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Quatre estius després: el VitaCampus acomiada una generació i dona la benvinguda a la següent
Un grup de joves ha completat aquest estiu el seu recorregut de quatre anys al Programa Vitamina després d’haver viscut totes les edicions del VitaCampus celebrades a Batet de la Serra. És una de les històries que deixa aquesta nova edició, marcada també pel reforç de les aliances amb iniciatives locals de la Garrotxa. Des…
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Tel Aviv, massive banner to refuse to enlist
On Sunday July 12th at Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square, high school students dropped a massive banner from a building that read: “We hereby refuse to enlist.” The protest urges others to join an open letter refusing conscription to protest the war, occupation, and genocide. The initiative has already gathered signatures from more than 130 teenagers…
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Environmental Health Groups Alert Davao City Government about the Illegal Sale of Contraband Mercury-Laced Skin Lightening Products
14 July 2026, Davao City/Quezon City. Two environmental health organizations jointly urged the Office of Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte to intervene and to stop the illegal trade in contraband mercury-laced skin-lightening products, which are banned globally. In a letter e-mailed to Mayor Duterte, Davao City-based Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) and Quezon…
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NCCA Conducts a Nationwide Roadshow for the 2027 Competitive Grants Program
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) officially opens its Call for Proposals for the Calendar Year 2027 Competitive Grants Program, inviting artists, cultural workers, researchers, local government units, educational institutions, indigenous peoples’ organizations, non government organizations, and other cultural stakeholders to submit project proposals that contribute to the preservation, promotion, development, and…
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Where Are You?
Friday, July 10, 2026. Florence City Hall. A festive press conference with the Mayor of Florence, held as part of Noa’s Reimagine Festival. The room is packed with artists, journalists, and guests. It’s hot outside, hot inside, and the excitement is real. I’m looking for Mai, my friend and fellow member of Combatants for Peace.…
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History Continues to Serve Foreign Policy: Why Israel Finally Recognized the Armenian Genocide
The Israeli government recognized the deaths of one and a half million Armenians during World War I as genocide for political reasons, and Armenia is not even the intended addressee here. Prime Minister Pashinyan quite rightly noted that his country is not interested in turning the recognition of the Armenian genocide into an instrument of…
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The Jewish Brigade
The author’s central argument, set out in the very introduction, is that the Jewish Brigade represents “the paradigm of the Zionist project” and “a Trojan horse used to bring Israel into the antifascist camp”, despite the actions of its governments. Ironically, those very governments are also supported by parties descended from the Fascism that the…
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Què preocupa les persones joves quan pensen en el futur? Clima, gènere i construcció de pau
La trobada Futur en 3D, impulsada per NOVACT, la Fundació Solidaritat de la Universitat de Barcelona i Movimiento por la Paz, va reunir persones joves per compartir diagnòstics i propostes sobre tres grans reptes globals. Tot i partir de temes diferents, els debats van convergir en una mateixa idea: les crisis estan connectades i les…
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India: Debating passport issue, inviting NRC nationwide
by Nava Thakuria With no provocation and essential public queries, India’s foreign ministry threw up a debate relating to the passport as an incompetent document to claim citizenship in the South Asian country. On the occasion of the 14th Passport Sewa Divas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that an Indian passport should be…
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EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for Child-Resistant Packaging for Bleach and Other Household Cleaning Chemicals
Child-resistant packaging can help in reducing poisoning incidents, group says 13 July 2026, Quezon City. The environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the government to require child-resistant packaging (CRP) for bleach and other household cleaning products that may pose a risk of illness or injury to young children. In a proposal submitted…