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Reducing the risks of nuclear war—the role of health professionals

In January 2023, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward to 90 s before midnight, reflecting the growing risk of nuclear war.1 In August 2022, the UN…

UK Firefighters’ Union demands meeting with Braverman over Bibby Stockolm fire safety

The Fire Brigades Union has today written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman to raise concerns over fire safety in asylum seeker accommodation, including the Bibby Stockholm. The barge is currently moored in Portland, Dorset and is earmarked for asylum seeker…

Greece: Pylos Shipwreck Disparities Underscore Need for Human Rights Compliant Inquiry

Starkly divergent accounts from survivors and Greek authorities around the circumstances of the deadly Pylos shipwreck underscore the urgent need for an effective, independent, and impartial investigation, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The fishing vessel, Adriana, was carrying an estimated 750…

Parque Toledo New Humanism Summer School: “Igniting the spark for a future without violence”.

With the slogan “Igniting the spark of a future without violence“, the first days of the Summer School of Universalist Humanism of the Toledo Park of Study and Reflection have been convened. They will take place on 25, 26 and…

Democracy, the one that doesn’t run flies in Chile upside down, 50 years of bad practices.

We are in times of recounting our history, five decades in which the call to the viveza chilensis has been manifesting itself in the ambit of power, unleashing that characteristic that homogenises the Chilean political elite and makes them sing…

July 30: International day against human trafficking

On the occasion of the International Day Against Trafficking of 30 July, the Pope John XXIII Community has released the report “The new faces of people trapped in trafficking” on its website Here is a summary. The faces of trafficking…

Protesters Mark Hiroshima Anniversary at the Intrepid by Demanding Nuclear Abolition

Sunday, August 6, 2023, marks the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, an event more in the news this year because of the release of Oppenheimer. While the history of the dawn of the nuclear age is…

August 5th: Hiroshima Day Commemoration at the Hudson Valley Park of Study and Refelction

On the 78th anniversary of the dawn of the nuclear age and the ongoing danger of nuclear weapons. August 5th, 11am – 4pm 1170 NY-213, Esopus/Kingston, NY 12401 Screening: Appreciation—The Tomiko Morimoto West Story (trailer), a 20-minute film about a survivor…

13th annual Bon-Odori DanceFestival for Peace!

Be Part of a Step Toward a Peaceful Future-No Nuclear Weapons August 6th from 12:00 PM -8:00 PM Kingston Point Beach 53 Delaware Ave, Kingston, NY 12401 We are going to celebrate our 13th annual Bon-odori Dance, Festival for Peace…

Enhancing Emergency Maternal Care and Management of High-Risk Pregnancy in Sorsogon

Local Government Units (LGUs) from Sorsogon participate in Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) Sorsogon City, Philippines – Sorsogon has taken a significant stride towards enhancing maternal care and ensuring safer pregnancies within the province by conducting an Objective Structured Clinical…

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