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Peace Museum & Learning Lab opens in Kingston, NY
The second peace museum in the United States is coming to Kingston NY The Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley, led by The Rev Dr Leonisa Ardizzone, will open the second peace museum in the USA in Kingston, New York. The Peace Museum & Learning Lab will open July 10th, 2026, with interactive exhibits…
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History Continues to Serve Foreign Policy
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 truth about what really is happening in Europe!
To really understand what is happening in Europe I invite the readers of this article to go back with me in the European history of the last 5 or so centuries. It all began with Christophoro Columbus discovering a far away new continent to the west of the then known world. Well, he actually discovered…
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Peru: Keiko Fujimori Declared Winner with 100% of Votes Counted
With 100% of the ballots tallied, the results released by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) place Keiko Fujimori Higushi in first place (with 50.135%) as the presumptive president of the Republic of Peru. Roberto Sánchez (with 49.865%) will seek to collaborate with various grassroots social organizations to form a “broad democratic defense front.”…
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Per què una organització que treballa per la noviolència impulsa monedes locals, agroecologia i economies comunitàries?
A NOVACT entenem que construir societats més justes, resilients i democràtiques implica enfortir les comunitats perquè puguin decidir sobre el seu futur. Per això impulsem projectes que reforcen les economies locals, la sobirania alimentària i la cooperació com a eines per construir alternatives pel bé comú. Quan es parla de NOVACT, sovint es pensa en…
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The Old Trap of Genetics
I read with concern a recent opinion column published in El Mercurio that, drawing on arguments from genetics and evolutionary social scientists, concluded that progressive ideas aimed at reducing inequalities would be contrary to progress. This is not the first time that attempts have been made to explain politics through the lens of biology. Nor…
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Thinking about peace is not a utopia: Re-Imagine Peace in Florence from July 10 to 12
Thinking about peace is not a utopia: this is the premise behind the “Re-Imagine Peace” festival, taking place in Florence from July 10 to 12, under the artistic direction of artists and activists Noa and Mira Awad, reunited once again in Italy after the success of their performance at the Festival di Sanremo 2025, together…
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Education for Active Nonviolence and cultural tropism – building a new future
The educational approach selected by senior government education officials and various social and cultural organizations contributes in shaping the look (1) and perception (2) of the new generations. Thus, through education, a Nation and a culture has the ability to direct the activities of a society and build the future. Education contributes to the development…
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Gendered Authoritarianism, Social Death, and State Violence in Post-2016 Türkiye
Introduction: Gendered Governance under Authoritarianism Authoritarian regimes do not affect men and women in the same way. Rather than governing solely through coercion, they frequently exploit existing patriarchal structures to transform women’s social roles, motherhood, professional identities, and citizenship into mechanisms of political control. Using the aftermath of the failed coup attempt of July 15,…
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Eli Northrup on Liminal Politics
Politics on the UWS is in a liminal place where a new reality is aborning. Of course, this nation exists in “between” places where possible versions of democracy are tried and then abandoned. This week the social democratic version has gained a foothold in our Upper West Side neighborhood – and maybe in American politics. Eli Northrup…