Active Citizens of Volos, a grassroots initiative, made an open call on July 27th to all the citizens in the city of Volos to help build a hiking trail under the name “trail of optimism”. But what does the “trail… Katerina Exarchou
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Weaponizing Nonviolence: A change of tactics required in Ukraine
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power. Nonviolence can get you a long way, often further than violence. Look at Mahatma Gandhi whose movement compelled the British to withdraw from India years before they planned to. His famous long march to the sea… IDN InDepthNews
ICC prosecutor resuming probe of ex-Philippine president, top officials for crimes against humanity
by Perfecto Caparas On June 30, 2022, Rodrigo Roa Duterte ended his six-year term as Philippine president facing prospects of a resumed investigation and prosecution by the International Criminal Court prosecutor for crimes against humanity. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr....
CO2 Removal?
Last year, worldwide energy-related CO2 topped 36B tons. That’s a new world record. “Carbon dioxide removal is essential to achieve net-zero [greenhouse-gas emissions],” Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, vice-chair of the working group that produced the nearly 3,000-page UN climate...
“Beautiful Resistance” in Palestine: Challenging occupation by forging inner peace
Our organization, Alrowwad, works with the Palestinian youth, and that has been our enduring mandate since we founded it in 1998. People often ask me, why, given the severity of the politics surrounding the Palestinian struggle, would we not aim… Radical Ecological...
Environmental group to President-elect Marcos: Prioritize environmental issues
JUNE 29, 2022 – BAN Toxics urged President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to prioritize ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment and take action for proper chemicals and waste management in time for his upcoming inauguration. “We call on President-elect Marcos to… BAN...
Milagro Sala hospitalised: statement from her lawyers and medical report
Statement from Milagro Sala’s defence team Yesterday, in the context of a growing context of judicial political harassment, Milagro Sala was admitted to the Los Lapachos Clinic with a case of thrombosis. This happened after Sala went for routine tests… Redacción...
I approve or reject, dangerous dichotomy
While it is difficult for us to have a “government of the people”, we could at least aspire to it being “with the people” and “for the people”. Certainly, those who have reached La Moneda belong predominantly to a generation… Juan Pablo Cárdenas
Activists turn Madrid Army War College into Peace School ahead of NATO Summit
More than fifty activists from different parts of Spain and linked to various anti-militarist, environmental, feminist, trade union and climate protection organisations have carried out a nonviolent direct action at the Army War College in Madrid. The groups that...
Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation
According to the National Priorities Project, about 25% of our tax dollars go to the Pentagon to finance the men, women, and weaponry that enables the United States military to fight its wars in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and elsewhere.… Pressenza New York
109 Live Animals Found in Passengers’ Luggage at Bangkok
Last Monday, Thailand officers arrested two women at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport under the accusation of smuggling 109 wildlife animals. In a press release, Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation confirmed that the animals were...
USA: Apple employees form union for the first time
In the US state of Maryland, employees at an Apple Store have voted to form a union. At the Towson store, 65 of the 110 employees voted in favour of the union. For years, Apple blocked the efforts of its… scoop.me