Sorsogon, Philippines– Members of various art groups, multi-sectoral coalitions, and civil society organizations launched the Sorsogon Initiatives for Culture and Arts Development (SICAD) project with the goal of “kicking off” a series of collective and creative...
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May 7, 2022: Actions Everywhere to End War in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine rages on, and the war mentality, promoted by propaganda on all sides, generates ever more devotion to keeping it going, even escalating it, even considering repeating it in Finland or elsewhere based on having “learned” precisely… World Beyond...
Remember RUDN University
In an insightful long-ranging conversation, the newly appointed Rector of the RUDN University (Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia), Oleg Yastrebov, discusses the latest developments, educational reforms, students’ enrollment as well as cultural diversity in his...
Now Is the Time for Nonalignment and Peace
War is an ugly part of the human experience. Everything about it is hideous. War is most obviously the act of invasion and the brutality that goes along with its operations. No war is precise; every war hurts civilians. Each… Independent Media Institute
ASD: demystifying, broadening, knowing and discovering the autism spectrum
In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly established 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day, with the aim of highlighting the need to contribute to improving the quality of life of people with ASD and to promote our inclusion in… REHUNO - Red Humanista de Noticias...
Social upheaval, revolt and revolution
What we Chileans had in October 2018 was a great social outburst. A broad and national manifestation of acute discontent that was expressed in cities, avenues and even towns all over the country. An unrest that did not hesitate to… Juan Pablo Cárdenas
The fallacy of information
The information fallacy consists of believing that, if we provide people with truthful, objective and undistorted information, they will be able to digest and act rationally with respect to it. Nothing could be further from the truth. The fallacy of… Marcelo Trivelli
The right to vote I Approve or Reject
I do not like to decide whether I “approve” or “reject” the New Constitution by listening to threats of crisis and outbursts from today’s totalitarians. To deny that democratic right rebels my personal history. I look at my sketch of… Patricio Hales
South Sudanese villagers asked to hand in their weapons
Authorities in the central state of Warrap, South Sudan, today reiterated their call for civilians to turn in hundreds of weapons in their possession, in order to reduce communal violence in the territory. The appeal by the state governor, General… Prensa Latina
Reconciliation, pardons and amnesties in several Syrian provinces
The invasion of Syria has gone out of fashion. It is true that the government declared an end to the war some time ago. However, the invading NATO and US troops in particular have not gone away completely. The Levantine… Mariano Quiroga
Ukraine, the untold news
Los medios del mundo hablan mucho de Ucrania. En el mercado mundial del morbo noticiero tenemos una sobreoferta de horrores de la guerra, con muchos colores de la muerte y una sola lectura política muy en blanco y negro. Este… Oleg Yasinsky
Let’s talk about death: medical expert in bioethics claims the need to naturalise the end of life
Let’s talk about death is an invitation to dispel myths, fears, misconceptions and to anticipate death. Juan Pablo Beca, its author, argues that we need to naturalise death and consider it as the last chapter of a biography. – Dr… David Andersson