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Historic protests and today’s politics give hope for Extinction Rebellion
The Greenham Common peace camp and other 1980s anti-nuclear activists made a real difference – now a stronger tide is with the climate protestors. Paul Rogers for openDemocracy This week’s Extinction Rebellion actions in London have produced some notable headlines,…
Extinction Rebellion Protests Hit London Airport, Demanding Climate Change Action
Extinction Rebellion protests are continuing around the globe with nonviolent actions demanding urgent action on the climate crisis. This morning, protesters blocked roads leading to London’s city airport and held a sit-in protest inside a terminal, disrupting flights. In Central…
The Public Interest in Climate Change Reaches an All-Time High. It is the Effect of Greta Thunberg
By Ugo Bardi A little more than one year ago, I wrote a post titled “Why, in a Few Years, Nobody Will be Talking About Climate Change Anymore.” It turned out that I was completely wrong: Greta Thunberg changed everything.…
Historic first, as Tolstoy’s War and Peace lands in Geneva, to mark international centenary
For the first time, part of the original manuscript of Tolstoy’s epic novel, War and Peace, has been unveiled amid tight security in Geneva, where it is the highlight of an exhibition helping to mark 100 years of cooperation between…
The 2nd World March for Peace and Nonviolence arrives in Cádiz
October 7, 2019 by Antonio Gancedo The World March reaches the oldest city in Europe In Cádiz, in the Castle of Santa Catalina, at 19: 00, a unique event called “We Dance for Peace” was organized by World Without Wars…
“Unprecedented’ rise in infant mortality in England linked to poverty
Science Daily reports “New study, published in BMJ Open, links a rise in infant mortality in England to poverty.” The research was carried out because “Infant mortality rate (IMR) has risen for the last four years in England, yet the…
Italy Should Make Friends with the U.S. Public and the World By Kicking Out the U.S. Military
By David Swanson In the late 1980s when I was a teenager and an exchange student in Bassano del Grappa I loved Italy for the same reasons I’ve loved it ever since, reasons that include natural and human-created and human…
Historic immigration vote at Labour Conference represents sea change in attitudes among UK labour movement
Mohamed Elmaazi examines how the Labour Party Conference’s historic pledges on immigration mark a significant departure from the racism and xenophobia which was deeply entrenched in parts of the UK labour movement over the past century. This article is published…
Big pharma’s rising prices mean doing nothing is not an option
We have the tools to tackle big pharma’s high prices. Labour has shown it’s prepared to use them. Heidi Chow for openDemocracy 30 September 2019 Expensive medicines are a growing problem the world over and for too long big pharma…
The Art of Nonviolence
On the occasion of the International Day of Nonviolence, 2 October 2019, 11 international artists have been invited to a symposium at the Schlamau Study and Reflection Park near Berlin. At the beautiful meeting place in Hohen Fläming, the artists…
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