From the so-called “Berberist” crisis of 1949 to the present day, the Kabyle question is at the heart of contemporary history. Independent Algeria, born in the heat of a war of liberation to which the contribution of Kabylia was fundamental, cannot be assimilated to...
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Battle for Earth: Climate crisis, coronavirus and conspiracy theories – Part 8
To what extent is the corona crisis delaying meaningful action on climate change and ecosystem protection? Is it possible that a health crisis is playing into the hands of the fossil fuel industry? Why are the protest movements against government corona measures so...
The end of a unipolar word is the beginning of a new one
The current crisis is profound, touching our formative landscape and making us question the way we have learned to see everything. What we imagined the future to be is melting before our own eyes, like icebergs in the Arctic. All that we thought we knew is in doubt,...
To my guide
POEM In the darkness With eyes closed In the silence I call you I sit and breathe in Waves of calmness Waiting quietly For you I ask no questions I seek no answers I simply want to Feel your touch Feel your presence Feel you coming From that far-off place I...
Environmental group launches children’s rights for a safe and healthy environment campaign
As part of their advocacy to promote child rights and sound chemicals and wastes management, environmental group BAN Toxics, in partnership with Dr. Yanga Colleges Inc. (DYCI) and the Diocese of Malolos, launched the Children’s Rights for a Safe and Healthy...
Environmental Groups Rally Governments to Turn Off the Tap on Plastics
26 November 2022, Quezon City. Various environmental groups voiced their hopes for an ambitious treaty as governments assembled in Punta del Este, Uruguay for the first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC1) to develop a global legally-binding...
Can ‘border guard’ diplomacy strengthen ties between Myanmar-Bangladesh?
The 8th Border Conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) has started. The conference, which started Thursday (November 24, 2022) in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw, will continue for 5 days. By Erina Haque A 10-member...
Mindfulness & Staying Present: a Wee Retreat from a Global Crisis
A pandemic of crises touching human beings all over the world is leading to a crisis of mental health. As part of our course of Nonviolent Journalism delivered over the summer, we gave our students the task to interview someone. Kat Knak-Watt, Digital and...
Pandora’s box of nuclear progress
Why uranium mining, nuclear energy, and atomic bombs are all steps in the path to destruction By Cymry Gomery, Coordinator of Montréal for a World BEYOND War This op-ed was inspired by a presentation by Dr. Gordon Edwards of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear...
COP27 is over. What’s next for the climate movement?
COP27, the UN climate conference, sputtered to an end last weekend with relatively little to show given the breadth and urgency of the climate crisis. While one significant victory was achieved for campaigners and poorer nations in the form of an agreement on “loss...
Carbon Dioxide Removal at COP27
In the months since the report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in early 2022, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) has increased in prominence as a climate solution. The IPCC report made it clear that, without a significant amount of CDR, the...
Art competition: May Peace Prevail On Earth
For 25 years, our peace organization May Peace Prevail On Earth International, which originated in Japan, has organized a painting competition for children and young people. In our anniversary year of 2022, we received 4,540 pictures from 77 countries. We asked the...