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The Bird by my Window
POEM Morning companion, my buddy, my friend Every day, she sits on her favorite branch Right outside my bedroom window. She wiggles, she chirps She stretches her wings She looks at me, straight in the eye.…
Japan’s Toxic Dumping Faces Growing Protests
The Japanese government’s decision one year ago to dump radioactive water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant storage tanks into the Pacific Ocean, starting in the spring of 2023, is facing increasing pressure to back off, especially in light of…
An Exhibition for Peace in Ukraine at 1898 Gallery, Myongdong Cathedral, Seoul
On April 27, 2022, an artwork and multimedia exhibition was opened for public viewing in central Seoul entitled “Peace in Ukraine”. The exhibition was organized by Hankuk University’s Department of Ukrainian Studies and featured a number of photos, videos and…
Biology with Tibetan Buddhist monks: What I’m taking back to my college classroom from teaching at a monastery
It would be quite appropriate for a college professor to assume students know that a tree is alive and a rock is not. Or would it? By Beth Daley For several summers, I have had the pleasure of teaching biology…
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…
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…
Hymn to the Human
POEM O, lord of all divinity, I ask for your guiding grace and beauty. In this world, a wondrous rainbow Of races, colors, and creeds, How can we continue down this path of impunity. Show…
“Read at Seoul Plaza”
Seoul City marked World Book & Copyright Day with Outdoor Library On April 23, 2022, the Seoul Metropolitan Government opened the outdoor library event “Read at Seoul Plaza” in front of Seoul Metropolitan Library & City Hall to mark…
Xi: All countries are in a giant ship with a shared destiny
“All countries in the world are in a giant ship on which our shared destiny hinges. To cross the waves and sail toward a bright future, we must work together,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, while delivering a speech via video at the…
Broad Coalition of Community-based Art Groups and Civil Society Organizations unveil Environmental Art Project to Save Gubat Bay in Sorsogon
Sorsogon, Philippines– Members of various art groups, multi-sectoral coalitions, and civil society organizations launched the Sorsogon Initiatives for Culture and Arts Development (SICAD) project with the goal of “kicking off” a series of collective and creative actions to highlight the…
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