Autor: pacifista

Home. Second home. Best home. This is Doña Aurora H. Bueno Elementary School, Camp 8’s pride since 1981. By Thelma M. Pang-et Nestled in the heart of Camp 8, Baguio City, stands an institution that has become more than just a school — it is a pillar of the community and a second home to…

Following the strike against mandatory military service on September 25—which drew 45,000 students in over 100 German cities, including Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Kiel, and Munich—the coalition “Schulstreik gegen Wehrpflicht” has called for a new protest on November 20. “The rich want war; young people want a future,” the students declare, demanding the repeal of the…

The Useful Idiots and the Magical Thinkers About two years ago, I wrote an article suggesting that the path of peace was the only sane and coherent way forward for the US, Europe and the rest of the world. Although the article was generally well received it also got a curious amount of negative feedback.…

by Maksuda Lisa, Dhaka Bureau Kulsum Bibi is 71 years old. She has grey hair and wears a yellow printed sari. She sells eggs sitting on a low wooden stool on a footpath beside a busy road in Dhaka. In front of her are two baskets—one containing local duck eggs and the other containing local…

According to Alfred Nobel’s will, the Nobel Peace Prize shall be awarded: ”to the person who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and promotion of peace congresses.” Further down, he also expresses how the prize for the “champions of peace” shall be decided: “that…

On Thursday, October 8, in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, around 4:00 p.m., an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agent, while attempting to arrest a man of Dominican origin who was in a car with his five-year-old son, fired seven shots, wounding the boy in the neck. The man, named Oscar…

The planet has flunked its annual physical exam. Seven-of-Nine planetary boundaries have been breached. This means: “Human activities have pushed Earth beyond its Safe Operating Space. The planet’s natural resilience is weakening: Global warming is accelerating, ecosystems are showing clear signs of degradation, and early warning signs of tipping points are emerging in key systems.”…

Reflections on a journey of peace, nonviolence, and human solidarity by Mukunda Baskota I feel deeply honoured to have participated in the 4th World March for Peace and Nonviolence in Nepal. Looking back on this journey, I feel a profound sense of connection, fulfilment, and happiness. My association with the campaign began with the 2nd…

Artificial intelligence is rapidly making its way into national defense. Reconnaissance, early warning, target detection, mission planning—everywhere, machine-learning systems promise faster analysis, faster responses, and faster decision-making. In a military context, this sounds like progress. In reality, AI exacerbates a security problem that cannot be solved technically. Anyone who attempts to do so anyway risks…

The first article ended with a question: “What is missing from this map?” After looking at Takaichi’s foreign policy from six vantage points — the United States, Europe, Australia, South Korea, China and Southeast Asia — we now shift our gaze toward peace organizations, alternative media and critical analysis. IPB, Democracy Now!, Le Monde diplomatique,…