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Cities are not targets

Author’s presentation on the occasion of the IPPNW European Forum meeting, Hamburg, Germany, 21 January 2023 I am honored to speak on such a special occasion, to such a special crowd, and humbled to do so in such a special…

Gosar Addresses Biden’s Reckless Decision to Escalate War and Send Tanks to Ukraine

U.S. Representative Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s decision to escalate our involvement in a war with Russia and send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. “Joe Biden’s decision to send American…

What Can the United States Bring to the Peace Table for Ukraine?

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has just issued its 2023 Doomsday Clock statement, calling this “a time of unprecedented danger.” It has advanced the hands of the clock to 90 seconds to midnight, meaning that the world is closer…

Greece: Migrant Rights Defenders Face Charges

Greek authorities have brought unfounded charges against two migrants’ rights defenders, Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen, linked to their peaceful activism, Human Rights Watch said today. The case is part of a wider pattern of prosecutions of activists working with migrants. Panayote…

EU to severely restrict export of waste to third countries

The European Parliament voted in favor of a law that restricts the export of waste. Waste from the EU should be processed in an environmentally friendly way—and no longer exported on a large scale to third countries in the EU.…

Vegan pies, shirts made from coffee grounds, and fan urine-based fertiliser: how Forest Green Rovers became the world’s first carbon neutral club

Third tier English football club Forest Green Rovers are grabbing the footballing world’s attention through their climate friendly practices. The world’s first carbon-neutral club have a fully vegan half-time menu, shirts made from recycled coffee grounds, and are now fertilizing…

‘The Big One’: Climate activists to stage London protest in April

On 21 April, Extinction Rebellion UK (XRUK) will hold a large demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament. Labelled ‘The Big One’, the event has been organised “to demand a fair society and a citizen-led end to the fossil fuel era.”…

Appeal for peace and against the war launched in the Czech Republic

A few weeks ago, an appeal for peace and to stop the war in Ukraine was launched in the Czech Republic. This appeal comes at a time when there is no debate on this issue and the majority of the…

Civil disobedience to nuclear weapons, a long road ahead

22 January marks the second anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), ratified by 59 countries, including Spain, which, as is well known, does not have nuclear weapons. By Ovidio Bustillo…

Right & Left to Join in D.C. Protest: “Not one more penny for war in Ukraine.”

February 19, New Anti-Interventionist Coalition To March To White House from Lincoln Memorial. By John V. Walsh On February 19, Washington, DC, will witness a protest against the war in Ukraine that marks a sharp departure from past demonstrations. The…

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