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News from the Pressenza Bureau in New York, United States

Oct 1st: Nonviolence is Our Future at the Hudson Valley Park

A day of education, interchange, visioning, and celebration to mark the International Day of Nonviolence Sunday, Oct 1, 2023  10a – 5p The world today is faced with multiple crises that are rooted in violence (physical, economic, psychological, sexual, interpersonal,…

2023 US Peace Prize has been awarded to National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY)

The 2023 US Peace Prize has been awarded to National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY) “For National Efforts to Stop U.S. Military Influence on Young People, Saving Lives Here and Abroad.” The US Peace Prize was presented on September 19, 2023, at the Peace Resource…

16th annual International Basic Income Week

Here are 3 ways you can take action for basic income this week: 1. Attend Income Movement’s Quarterly State of the Movement Meeting This Thursday 9/21 at 10am PT / 1pm ET, join us for an exciting conversation — Melody…

TAKE ACTION: Support Conscientious Objectors!

Information collected by Peace Action New York State TAKE ACTION: #PROTECTION4OLGAFollowing the denial of political asylum by the Lithuanian authorities for the Belarusian peace builder and human rights defender Olga Karatch (Volha Karach), the international campaign#protection4olga has just been launched…

NYC March to End Fossil Fuels

Biden broke his promise to lead us off fossil fuels. Instead of championing climate justice as he said he would, he’s expanded oil and gas drilling, production, and export.  Tens of thousands marched in New York to demand that Biden…

9/17: March in NYC to End Fossil Fuels!

Fossil fuels harm our health, our families, and our lives. It’s never been more clear than in recent months, with wildfire smoke and heatwaves choking us, that fossil fuels are driving the climate crisis. And, as a member of the…

Fifty years since 9/11

… the one in Chile, the US-orchestrated disaster that opened some Western eyes to US foreign policy. What we should have understood back then – but most of us didn’t – was that many countries, including my own, have both…

Sept 30: Peace Boat’s arrival to New York

Sailing for Change – Partnerships for SDGs Celebration onboard Peace Boat ~ September 30, 2023 ~ The MV Pacific World will visit New York City for the first time since the pandemic as an immediate follow up to the UN…

9/17 Global Day of Action to End Fossil Fuels!

On September 15 to 17, millions of people around the world will take to the streets to demand a rapid, just, and equitable end to fossil fuels. This wave of global mobilizations will include the March to End Fossil Fuels in…

500 Groups Endorse NYC March to End Fossil Fuels

“It’s been a summer of scorching heat waves that have shattered records, relentless wildfires that have led to mass casualties, and raised sea levels that are encroaching upon our city’s edges – these are not isolated incidents, but urgent calls…

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