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This is the hitherto untold story of the fallen frontliners during the Mendiola Massacre. Thirty-six years ago. Watching about 10 meters from where they stood, I personally witnessed the massacre of demonstrators at the foot of Mendiola Bridge.[1] Located in…

Groups across the US will be holding vigils, takes and demonstrations this coming weekend to mark the second anniversary of entry into force on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). In Washington, DC we will be hanging…

The tech sector is laying off tens of thousands of workers, making it clear that economic growth is currently valued above all else. By Sonali Kolhatkar Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has announced it will lay off about 6…

Ganesh, god of wisdom Climate collapse is part of a much larger environmental and social turmoil, which requires us to reflect on the values and direction taken by our Western industrial civilization. Hindu ecology, older than Buddhist and Jain ecology,…

When we talk about future images that will significantly change the precarious situation of the majorities, we are talking about having the political will to go in that direction. In that context, when we review what is being done by…

Social networks are a very old human practice. With the emergence of the internet, they have gained a global strength and formats unprecedented in history. However, the most common view of the effect of social networks on contemporary societies is…

Greta Thunberg, Vanessa Nakate, Luisa Neubauer and Helena Gualinga arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos and presented their petition, which has collected almost 2 million signatures, in an event in which the activists demand: Immediate, drastic, annual emission…

An alliance of voices from the frontlines and for the environment Super Typhoons. Flash Floods. Forest Fires. Drought. While the challenges of climate change are global, the impacts and the solutions are often highly local. Communities therefore, need trusted information…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports that Rohingya refugees are being subjected to police abuse in Bangladesh, where they have settled after fleeing repression in Myanmar. The rights organisation said the Armed Police Battalion of Bangladesh (APBN) extorts, arbitrarily detains and…

Talks between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) will resume in Caracas on Wednesday to clarify the steps towards an agreement that will allow progress towards a definitive and lasting peace. The meeting, which does not have…