Forum of Resistance (FSR) and Social Forum of Justice and Democracy (FSMJD) we had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Teivo Teivainen, Professor of World Politics at University of Helsinki. Dr. Teivainen has been…

No to all wars. Sit-in at NATO base in Solbiate Olona

Flags, banners and activists of all ages were present at the sit-in at the NATO base in Solbiate Olona, in the province of Varese, one of the nine NATO rapid deployment commands in Europe, with more than 400 soldiers from…

Compassion and Healing for Humanity: Experimenting with doing Post-Materialist Politics

Multiconvergence of Global Networks – MRG promotes an encounter inspired by the methodologies of the Theatre of the Oppressed and Family Constellations. It will take place at the World Social Forum 2022, on 05.05.22, at 11am Brasília, in online mode,…

How to Divest. In the Town of Wall Street, Applaud the NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, the NYC Council and Amalgamated Bank.

In recent years we have full out launched into another nuclear arms race, without discussion of facts nor citizen input. By far, we have put forth the largest outlay in history for our Pentagon budget. Instead of using the wisdom…

The Social Forum of the Resistances from the look of 5 youths

Yesterday the Social Forum of Resistance began in Porto Alegre, a preview of the World Social Forum that will begin in Mexico on May 1st. Five young Canadians, members of the Katalizo¹ collective, will participate in person in the forum…

On April 3rd took place the Asian Peace Conference organised by the Coordinating Committee of the Asian Humanist Forum.

The conference was called in response to the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine, by participating organisations in the Universalist Humanist Forum Asia to take place in November this year. Most presenters represent grass root social movements promoters of active nonviolence. Many…

Patriots for rejection: Pinochet’s violent and privileged brotherhood heir to the throne

“Fascism is cured by reading and racism is cured by travelling”. Miguel de Unamuno The “Freedom Bus”, travelling through the streets of several Chilean cities with phrases such as “Boys have penises. Girls have vulvas. Don’t be fooled”, against the…

Christiana Figueres global environmental leader receives British recognition

For her environmental leadership and contributions to the fight against climate change, Costa Rican Christiana Figueres received the honorary title of “Dame of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” from Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, according…

My romance with the Earth

Knowledge is useless if it is only applied to destroy our planet. Like any other neighbour’s daughter, I have a mixed origin of European roots with Indian roots, cosmopolitan culture, dilettante’s arrests, expensive tastes but small-time needs. And like me…

Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide

The 24th of April means for us, Armenians, the memory of an ignominious time that is reflected in two very clear and concrete things, the genocide suffered by our elders perpetrated by the Ottoman Turkish regime, and the occupation of…

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