Centered on the theme of the ocean and whales, spiritual beings in many traditions, this project is both a celebration and a call to action, explains the Oktoecho group. This show offers a sensory journey celebrating the symbolic power of the whale, while raising...
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Marseille remembers Hiroshima and signs the cities’ appeal in favor of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
On Wednesday, August 6, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and in response to the call launched by the Marseille Peace Movement, around fifty activists from various groups, such as Femmes solidaires, the French Association...
Yurii Sheliazenko: “The protests are good, but there are still some Ukrainians who believe in the war.”
In Kiev, I met Yurii Sheliazenko, a Quaker conscientious objector and leader of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, whom I had met and interviewed during my trip to Ukraine last August, and his friend Artem Denysov, also a Quaker. They took me to the “Fayna Town”...
Protest to Take Place in New York City Against Starvation in Gaza: March for Humanity
Protesters will be gathering from across the country in New York City on Saturday, Aug. 16 for a massive show of opposition to the forced starvation of Gaza imposed by the U.S. and Israeli governments. Trump has greenlit this Israeli starvation regime, while the...
Fast for Justice: Four Days of Awareness and Action for Palestine in Montreal
I announce that I will sit at Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam in Montreal for 4 days, from August 8 to 11, for an awareness-raising action and a call to collective action in support of the martyred Palestinian people. During these 4 days and 4 nights, I will stop eating...
What’s Responsible For The Upcoming Putin-Trump Summit?
One of them must have offered more concessions to the other. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed on Thursday that Putin and Trump could meet as soon as next week following Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s “highly productive” three-hour-long meeting with his boss. A venue...
MSF report: GHF-run food distributions in Gaza are sites of “orchestrated killing and dehumanisation” that must be shutdown
An analysis of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical data, patients’ testimonies, and first-hand medical witnessing at two MSF clinics in Gaza, Palestine, point to both targeted and indiscriminate violence by Israeli forces and private American contractors against...
Bangladesh Goes to National Polls by Mid-February
Bangladesh is going for national elections by mid-February 2026, as declared by its caretaker government head, Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday evening while addressing the nation on live television. Meanwhile, the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is...
EcoWaste Coalition Tags 1,146 Online Listings for Mercury and Mercury-Added Products
(Watchdog group presses regulators to issue immediate takedown orders) The environmental health and justice group EcoWaste Coalition urged government regulators to stop the uncontrolled online trade of mercury and mercury-added products by actively enforcing Republic...
Historic Peace Boat Arrives in San Francisco
Golden Rule Sailboat Promotes End to Nuclear Weapons and War The historic Golden Rule anti-nuclear sailboat has arrived in San Francisco and will be officially welcomed at Pier 39 (J Dock) at 10 am Tuesday morning, August 5. The public and media are cordially invited...
South Africa Continues Playing Russian Roulette
After the second Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg, media reports indicated South Africa’s continues playing Russian roulette with its economy. Several reports underlined the historical fact that Russia had contributed tremendously during its political...
Veterans Force NY County Sheriff to Take Down Israeli Flag
The flag of Israel represents the greatest human rights disaster in modern history, yet has flown proudly at the Broome County Correctional Facility by order of Sheriff Akshar. His dedication to Trump’s unconstitutional actions has also made Broome County one of the...