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Oldest Interfaith Organization in America Calls for Children to Have More Rights Than Guns

The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States, established in 1915, is horrified at the senseless loss of seven lives – three children and four adults, including the 28-year-old shooter – today in Nashville, Tennessee.…

The Basic Issue is not of Taking Sides in Superpower Rivalry, it is of Durable Peace to Save Earth’s Life

After the cold war shadow of several decades, the best hopes of ending superpower rivalry appeared around the early 1990s. The assurances given to Gorbachev by top western leaders appeared (deceptively, as it later turned out) to lead in this…

Face 2 Face with Mark Lesseraux

On this show, we speak with Mark Lesseraux about the process in Ukraine and the US’s responsibility for the conflict. Mark is a singer/songwriter/socio-political columnist from Long Island, New York, USA. He is a Humanist, a proponent and practitioner of…

US State Dep’t human rights report on Bangladesh lacks credibility

On March 20, the State Department released a global report titled “2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices”. The report is based on the human rights situation in 198 countries and territories. The section on Bangladesh in the report highlights…

Bronx parents and teachers protest AOC military recruitment fair

Dozens of Bronx public school parents, teachers, students and community activists gathered on March 20, the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, to oppose a military recruitment fair, hosted by U.S. House Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Adriano…

2 days left: Appreciation – The Tomiko Morimoto West Story

The US Peace Memorial Foundation is proud to present “Appreciation”, a new short film by Michael Dwyer. This 20 minute documentary is available online for a limited time. AVAILABLE TO STREAM: MAR 14TH 3AM – MAR 25TH 11PM Tomiko Morimoto…

Hundreds of Organizations Challenge UN Water Talks to Put People Before Profit

Water Justice Movements and Civil Society Organizations and Networks around the world have come together on the eve of the UN 2023 Water Conference to launch a manifesto calling on UN Member States to put people and nature before profit.…

Face 2 Face with Helga Zepp-LaRouche

On this show, we speak with Helga Zepp-LaRouche, about her Call for an Emergency International Conference to Reorganize the Bankrupt Financial System after Silicon Valley Bank and other banks collapsed. Helga is a political activist and widow of Lyndon LaRouche,…

Bangladesh, Myanmar need to pursue a ‘fruitful Rohingya solution strategy

A 22-member team of Myanmar immigration officials visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to verify more than 400 Rohingya refugees as part of a pilot repatriation project. Does it hold out any hope for the forcibly displaced people to…

India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal Quadrilateral cooperation

The sub-region has immense potential for economic growth and significant untapped economic potential for intra-regional trade. By Dr. Shakuntala Bhabani Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal (BBIN)  sub-regional initiative, which was endorsed way back in 1997 to strengthen the region’s pursuit…

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