Photo credit: Garry Pierre-Pierre By Emmanuel Alexandre Jr. Emmanuel Alexandre Jr. is a Haitian-American…
Month: April 2015
Huge magma reservoir discovered under Yellowstone supervolcano
University of Utah seismologists have discovered a reservoir of hot, partly molten rock 12 to 28…
House Arrest & Disobedience, Smallberry Press, 2015, London UK. ISBN 978-0993031519
The poems in this book are powerful messages about the cruelty and violence, often hidden…
Burundi Artists united for peace and hope
The year 2015 in Burundi is also a time of hope and peace for the youth.…
Reclaiming Peace in South Africa: Julius Malema went to Alexandra says no to xenophobia
The Economic Freedom Fighters’ CIC Julius Malema embarked on an anti-xenophobic violence campaign in Alexandra township.…
Mandela Legacy: A Myth as Beautiful and Temporary as a Rainbow By Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN
When Mandela arrived in 1939 in Johannesburg, fleeing from an arranged marriage, he was a smart…
Looking at Ebola from the perspective of one humanity
In response to the Ebola epidemic in Guinée, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the world noticed two…
Why Are We Planning to Walk Across the Demilitarized Zone That Separates North and South Korea? by Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate
On May 24, 2015, which is International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, 30 women peacemakers…
Peace Journalism
By Dietrich Fischer* 8 April 2015, TRANSCEND Media Service – Johan Galtung** is often asked to define…
Call for applications: Eight South-South Institute. Inequality and Social Justice: Perspectives from the Global South
The Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), the Council for the Development of Social…
Looking at the mindset and the histories behind the expansion of Ebola and NATO By Jeacques Depelchin
Ota Benga alliance In a world that is increasingly more densely interconnected, and, theoretically, more informed,…
The World is Overpopulated, The Fault to the Rich By Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN
Let’s me tell you what is on the world news agenda for the next months: world…
The 13th edition of the Paris Human Rights International Film Festival
From 7th to 20th April 2015, the 13th edition of the Paris Human Rights International Film…
The 2015 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop
Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award-winning writer and…
PRESS RELEASE-CALL FOR THE BN POETRY AWARD 2015
The BN Poetry Foundation is pleased to bring yet another exhilarating, stimulating platform for African poets…
India's Daughter: From Nonviolent Demonstrations to People's Revolution by Sumeet Grover, Director of Global Poetry
The agitated people of a nation mourn, weep, protest and question the heinous rape and murder…